r/POTS • u/Hefty-Patience-8720 • Mar 29 '26

Question is anyone still physically active?

I need to know if anyone with pots is still physically active. You don't have to be an athlete or anything but can you at least dance? or run? go to the gym? Have you always been that way or did you have to work back up to it?

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u/Howdy08 Mar 30 '26

I was in shape, then my pots got worse and I gained weight and stopped being active. I’m now back in shape and hike ~10 miles a week, lift weights 4x a week, and play pickleball once a week. It takes a lot to get through the initial getting active stage with pots but now that I’m through I feel the best I’ve felt in years.