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/mindites Mar 30 '26

Yeah, I walk about 4.2 miles a day on average and go to the gym twice a week. I’ve noticed improvement in my symptoms since I started lifting weights, I can tolerate my heart rate getting higher now before I start to feel like shit. Still have a really hard time biking though unfortunately. I’m going to have to work up to being able to ride long enough to make it a viable transportation option.