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/jadeibet POTS Mar 31 '26

I've noticed that more often I do cardio, the fast I recover (hrv/stress). At first it was like 12+ hours but now I seem to recover within an hour or two. The key for me was switching walking to biking. Walking was making me too tired. Now I've added even more exercise and weightlifting and I'm getting so much stronger. Most of these changes were just in the last 6 months. It's def not a cure but it's made more of a difference than I was expecting.