exercise and inflammation -- any suggestions?

[devohoneybee]

So, for reasons, I need to lose 50 pounds. I've started with a trainer, who has experience dealing with people with chronic illness (in my case, crohn's disease and its associated arthritis). We've had 3 sessions and have been going what we both feel is a nice, gentle pace. However, after the last session (to which I added a two mile walk that felt quite lovely when I was doing it, not pushing at all), I had an all night inflammatory response resulting in pains all over my body and very poor sleep.

Has anyone had experience with this and how to manage a new exercise program as a middle aged person with a body that tends to get all inflamey? I've maintained good range of motion with daily "bathtub stretches" and an occasional gyrokineses class. The issue is with adding more strength-challenging things, like machines and gentle weights.

eta: compounding the joint issues is that I've started on an aromatase inhibitor (to prevent cancer recurrence), which suppresses ALL THE ESTROGEN. So, on top of menopause, and menopause, gold card, for stopping HRT, I am in SUPER-ULTRAMENOPAUSE.

Comments

[pinesandmaples]

I'm curious about whether your pain is triggered by exercise in general or by the impact of what you are doing. If it's impact related, maybe swimming or water work would be an option. (Just thinking aloud here. My pain is triggered by impact so I opt for low-impact exercise to work around that.)

[devohoneybee]

good question, i don't know. confound is that i've been advised not to go into chlorinated pools for the same reason i need to lose the weight -- to prevent a cancer recurrence. *sigh*