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DMG: Thankfully, all of my current stress. I was no longer living under my
symptoms are manageable. These parents’ roof, and I was trying to
include intention tremors, heat and maintain my dean’s list status while
cold intolerance, fatigue worsened by being moderately social. Since we
direct sunlight, balance difficulty that were charged whether or not we used
worsens as the day progresses, and it, I took advantage of our state-of-the-
pain caused by water contacting my art gym facilities.
hands.
I continued to exercise when I entered
I manage the symptoms with working corporate America. I still find it
out, something I started more than humorous that I did most of my
eight years before my diagnosis. I studying for my undergraduate
have real limitations now, but I accounting degree, certified public
employ methods proven for my accounting (CPA) license, certified
maintenance of a decent quality of internal auditor (CIA) license, and MBA
life. I do what I can when I can. at the gym. I reviewed materials
Because I have a type A personality, I between sets of weight training and
push myself. But I’ve learned over the read longer items while on the
years to really prioritize my health. I treadmill or Stairmaster.
avoid things that may lead to
worsening symptoms or cause a DL: What’s your current exercise
relapse. routine?
I’ve had a couple of bad relapses — all DMG: I exercise an average of five
preceded by extreme stressful life times weekly, walking at least an hour
situations — that led to temporary each day and lifting weights for one to
deafness, temporary blindness, drop two hours daily. Some may think that’s
foot, and falls. Fortunately, I was a lot of time, but I perform my
healthy enough to continue working workouts slowly and deliberately.
out during these instances, recovering
with minimal stress. I still train similarly to the way I did
when I was preparing for a National
RELATED: How to Keep Walking With Physique Committee (NPC) figure
MS-Related Foot Drop competition. But unlike in my years of
competing, I no longer carry around a
DL: How did you get started on workout plan journal to track my
an exercise program? progress. I am 100 percent
impromptu. I let my body determine
DMG: In my freshman year of college I what it is capable of accomplishing.
started exercising to minimize my
