Pacing Decision Tool: Gymnastics Decision: Epically negative Very negative Somewhat No impact Somewhat Very positive Epically positive Going to Gymnastics impact impact negative impact positive impact impact impact -3 -2 -1 0 +1 +2 +3 Emotional- Your Very fun and a thoughts and sense of feelings, mood etc achievement (short term) Social- interactions I have lots of with others friends there, and we have a laugh Symptoms- changes Big increase in to your fatigue, high ‘normal’ levels of pain , dislocation risk, fatigue, anxiety, the gym is hot so stress etc my PoTS flares. Recovery Time The day after is – How long will any usually a write off, effects of this high pain and activity last. fatigue. Long Term Health Increase in muscle implications- Impact tone, on physical fitness, cardiovascular possibility of flare fitness and up etc. stamina Other concerns- It does cost me to The impact on other get in but I get to people, the financial do a mutual implications etc. activity with my partner.
Decision: Going to Gymnastics Epically negative impact -3 Very negative impact -2 Somewhat negative impact -1 No impact 0 Somewhat positive impact +1 Very positive impact +2 Epically positive impact +3 Emotional- Your thoughts and feelings, mood etc (short term) Very fun and a sense of achievement Social- interactions with others I have lots of friends there, and we have a laugh Symptoms- changes to your ‘normal’ levels of pain , fatigue, anxiety, stress etc Big increase in fatigue, high dislocation risk, the gym is hot so my PoTS flares. Recovery Time – How long will any effects of this activity last. The day after is usually a write off, high pain and fatigue. Long Term Health implications- Impact on physical fitness, possibility of flare up etc. Increase in muscle tone, cardiovascular fitness and stamina Other concerns- The impact on other people, the financial implications etc. It does cost me to get in but I get to do a mutual activity with my partner. Pacing Decision Tool: Gymnastics