Proper Exercise Is Recommended For Chronic Kidney Disease

How do Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) patients take good care of their health? Which activity is suit for kidney disease patients? Here we will recommend some exercise for CKD patients and teach them how to exercise themselves.

All kidney disease patients know rest is beneficial for their recovery. So they rest themselves and always stay in bed all day and do not dare to have any exercise. With regard to this, experts think this living habit has more disadvantages instead of advantages.

Experts deem that proper exercise is able to enhance your ability to prevent bateria from attacking your body and enhance body vitality. Healthy people can be healthier through exercise, while ill people can do exercise to improve health. Therefore, as for kidney disease patients, only taking exercise positively can contribute to the recovery and treatment of kidney disease.

Well then which exercise is suit for kidney disease patients? And what are precautions they should pay attention to when exercising?

1. Walking

Walking is the simplest and most suitable for kidney disease patients. As for the walking speed, you should decide according to your own medical conditions. If you have poor physical health, you can have a low speed and walk for a short time. If you have a good physical health, you can walk longer. Besides, you should have a good mood.

2. Jogging

Jogging can alleviate chest pain and polypnea as well as other symptoms.

3. Tai Chi

Fist position and speed of Tai Chi are both proper for kidney disease patients. Meanwhile, it can improve patients’ psychology.

In addition, there are many other exercises like biking, swimming, dancing. Patients should choose proper exercise according to their own conditions. All exercise should be done under the instructor of doctors. Do not over exercise to worsen your conditions.

Apart from exercise and rest, what are other ways to increase immunity?

Patients can increase immunity by way of diet. Eat more fresh vegetables and fruits. Eat less lean meat. Avoid high sodium food and sea foods. Follow a high quality protein intake such as fish,milk, egg white to lighten your kidneys and improve immunity. Thus, it helps protect kidneys.