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I can feel your soon to be client's pain myself. I am a personal trainer with vertigo! Just like her doctor said, fast movement is a trigger. Moving too fast from one direction to another can be problematic (i.e. burpees...up down up down; T-planks, sit ups).
Here's one thing I like to do:
1. Design the routine to be sensitive to directional change. Example: Don't tell her to perform push ups, then stand up and do jump and jacks. She may be too sensitive to this change. Instead, perform push ups, then perform prone lat pulldowns with a resistance band. That way, her body will remain in a prone position for both exercises.
* some folks are more sensitive than others, so you'll need a lot of feedback from her. If her doctor has her on motion sickness medication, remind her to take it at least 30-60 minutes before she starts exercising.
Here's one thing I like to do:
1. Design the routine to be sensitive to directional change. Example: Don't tell her to perform push ups, then stand up and do jump and jacks. She may be too sensitive to this change. Instead, perform push ups, then perform prone lat pulldowns with a resistance band. That way, her body will remain in a prone position for both exercises.
* some folks are more sensitive than others, so you'll need a lot of feedback from her. If her doctor has her on motion sickness medication, remind her to take it at least 30-60 minutes before she starts exercising.
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Be flexible with her and realize she may have to cancel last minute
Vertigo can be unpredictable and difficult
Vertigo can be unpredictable and difficult
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Let the client guide you. Vertigo can be positional as well as movement related. The client and the doctor are your guides. Do what you know within those boundaries, and you will do great.
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Yoga is exceptionally suited to people with vertigo, especially a gentle class that incorporates a chair. Yoga has been proven to increase proprioception through balance.
