How Hard Should You Exercise With hEDS or HSD?
Exercise that is always extremely easy may not create enough stimulus to improve strength, while exercise that repeatedly overwhelms you is difficult to sustain.
Start with controllable effort
Choose resistance and repetitions that require muscular work while allowing good control. You should not need to use your maximum joint range to make an exercise challenging.
Progress one variable
Increase resistance, repetitions, time or task complexity gradually and observe the delayed response before changing several things at once.
Intensity is individual
Fatigue, POTS symptoms, pain, current conditioning and the exercise itself all affect what 'hard enough' means for you.
A structured next step
The 227-page HSD & hEDS Physiotherapy Exercise Guide brings together joint control, strength, proprioception, pacing and 39 adaptable exercises across four pathways. It is a £24.99 one-off digital purchase with immediate access.
This article provides general physiotherapy education and does not replace individual medical or physiotherapy assessment.
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