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Online medical fitness community designed to provide movement solutions to people affected by and caring for those with Multiple Sclerosis. This community is also helpful for certain neurologic conditions like Parkinson's, Brain Injury, PTSD, and stroke.

04/13/2026

PARENTING WITH A CHRONIC ILLNESS 💛

“How do I parent when my body won’t cooperate?”

If you’ve felt the guilt… the frustration… the heartbreak—
you’re not alone.

✨ I’ve been there.

Here’s what I learned the hard way:

Your kids don’t need the “old you.”
They need you.
Not perfect.
Not pain-free.
Not keeping up every second.

💛 Just present.

When I couldn’t do much, I found new ways:

🎬 Movies
📚 Books
🎨 Crafts
😂 Jokes & conversations

I stopped chasing quantity… and focused on quality.

And honestly?

Those became the moments that mattered most.

So hear this:

✨ Your kids don’t expect perfection
✨ They just want to feel chosen
✨ Your love matters more than your limits

You may have to do it differently…
but you can still create a beautiful life with them.

💛 You’re doing better than you think.
💛 Your presence is enough.

If you’re looking for support and exercises to help you counteract your symptoms and improve your mobility please check out our website at www.themsgym.com

04/12/2026

Do you like snakes?

Yeah, me neither.

However, there is a snake-like movement drill that can help you improve:
- Upper body strength
- Shoulder mobility
- Trunk strength
- Sitting and standing taller
- Posture
- Breathing

The drill is called the cobra. Today, we will be practicing it from a seated position.

This drill targets the muscles of the neck, spine, and deep core along with your mid back and
posterior shoulder musculature.

As you practice this drill:
Stay super tall with a long spine.
Pull your trunk UP using your spinal muscles.

Hold your abs in.

Pull your arms back using your SHOULDER BLADES.

Inhale as you bend forward.

Exhale as you sit up.

Ready? Let’s do THISSSS

To learn more about the MS GYM and how we can support you with Neuro Based Exercises please visit www.themsgym.com

04/10/2026

WHY DO YOU WANT TO HEAL?

Over my 20+ year career in the medically based fitness field, I have done hundreds and hundreds of consultations and assessments.

One of the most revealing and profoundly challenging questions I always ask people is:
“Why do you want to heal?”

When I ask people that question, I get a range of emotions ranging from sadness to
confusion to outright anger.

It’s a troubling question because is there more to wanting to heal than not having to live with neurological symptoms?

Yes, there is.

In fact, knowing WHY you want to heal, HOW healing would change your life, and WHO you would spend time with because you had more functionality is the fuel that will keep you going on the challenging days and inspire you to celebrate on the days of victory.

If you don’t know why you are doing something and you struggle to find intrinsic value in your life pursuits, you might find yourself wondering, “why don’t I have the motivation to do
this?”

If you want to learn more about how to use movement to counteract your symptoms and improve your mobility please check out our website at www.themsgym.com

04/09/2026

STAGGERED LEANS

If you’ve followed The MS Gym for any period of time, you have likely heard me say that you
must train what you want to improve.

If you want to walk better, you must train and improve EVERY part of the gait cycle.

Walking is actually a complex pattern that requires strength, mobility, accuracy,
coordination, and BALANCE.

Most people struggle with walking because their brain feels very UNSAFE when the body
shifts its body weight forward to the front leg in preparation to lift the trail leg off the ground.

When the brain feels unsafe, it will commonly create protective symptoms in the trail leg to
shorten the distance and time the trailing foot is off the ground.

Your brain wants to get your foot back on the ground as quickly as possible using protective
responses including foot drop, foot drop, and circumduction gait.

To counteract these symptoms and re-train your brain to feel safe and confident moving
into the single leg swing phase of the gait cycle, we need to train that part of the pattern.

The drill in this video called the STAGGERED LEAN will help you.

1. Steady yourself on your assistive device or against a fixed object.
2. Pull your abs in, pull your shoulder blades down, take a big breath to relax.
3. Bend your front knee and lean forward as far as you can while staying IN CONTROL
of your body.
4. Pause, relax, allow your body to find its balance point.
5. Then push your body back to center using your quads and glutes, Pause, regain
balance.
6. Repeat this lean 5-10 repetitions, 1-2 sets.

This movement drills can be performed anytime and anywhere you have your assistive
device or have access to a fixed object to keep your balance.

This is a good one and will help you walk better.

If you want to learn more about how to counteract your symptoms and improve your mobility please check out our website at www.themsgym.com

04/08/2026

WHY BREATH TRAINING MATTERS

It's time to breathe INNNNNNNNN.... and OUUUUUUUUUT.

Learning how to breathe well is really important since you take between 20,000 -25,000
breaths per day (more if you are exercising).

When you learn to breathe right you can experience:
Less Pain, Spasticity & Weakness
Improved Balanced & Walking
Reduced Stress
Better Sleep & More energy!

With this, breathing can also help counteract your neurological symptoms by:
Improving cognitive function
Improving sensory function
Improving motor function

Reducing MS symptoms like MS Hug, Bladder control issues, and Cog Fog.

I am aware that there are a ton of "BREATHING" SYSTEMS out there that teach different
breathing techniques. However, there is ONE MAIN GOAL that all of them try to improve...

YOUR AWARENESS OF HOW YOU BREATHE

This is called respiratory competency. The more you can control your breath, the better
you can use your body. In order to improve your breathing, YOU ONLY NEED TO
PRACTICE 5-10 MINUTES A DAY.
Alright... I need to take a breath.
If you want to learn more about how to counteract your symptoms and improve your mobility please check out our website at

www.themsgym.com

04/07/2026

In today's episode of the MS Gym Podcast, we delve into the topic of mindfulness with our guest Stephen Schettini.

Stephen, AKA the inner monk, shares his experiences as a mindfulness coach and as a former Tibetan monk.

https://themsgym.podbean.com/e/finding-the-still-in-mindfulness/?token=90d6994ec3627288b752223208d54d2b

https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-ms-gym-podcast/id1368971662?i=1000760090039

In our episode, he shares how mindfulness:

• Differs from meditation

• Creates self-awareness

• Is bypassed by habitual behaviours

• Draws us into authenticity

• Allows us to feel the full spectrum of emotions

• Helps those with a chronic illness

• Provides realistic hope

• Makes us aware of negative thinking patterns

• Works best within a community

• Becomes part of your daily rhythm

Visit schettini.com to learn more about Stephen Schettini and his work.

04/06/2026

⚡️ YOU CAN BEAT MS FATIGUE ⚡️

I was recently in a conversation with a medical practitioner who combatively argued with
me that neurologic fatigue (lassitude) is incurable.

❌That is simply NOT true.

I’ve seen it firsthand inside The MS Gym and in my own battle with Lyme Disease that—
fatigue can be managed and reduced when you train your brain and body the right way and
adopt a healing lifestyle.

Here are 4 keys ⚡️ to beating MS fatigue:
1️ Breathe Right – Most people don’t breathe correctly. Proper breathing = better oxygen +
fuel for your brain = MORE ENERGY.
2️ Fuel Your Body – Nutritious foods (lean proteins, veggies, fruits, clean carbs) stabilize
your metabolism and brain function = MORE ENERGY.
3️ De-Stress – Prayer, breathing drills, stretching, music, nature… anything that empties
your “threat bucket” and restores your reserves = MORE ENERGY.
4️ Sleep Hygiene – A cool, dark room + stretching before bed + consistent sleep routines =
Better Sleep = MORE ENERGY. Sleep is a skill your brain can relearn.

⚡️ Don’t let anyone tell you fatigue can’t improve.

With the right tools, strategies, and lifestyle changes, it’s absolutely possible.

If you want to learn more about how to use movement to counteract your symptoms and improve your mobility please check out our website at www.themsgym.com

04/04/2026

🌟 Along this journey, I’ve learned something powerful: many people in the neuro
community aren’t angry — they’re wounded.

They’ve been abandoned, misled, dismissed, and left without answers.
And when you’ve been through that, hope can feel dangerous and hurtful.

But here’s the miracle of it all: hope isn’t something that can be “false.”

Hope is a spark. A lifeline. A doorway back to possibility.

And if you’re someone who feels hopeless right now — if you’re tired, defeated, or
convinced nothing can change — please hear this:

✨Your story isn’t over.
✨Your brain is not done learning.
✨Your body is not done healing.

For 25 years, I’ve watched people come into my medical exercise practices and The MS
Gym believing they had nothing left.

People who said, “You’re my last shot.”

And time after time, I’ve seen them rise. Not because of magic — but because the brain is
built to adapt, movement is medicine, and community breathes life back into courage.

So if you’re ready to give up… let me hold hope for you until you can hold it again yourself.

You can improve and you can feel better if you are ready to do the work.

You were meant to live life by design — not by diagnosis.

Your medical condition does not define you or sentence you to an empty future.

Your comeback is absolutely possible. 🌟

Let’s do this together.

If you want to learn more about how to counteract your symptoms and improve your mobility please check out our website at www.themsgym.com

03/30/2026

THE DANGER OF “STAY POSITIVE”

If you live with a neurological condition, you’ve heard it: “Just stay positive.”

Truth is…

✨ You don’t have to be positive all the time.

✨ You’re allowed to struggle.

✨ You’re allowed to feel angry, exhausted, and overwhelmed.

I’ve had those days too—
furious at my body… asking “why me?”… doing everything right and still feeling off.

💛 Feel it. All of it.

Rest. Cry. Step away if you need to.
But don’t live there.

After a day or two… start moving again.
Reach out. Reconnect. Take one small step forward.

This journey has highs and lows—no way around it.
What matters is learning how to rise again.

And you don’t have to do it alone.

💛 The MS Gym is full of people who get it—and keep fighting forward.

I’m with you. Always.
When you’re ready… let’s rise.
Www.themsgym.com

03/27/2026

Are there exercises that everyone living with multiple sclerosis should be doing?

In this clip Trevor Wicken, founder of The MS Gym, explains how movement training for MS can range from exercises done lying down to advanced strength programs.

The goal is retraining neurological movement patterns and customizing exercises based on the symptoms someone is experiencing, including challenges like foot drop and balance issues.

Through The MS Gym, Trevor Wicken has spent decades refining programs designed to help people with MS rebuild strength, stability, and mobility.

To learn more, find the full conversation on the MS Hope YouTube channel.

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