LeBed before or after cardio exercise?

You know, you can email Sherry Lebed Davis and she responds, and I'm sure she'd answer the question.

Here's her contact page, and when I emailed her, I got a personal reply

http://www.gohealthysteps.com/contact/

I think it's a great question.

I use them as a cool down, but it sounds like maybe I should do them as a warm up instead.  That's why I love this place - we learn so much from each other. 

Carol - is that a standard poodle in your avatar?  They are such athletes! 

Definitely a warm-up, because it's clearing the available lymph nodes so they can receive all the lymph the exercise will pump.

Carol, how old is Remy? He looks line an adventurer!
Binney

Over the last couple of weeks, I began using my Lebed DVD consistently after owning for a while. Started getting lazy with MLD and I find it easier to do the DVD daily. I have been doing before my walks or weight routine and then after. I usually do the first part of the DVD - the lymphatic opening - before my walks since I usually roll out of bed, have my breakfast and go. If I have time after, I will do the entire DVD, but if not, then just the first part again. However, I make sure I do the entire DVD at least once a day, which often ends up being in the evening. If I'm not exercising, I like to do the whole thing in the morning. The stretches are great! I think I am starting to notice a difference in how I feel as far as the LE. Also, I haven't been having any post-exercise swelling like I used to.

You're welcome, Carol! I am so pleased to have discovered how well Lebed works.

A quick question:

If I change my routine and do the LeBed lymphatic opening portion in the morning ... is it OK to do it without gloves & sleeves?  I usually do it in the evening when with them on. 

I have two of Sherry Lebed Davis' DVDs and she is wearing a sleeve and glove or gauntlet in both.  My therapist told me to wear mine when doing them.  My two cents worth.  Becky

For my truncal LE, I always wear my compression tank when I do any kind of exercise. Because I had some truncal swelling in the past when I lifted weights, took a long walk or did cardio, I also wear my sleeve and glove now during weight training. When I walk, I decide whether to wear the sleeve or glove based on how my trunk is behaving. Same thing for the Lebed. After my surgery in April, and until recently, things hadn't quite settled down as far as consistency with swelling. It was hard to tell where I was because all of my chest measurements were scrapped after deconstructing. However, when I saw my LE dr a second time after my surgery, my chest measurements were higher than the first time. Honestly, it was hard to tell if she was measuring in the exact same spot since I have concave areas. It was also August, which is my worst LE month.



Anyway, I really listen to how my body is feeling, and I will even wear my glove and sleeve on a day that I have any odd sensations. I don't want to take any risks. But doing the Lebed seems to have finally put me in a good spot. It has allowed me to exercise without truncal flaring. It has been three years since I have felt like I could gain some control over my swelling, pain, and fitness. I like the PAL program, but I LOVE the Lebed. It has helped me turn the corner and has become an important tool in my LE tool belt.