Is Running Beneficial for Polycystic Kidney Disease Patients

2014-08-08 08:49

As we know, PKD is a genetic and progressive kidney disease, and patients need to pay attention to many factors in their daily life, which can help prevent the further damage to kidneys and protect the kidney function. Doing proper exercises will be good for PKD patients, then is running beneficial for PKD patients.

Here are some benefits of running for people.

1. Improve the immune system and prevent infections.

2. Improve the blood circulation and remove the toxins in blood.

3. Relieve the stress and make a positive mood for people.

4. Strengthen the lung function and increase the lung capacity.

5. Improve the appetite and improve the digestive function.

6. Increase the strengthen of bones.

Above are the benefits of running for people, but running may be not beneficial for PKD patients if they take running for a long time, and make them too tired. So PKD patients need to take slow sunning and choose the proper exercises for their PKD, such as walking, Tai Chi, Qigong, etc. All these will be beneficial for PKD patients.

In addition, PKD patients also need to have a healthy life style, and take care in their daily diet, which can help make a good prognosis for their disease.

1. Prevent cold

2. Prevent infection

3. Prevent injury

4. Control high blood pressure

5. Keep a well planed diet

All these will be beneficial for all the PKD patients. If you still have any questions, you can ask the online doctor, or you can also leave a message below. We will help answer you as soon as possible.

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