#36 Fibromyalgia & Chronic Pain with Joe Reed

Tune in to this week's podcast episode featuring Joe Reed. Joe is a health coach, strength coach, and the owner and founder of Train Outta Pain. He was originally diagnosed with myofascial pain syndrome and neuropathy and found himself spending most of his time in a wheelchair or bed. He later was diagnosed with fibromyalgia and has had it for 8 years. After countless hours of research and study, Joe has beaten his fibromyalgia into remission and has dedicated his life to helping others regain their life through movement and lifestyle education.   In this podcast we discuss: 00:00 - Intro / What is Fibromyalgia 04:46 - Movement and exercise with fibromyalgia 06:46 - Programming for clients with fibromyalgia 10:00 - Support structures, community, and programs 13:10 - Initial primary focuses for movement training 16:20 - Lifting and external loads for those with chronic pain 17:52 - Movement variability and body weight training 19:00 - Calisthenics and body weight gymnastics  20:56 - Introducing play into your training 24:02 - Knowing when to slow down 27:48 - Training clients with fibromyalgia 30:05- The importance of breathwork 33:42 - Educating and empowering clients   More from Joe Reed https://trainouttapain.com/ https://www.instagram.com/trainouttapain/