Checking my Before-And-After #KiActiv movement data, it's clear that I Rested for much of the gym session (35 minutes).
29 minutes of Light Movement.
12 minutes of Moderate movement.
1 minute of Vigorous movement.
It gives me great pleasure and keeps me SANE 🙏
#LongCovid
29 minutes of Light Movement.
12 minutes of Moderate movement.
1 minute of Vigorous movement.
It gives me great pleasure and keeps me SANE 🙏
#LongCovid
September 27, 2026 at 11:56 AM
Checking my Before-And-After #KiActiv movement data, it's clear that I Rested for much of the gym session (35 minutes).
29 minutes of Light Movement.
12 minutes of Moderate movement.
1 minute of Vigorous movement.
It gives me great pleasure and keeps me SANE 🙏
#LongCovid
29 minutes of Light Movement.
12 minutes of Moderate movement.
1 minute of Vigorous movement.
It gives me great pleasure and keeps me SANE 🙏
#LongCovid
A well-paced Friday at work, but another LONG day (on-the-go for 11 hours) which has its consequences on my #LongCovid body.
Exhausted 🙏
Very close to my #KiActiv 'Moderate Movement' daily budget of 60 minutes, so I'll be lying down for the whole evening and overnight.
Ideally...
Exhausted 🙏
Very close to my #KiActiv 'Moderate Movement' daily budget of 60 minutes, so I'll be lying down for the whole evening and overnight.
Ideally...
September 25, 2026 at 6:16 PM
A well-paced Friday at work, but another LONG day (on-the-go for 11 hours) which has its consequences on my #LongCovid body.
Exhausted 🙏
Very close to my #KiActiv 'Moderate Movement' daily budget of 60 minutes, so I'll be lying down for the whole evening and overnight.
Ideally...
Exhausted 🙏
Very close to my #KiActiv 'Moderate Movement' daily budget of 60 minutes, so I'll be lying down for the whole evening and overnight.
Ideally...
Moderate walk this afternoon as I had capacity 🙏🎄
I'm still well-below my daily 60 minutes of 'Moderate' movement - ( #KiActiv smartwatch data )
#Pacing to avoid #LongCovid #PEM symptoms this #ChristmasDay
I'm still well-below my daily 60 minutes of 'Moderate' movement - ( #KiActiv smartwatch data )
#Pacing to avoid #LongCovid #PEM symptoms this #ChristmasDay
December 25, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Moderate walk this afternoon as I had capacity 🙏🎄
I'm still well-below my daily 60 minutes of 'Moderate' movement - ( #KiActiv smartwatch data )
#Pacing to avoid #LongCovid #PEM symptoms this #ChristmasDay
I'm still well-below my daily 60 minutes of 'Moderate' movement - ( #KiActiv smartwatch data )
#Pacing to avoid #LongCovid #PEM symptoms this #ChristmasDay
So I've checked my #VisibleHealth pacepoints 👇
Only half (12) of today's allocation of pacepoints used so far 👍
But my #KiActiv movement data reveal what my wobbly legs were starting to tell me: I've just exceeded my nominal 60 daily minutes of 'Moderate' movement.
Will go Slow-Mo. this evening!
Only half (12) of today's allocation of pacepoints used so far 👍
But my #KiActiv movement data reveal what my wobbly legs were starting to tell me: I've just exceeded my nominal 60 daily minutes of 'Moderate' movement.
Will go Slow-Mo. this evening!
September 21, 2026 at 5:51 PM
So I've checked my #VisibleHealth pacepoints 👇
Only half (12) of today's allocation of pacepoints used so far 👍
But my #KiActiv movement data reveal what my wobbly legs were starting to tell me: I've just exceeded my nominal 60 daily minutes of 'Moderate' movement.
Will go Slow-Mo. this evening!
Only half (12) of today's allocation of pacepoints used so far 👍
But my #KiActiv movement data reveal what my wobbly legs were starting to tell me: I've just exceeded my nominal 60 daily minutes of 'Moderate' movement.
Will go Slow-Mo. this evening!
I received the KiActiv smartwatch and support via NHS Devon, yes. Back in 2023.
September 27, 2026 at 7:51 PM
I received the KiActiv smartwatch and support via NHS Devon, yes. Back in 2023.
Hi Ben, thanks for sharing how you use these tools. Do you access KiActiv through the NHS?
September 27, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Hi Ben, thanks for sharing how you use these tools. Do you access KiActiv through the NHS?
Another very busy Thursday with a full day of teaching - 5 lessons and 5 different classrooms across the school site...
Then orchestra rehearsal this evening.
7000 steps walked (5km)!
All well-paced and I kept within my known #KiActiv 'energy envelopes' for the day 👍
AND...
Then orchestra rehearsal this evening.
7000 steps walked (5km)!
All well-paced and I kept within my known #KiActiv 'energy envelopes' for the day 👍
AND...
October 9, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Another very busy Thursday with a full day of teaching - 5 lessons and 5 different classrooms across the school site...
Then orchestra rehearsal this evening.
7000 steps walked (5km)!
All well-paced and I kept within my known #KiActiv 'energy envelopes' for the day 👍
AND...
Then orchestra rehearsal this evening.
7000 steps walked (5km)!
All well-paced and I kept within my known #KiActiv 'energy envelopes' for the day 👍
AND...
Tonight's concert at The Flavel Arts Centre in #Dartmouth is cancelled due to #StormDarragh
We have players from across #Devon and trees are still falling all over the place..
Siver lining: I had time - and energy - to have my first 'proper' cardio workout via #NuffieldHealth
It felt amazing 🙂
We have players from across #Devon and trees are still falling all over the place..
Siver lining: I had time - and energy - to have my first 'proper' cardio workout via #NuffieldHealth
It felt amazing 🙂
December 7, 2024 at 2:41 PM
Tonight's concert at The Flavel Arts Centre in #Dartmouth is cancelled due to #StormDarragh
We have players from across #Devon and trees are still falling all over the place..
Siver lining: I had time - and energy - to have my first 'proper' cardio workout via #NuffieldHealth
It felt amazing 🙂
We have players from across #Devon and trees are still falling all over the place..
Siver lining: I had time - and energy - to have my first 'proper' cardio workout via #NuffieldHealth
It felt amazing 🙂
6. Thank you to everyone who has contributed along the way. I could mention so many of you, but a special thank you🙏 to:
Robin the Physio
Dr Binita Kane
Todd Davenport
Dr Rae Duncan
Dr Claire Taylor
Ror Preston
Harry Leeming
Ziyad Al-Aly MD
The KiActiv team
LongCOVIDPhysio
Nuffield Health 🙏
Robin the Physio
Dr Binita Kane
Todd Davenport
Dr Rae Duncan
Dr Claire Taylor
Ror Preston
Harry Leeming
Ziyad Al-Aly MD
The KiActiv team
LongCOVIDPhysio
Nuffield Health 🙏
November 12, 2024 at 8:45 AM
6. Thank you to everyone who has contributed along the way. I could mention so many of you, but a special thank you🙏 to:
Robin the Physio
Dr Binita Kane
Todd Davenport
Dr Rae Duncan
Dr Claire Taylor
Ror Preston
Harry Leeming
Ziyad Al-Aly MD
The KiActiv team
LongCOVIDPhysio
Nuffield Health 🙏
Robin the Physio
Dr Binita Kane
Todd Davenport
Dr Rae Duncan
Dr Claire Taylor
Ror Preston
Harry Leeming
Ziyad Al-Aly MD
The KiActiv team
LongCOVIDPhysio
Nuffield Health 🙏
Three weeks in a row of weekend cardio workout and Tuesday Gym session💪
Thanks to my #KiActiv watch and online support I can see that I just managed another two minutes of 'Vigorous' exercise (some short bursts of running on the spot).
Pouring with sweat and feeling AMAZING 🙂
Thanks to my #KiActiv watch and online support I can see that I just managed another two minutes of 'Vigorous' exercise (some short bursts of running on the spot).
Pouring with sweat and feeling AMAZING 🙂
January 18, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Three weeks in a row of weekend cardio workout and Tuesday Gym session💪
Thanks to my #KiActiv watch and online support I can see that I just managed another two minutes of 'Vigorous' exercise (some short bursts of running on the spot).
Pouring with sweat and feeling AMAZING 🙂
Thanks to my #KiActiv watch and online support I can see that I just managed another two minutes of 'Vigorous' exercise (some short bursts of running on the spot).
Pouring with sweat and feeling AMAZING 🙂
LONG day: teaching all morning, rehearsing this afternoon and performing this evening.
Feel like I'm at my limits...
...which I am!
Used all of my #VisibleHealth PacePoints for the day 👇
And used 56 of my 60 minutes of 'Moderate' exertion ( #KiActiv)
One more full work day.
Feel like I'm at my limits...
...which I am!
Used all of my #VisibleHealth PacePoints for the day 👇
And used 56 of my 60 minutes of 'Moderate' exertion ( #KiActiv)
One more full work day.
December 17, 2025 at 10:21 PM
LONG day: teaching all morning, rehearsing this afternoon and performing this evening.
Feel like I'm at my limits...
...which I am!
Used all of my #VisibleHealth PacePoints for the day 👇
And used 56 of my 60 minutes of 'Moderate' exertion ( #KiActiv)
One more full work day.
Feel like I'm at my limits...
...which I am!
Used all of my #VisibleHealth PacePoints for the day 👇
And used 56 of my 60 minutes of 'Moderate' exertion ( #KiActiv)
One more full work day.
Checking #KiActiv movement data from my smartwatch...
Thought so! Just gone over my daily hour of 'Moderate' movement.
Only 2 hours of slow 'Light' movement since I got out of bed 9 hours ago! It's not like I haven't rested for most of the day...
Will be avoiding all further walking 🙏
#Pacing
Thought so! Just gone over my daily hour of 'Moderate' movement.
Only 2 hours of slow 'Light' movement since I got out of bed 9 hours ago! It's not like I haven't rested for most of the day...
Will be avoiding all further walking 🙏
#Pacing
May 28, 2026 at 4:31 PM
4 miles walked yesterday, including 2 at Slapton Sands🙏
Paced pretty well & got home from orchestra concert after 10pm
'Moderate' Activity (as measured by #KiActiv smartwatch) approached 90 minutes; I do try to keep this below 60🤔
But body is STABLE & READY this Sunday morning 😊
#LongCovid #Hope
Paced pretty well & got home from orchestra concert after 10pm
'Moderate' Activity (as measured by #KiActiv smartwatch) approached 90 minutes; I do try to keep this below 60🤔
But body is STABLE & READY this Sunday morning 😊
#LongCovid #Hope
March 15, 2026 at 8:16 AM
4 miles walked yesterday, including 2 at Slapton Sands🙏
Paced pretty well & got home from orchestra concert after 10pm
'Moderate' Activity (as measured by #KiActiv smartwatch) approached 90 minutes; I do try to keep this below 60🤔
But body is STABLE & READY this Sunday morning 😊
#LongCovid #Hope
Paced pretty well & got home from orchestra concert after 10pm
'Moderate' Activity (as measured by #KiActiv smartwatch) approached 90 minutes; I do try to keep this below 60🤔
But body is STABLE & READY this Sunday morning 😊
#LongCovid #Hope
Confirmation via #KiActiv that I exceeded my nominal 4000-calorie daily movement limit on Thursday 👇
Good that I can pinpoint the specific issue, though 🙏
Good that I can pinpoint the specific issue, though 🙏
June 6, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Confirmation via #KiActiv that I exceeded my nominal 4000-calorie daily movement limit on Thursday 👇
Good that I can pinpoint the specific issue, though 🙏
Good that I can pinpoint the specific issue, though 🙏
My #KiActiv smartwatch confirms that I've been sedentary for 22 of the past 24 hours, with the vast majority of the other 2 hours only involving 'Light' movement.
This is my life with Long Covid: Resting in order to pace my week and to avoid debilitating #LongCovid #PEM symptoms.
This is my life with Long Covid: Resting in order to pace my week and to avoid debilitating #LongCovid #PEM symptoms.
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May 18, 2025 at 9:02 PM
My #KiActiv smartwatch confirms that I've been sedentary for 22 of the past 24 hours, with the vast majority of the other 2 hours only involving 'Light' movement.
This is my life with Long Covid: Resting in order to pace my week and to avoid debilitating #LongCovid #PEM symptoms.
This is my life with Long Covid: Resting in order to pace my week and to avoid debilitating #LongCovid #PEM symptoms.
The experimenting continues:
I know my daily 'energy envelope' limits and, on checking my #KiActiv movement data 40 minutes ago, I'd only moved 'Moderately' for 30 minutes so far today.
So I just went for my first proper 'Moderate' outdoor walk in years! Notched-up another 20 minutes!
Amazing 🙏
I know my daily 'energy envelope' limits and, on checking my #KiActiv movement data 40 minutes ago, I'd only moved 'Moderately' for 30 minutes so far today.
So I just went for my first proper 'Moderate' outdoor walk in years! Notched-up another 20 minutes!
Amazing 🙏
July 23, 2026 at 6:10 PM
The experimenting continues:
I know my daily 'energy envelope' limits and, on checking my #KiActiv movement data 40 minutes ago, I'd only moved 'Moderately' for 30 minutes so far today.
So I just went for my first proper 'Moderate' outdoor walk in years! Notched-up another 20 minutes!
Amazing 🙏
I know my daily 'energy envelope' limits and, on checking my #KiActiv movement data 40 minutes ago, I'd only moved 'Moderately' for 30 minutes so far today.
So I just went for my first proper 'Moderate' outdoor walk in years! Notched-up another 20 minutes!
Amazing 🙏
After 40 hours of pretty-much #resting I had a 20-minute walk down to the River Dart and back.
Heartrate didn't exceed 110 b.p.m.
Felt completely normal for the first time in a long time 🙏
Life with 'mild' #LongCovid #PEM symptoms.
Heartrate didn't exceed 110 b.p.m.
Felt completely normal for the first time in a long time 🙏
Life with 'mild' #LongCovid #PEM symptoms.
November 24, 2024 at 12:27 PM
After 40 hours of pretty-much #resting I had a 20-minute walk down to the River Dart and back.
Heartrate didn't exceed 110 b.p.m.
Felt completely normal for the first time in a long time 🙏
Life with 'mild' #LongCovid #PEM symptoms.
Heartrate didn't exceed 110 b.p.m.
Felt completely normal for the first time in a long time 🙏
Life with 'mild' #LongCovid #PEM symptoms.
March 8, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Hmmmm 🤔
Do I have enough left 'in the tank' to visit the gym?
60% (37 minutes) of my daily 'Moderate Movement' budget used by 10am, from around 30 minutes of hedge-trimming.
Data from my #KiActiv smartwatch 👇
#Pacing to avoid the #PostExertionalMalaise symptoms associated with my #LongCovid
Do I have enough left 'in the tank' to visit the gym?
60% (37 minutes) of my daily 'Moderate Movement' budget used by 10am, from around 30 minutes of hedge-trimming.
Data from my #KiActiv smartwatch 👇
#Pacing to avoid the #PostExertionalMalaise symptoms associated with my #LongCovid
July 12, 2026 at 10:35 AM
Hmmmm 🤔
Do I have enough left 'in the tank' to visit the gym?
60% (37 minutes) of my daily 'Moderate Movement' budget used by 10am, from around 30 minutes of hedge-trimming.
Data from my #KiActiv smartwatch 👇
#Pacing to avoid the #PostExertionalMalaise symptoms associated with my #LongCovid
Do I have enough left 'in the tank' to visit the gym?
60% (37 minutes) of my daily 'Moderate Movement' budget used by 10am, from around 30 minutes of hedge-trimming.
Data from my #KiActiv smartwatch 👇
#Pacing to avoid the #PostExertionalMalaise symptoms associated with my #LongCovid
Stopping working earlier today, at 4pm.
Conserving energy for our first #TorbaySymphonyOrchestra rehearsal of the Summer season 🎶
The usual full-on day since 7am 👇
But my #KiActiv smartwatch shows how I paced the last 9 hours pretty well, keeping my movements 'Light' 🙏
#LongCovid #Pacing
Conserving energy for our first #TorbaySymphonyOrchestra rehearsal of the Summer season 🎶
The usual full-on day since 7am 👇
But my #KiActiv smartwatch shows how I paced the last 9 hours pretty well, keeping my movements 'Light' 🙏
#LongCovid #Pacing
March 20, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Stopping working earlier today, at 4pm.
Conserving energy for our first #TorbaySymphonyOrchestra rehearsal of the Summer season 🎶
The usual full-on day since 7am 👇
But my #KiActiv smartwatch shows how I paced the last 9 hours pretty well, keeping my movements 'Light' 🙏
#LongCovid #Pacing
Conserving energy for our first #TorbaySymphonyOrchestra rehearsal of the Summer season 🎶
The usual full-on day since 7am 👇
But my #KiActiv smartwatch shows how I paced the last 9 hours pretty well, keeping my movements 'Light' 🙏
#LongCovid #Pacing
April 13, 2026 at 4:36 PM
On arrival at the gym:
So far today I've used 40 minutes of my 60-minute daily quota of 'Moderate' movement [ #KiActiv smartwatch accelerometer ].
A reduced series of Flexibility, Strength and Cardio exercises today, I think.
Better to play on the side of caution 🙏
#LongCovid #Pacing
So far today I've used 40 minutes of my 60-minute daily quota of 'Moderate' movement [ #KiActiv smartwatch accelerometer ].
A reduced series of Flexibility, Strength and Cardio exercises today, I think.
Better to play on the side of caution 🙏
#LongCovid #Pacing
September 20, 2026 at 1:59 PM
On arrival at the gym:
So far today I've used 40 minutes of my 60-minute daily quota of 'Moderate' movement [ #KiActiv smartwatch accelerometer ].
A reduced series of Flexibility, Strength and Cardio exercises today, I think.
Better to play on the side of caution 🙏
#LongCovid #Pacing
So far today I've used 40 minutes of my 60-minute daily quota of 'Moderate' movement [ #KiActiv smartwatch accelerometer ].
A reduced series of Flexibility, Strength and Cardio exercises today, I think.
Better to play on the side of caution 🙏
#LongCovid #Pacing
I've been resting a lot this Summer.
Rest is good, to avoid #LongCovid #PEM symptoms, but going back to work might be a shock to the system if I don't prepare my body 🤔
My #KiActiv smartwatch data show that I'm non-sedentary (moving around) 20-25% of the time when at work; 15-20% in the holidays 👇
Rest is good, to avoid #LongCovid #PEM symptoms, but going back to work might be a shock to the system if I don't prepare my body 🤔
My #KiActiv smartwatch data show that I'm non-sedentary (moving around) 20-25% of the time when at work; 15-20% in the holidays 👇
August 21, 2025 at 2:22 PM
I've been resting a lot this Summer.
Rest is good, to avoid #LongCovid #PEM symptoms, but going back to work might be a shock to the system if I don't prepare my body 🤔
My #KiActiv smartwatch data show that I'm non-sedentary (moving around) 20-25% of the time when at work; 15-20% in the holidays 👇
Rest is good, to avoid #LongCovid #PEM symptoms, but going back to work might be a shock to the system if I don't prepare my body 🤔
My #KiActiv smartwatch data show that I'm non-sedentary (moving around) 20-25% of the time when at work; 15-20% in the holidays 👇
2-hour morning walk - with sits.
Mostly sitting, in fact.
@KiActiv movement-sensing watch shows that I had 'Light' exercise for 30 minutes and 'Moderate' movement for another 30 minutes. I sat for the other hour of my 'walk.'
#LongCovid #Pacing to avoid #PEM symptoms.
Mostly sitting, in fact.
@KiActiv movement-sensing watch shows that I had 'Light' exercise for 30 minutes and 'Moderate' movement for another 30 minutes. I sat for the other hour of my 'walk.'
#LongCovid #Pacing to avoid #PEM symptoms.
April 14, 2025 at 7:14 AM
2-hour morning walk - with sits.
Mostly sitting, in fact.
@KiActiv movement-sensing watch shows that I had 'Light' exercise for 30 minutes and 'Moderate' movement for another 30 minutes. I sat for the other hour of my 'walk.'
#LongCovid #Pacing to avoid #PEM symptoms.
Mostly sitting, in fact.
@KiActiv movement-sensing watch shows that I had 'Light' exercise for 30 minutes and 'Moderate' movement for another 30 minutes. I sat for the other hour of my 'walk.'
#LongCovid #Pacing to avoid #PEM symptoms.
A quick check-in with my #KiActiv movement data show that I haven't exceeded my daily hour of 'Moderate' movement...
(58 minutes of Moderate movement so far today - the dark blue lines)
So my raised heartrate (and heavy/'full' feet) were heat-related.
(58 minutes of Moderate movement so far today - the dark blue lines)
So my raised heartrate (and heavy/'full' feet) were heat-related.
June 22, 2026 at 5:09 PM
A quick check-in with my #KiActiv movement data show that I haven't exceeded my daily hour of 'Moderate' movement...
(58 minutes of Moderate movement so far today - the dark blue lines)
So my raised heartrate (and heavy/'full' feet) were heat-related.
(58 minutes of Moderate movement so far today - the dark blue lines)
So my raised heartrate (and heavy/'full' feet) were heat-related.