Your on-demand personal trainer for autoimmune conditions
Low-impact strength, cardio, Pilates and stretching, designed for people living with lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, Hashimoto’s and other autoimmune conditions, by a certified trainer who lives with fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue herself.
Exercise with an autoimmune condition rarely goes to plan
Energy that changes from one day to the next. Joints that were fine yesterday. A workout that felt easy last week and costs you the next three days now. Most people we work with have tried the standard advice, "just start slow", and found there was nothing designed for a body that doesn't behave the same way twice.
Cocolime Fitness was built for exactly that: workouts designed so you can choose how much to do today, and come back tomorrow.
How the workouts are designed
Every session in the library follows the same rules, because Suzanne wrote them for her own body first:
- Low-to-zero impact, easy on joints.
- Low-to-medium intensity, never a push to exhaustion.
- No exercise repeats within a workout, so no one joint or muscle takes the same demand over and over.
- Stretching woven in, with longer recovery breaks than a standard class.
- A modification for nearly every move, and permission to skip, pause or stop.
- Seated, standing and lying-down options, so you can choose the position that suits the day.
- Sessions from 5 to 45 minutes, with shorter, lower-energy choices for flare days.
The one rule underneath all of it: listen to your body, and never push through pain or fatigue.
What members with autoimmune conditions say
Jeanette M.
Lupus
"I have lost 16 pounds since being diagnosed with lupus. No gym membership necessary! If I, a person with chronic pain and fatigue who is knee-deep in grad school studies can do it, so can you!"
Tessa C.
Lyme Disease
"I have much more energy and I see physical change in my body. I’m starting to get abs and muscle definition on every single inch of my body! I feel motivated to workout, which I never thought was possible for me."
Daniele B.
Hashimoto’s
“I’m able to do your workouts 4-5 times a week. I’m feeling hopeful that I’ll be able to at least get back to the mobility and strength I had before”
Autoimmune Strength: a 30-day program inside CLF TV
Autoimmune Strength is a 30-day guided program in the CLF TV library, built around strength, stability, mobility and flexibility at the same low-impact, low-to-medium intensity as everything else we make. It comes with an interactive calendar, and it's included with a CLF TV subscription.
Three ways to start
30 Day Jump Start, $8.99 a month. CLF TV, $24.99 a month or $224.99 a year, with a 30-day money-back guarantee. MITFIT 90, one-time $297. Not sure yet? Start with the free No-Crash Fitness Guide.
About Suzanne
Suzanne is a certified personal trainer and group fitness instructor since 2010 who lives with fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue. After years of workouts that left her worse for weeks, she built the Cocolime Method to be the training she could actually keep doing.
Cocolime Fitness is a movement and fitness library, not physical therapy or medical treatment. Please talk with your clinician about what's right for you.
Workouts for Autoimmune Conditions can still be fun!
I have a wide variety of routines for you to choose from:
Dance Routines
Toning & Pilates
Workouts with Weights
Cardio & MIIT Routines
Stretching Exercises
The Workouts Are…
Fun and sustainable, so they are something you can keep doing.
Always low to zero impact and easy on the joints.
Always moderate to low intensity.
Great for all fitness levels and ages.
Designed to be challenging enough to matter, yet gentle enough that you can come back tomorrow.
Made without any repeat exercises.
Made with feel-good, upbeat music to keep you motivated.
Very diverse so as to appeal to many different tastes and exercise styles.
Questions people with autoimmune conditions ask us
Which autoimmune conditions is this designed for?
Cocolime is designed for people living with autoimmune conditions in general, including lupus, rheumatoid arthritis and Hashimoto's, alongside anyone whose energy varies day to day. We have pages for lupus, Hashimoto's and fibromyalgia, and the same library serves all of them.
Do you give exercise instructions for my specific condition?
No. We don't provide condition-specific exercise instruction. The library is built around modifications, choice and low-to-medium intensity throughout, and you choose what fits your day. For anything about your condition itself, your clinician is the right person to ask.
Is there a free guide?
Yes. The No-Crash Fitness Guide is free and comes with two 10-minute workouts, a regular version and a lower-energy version. Get the guide.
What do I do on a flare day?
Pick a shorter or lower-energy session from the playlists, or rest. Choosing less is how the library is meant to be used, not a failure to keep up.
Can I do the workouts seated?
Yes. The library includes all-seated sessions, and most standing workouts show a seated or supported option.
More answers on our FAQ page. Read member stories in their own words on our Stories page.