Gentle exercises for fibromyalgia: what's in the Cocolime library

A guide to the kinds of movement Suzanne built for her own fibromyalgia, and how each session is structured so you can come back tomorrow. Looking for the short version? See our fibromyalgia page.

Free to start: the No-Crash Fitness Guide, with a regular and a lower-energy 10-minute workout included.

Why standard workouts often go wrong with fibromyalgia

Suzanne's own pattern, for years, was a normal class followed by days of payback. The problem wasn't effort. It was that standard workouts are built on repetition, intensity and pushing through, and none of those survive contact with a body that pays for over-doing it later.

What she changed in her own weekly training became the Cocolime Method: shorter sessions, lower intensity, no repeated moves, longer breaks, a modification for nearly everything, and permission to stop. Consistency over intensity, because the workout you can do again tomorrow is the one that counts.

The five kinds of exercise in the library

Strength with light weights. Light hand weights or household items, with no exercise repeated within a session, so no one muscle or joint takes the same demand over and over. Seated versions available.

Low-impact cardio and MIIT. Cardio without jumping or pounding, and MIIT interval sessions kept at low-to-medium intensity, with longer recoveries than a standard interval class.

Pilates and toning. Core and whole-body toning, on the mat or in a chair; floor work is never required unless you choose it.

Stretching and mobility. Woven into every session, and as standalone sessions for days when that's all you want.

Dance. Low-impact, follow-along and fun, for the days when you want to move without it feeling like a workout.

How a session is structured

• Sessions run from 5 to 45 minutes, and playlists are sorted by type, time and energy level.
• Low-to-zero impact, low-to-medium intensity, never a push to exhaustion.
• No exercise repeats within a workout.
• Stretching woven in, with longer recovery breaks than a standard class.
• A modification for nearly every move, seated, standing and lying-down options, and permission to skip, pause or stop.

The one rule underneath all of it: listen to your body, and never push through pain or fatigue.

Members in their own words

"Absolutely love your videos! Just started, but already noticing how good they help to feel stronger in my own body. Really happy I found these so I can finally train without overdoing anything with my fibromyalgia! And you make me laugh during the workout! Big plus haha… thank you!" — Daniela C.

"Finally I have found workouts I can manage and I absolutely love how you don't try to push the viewer beyond their own limits." — Kari V.

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