FAQs

Once your place your order, you will fill out a questionnaire so we can assess your level of pain and physical fitness as well as a questionnaire to determine your level of mental toughness. We will choose the correct training plan, that we’ve created, based on your questionnaire. The 16 week training plan is on the Addaero online platform. It is an active calendar where you will retrieve your workouts. You will receive an invite … Continue reading →

Your training plan will be on the Training Peaks platform. When you sign up, we will send you an invitation to join the Train Away Chronic Pain group. Once you create your user name and login, we will set up your plan for you. You will have the ability to upload data from whichever device you are using to track your activities, such as Garmin, Fitbit, or Strava. Training Peaks is helpful, so email them … Continue reading →

Most of your training will have a level of RPE designated. Instructions for Borg Rating of Perceived Exertion (RPE) Scale While doing physical activity, we want you to follow your perception of exertion. This feeling should reflect how heavy and strenuous the exercise feels to you, combining all sensations and feelings of physical stress, effort, and fatigue. Do not concern yourself with any one factor such as leg pain or shortness of breath, but try … Continue reading →

The workouts have metrics you can use to determine your effort. We use the Borg Rating of Perceived Exertion (RPE), heart rate, and running zones. You DO NOT need to use all of the different metrics. Pick the one that is the most comfortable for you! The Addaero Pace Calculator: Use Addaero’s zone and pace calculators on the Addaero Platform to determine your Heart Rate and paces for all of our zones. , log-in to … Continue reading →

A fitness tracker is a wearable device or a computer application that records a person’s daily physical activity, together with other data relating to their fitness or health, such as the number of calories burned, heart rate, etc. There are lots of fitness trackers out there, such as Fitbit, Garmin, even your smart phone. Using a fitness tracker is not necessary for capturing the time spent on your workouts. However, it definitely is a more … Continue reading →

We know that chronic pain can be unpredictable; some days you feel better than others. We recommend that you try to stick to you the workout on your plan even if you are having a “bad” day. We hope that through the power of movement, you can turn around your bad day. Give yourself a chance! If you are still struggling after 5-10 minutes, or you really just cannot get yourself moving, then skip the … Continue reading →

The muscular system is responsible for the movement of the human body. Attached to the bones of the skeletal system are about 700 named muscles that make up roughly half of a person’s body weight. Each of these muscles is a discrete organ constructed of skeletal muscle tissue, blood vessels, tendons, and nerves. Muscle tissue is also found inside of the heart, digestive organs, and blood vessels. Many of our exercises refer to different muscles … Continue reading →

It is your responsibility to schedule your consultations. You can schedule them with our scheduler.

Yes! Of course, we hope that adding movement to your life will help reduce your need for medication. However, we know that most people will still need to continue with their regimen of medicine. Consult your doctor before you reduce, stop, or make any changes to your medicine.