Join The
Next Introductory Class
Register now for classes that begin on January 16th, 2023. Registration closes on Jan 9th. Cost: $20.00.
 
 
 

 

   

Bruce & Dr. Lapp's 2015 CDC Talks on Pacing


In October 2015, program founder Bruce Campbell and Dr. Charles Lapp, founder of the Hunter-Hopkins Center, participated in a conference call on pacing for CFS, an event conducted by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 
 
Bruce's slides are available here and the text of his talk here. References and additional resources are listed below by slide. Dr. Lapp's slides are available here and the text of his talk here.

Additional Resources

#1: The Why and the What of Pacing

For general background on pacing, see the articles in the Pacing archive and the series Pacing: What It Is and How to Do It. For a brief biography, see Bruce’s bio page.

#2: Non-Routine Events - Houseguests
See the article Strategies for Special Events, which explains strategies for non-routine events and gives more detail on the example used in the talk of one person's experience hosting houseguests.
 
#3: The Push/Crash Cycle: The Why of Pacing
See the article Pacing vs. Push and Crash for an explanation of the push/crash cycle, a description of the effects of Post-Exertional Malaise and a discussion of pacing as an alternative to push and crash.

#6: Find Envelope
You can get a sense of your overall limits by placing yourself on our Rating Scale here. For defining limits in detail, see the articles The Little Envelopes, Finding Your Envelope and Finding Your Energy Envelope, Part 2.

#7: Adapt to Envelope
For more on scheduled rest, see the article Gaining Control with Planned Rest. For more on rules, daily and weekly plans, and other pacing strategies, see other articles in section 2 of the series Pacing: What It Is and How to Do It. Rosemary Rowlands’ success story is Third Time’s a Charm: How I Learned to Pace Myself.

For information about pedometers, see the article Pedometers: A Tool for Pacing. For information on heart rate monitors, see the article Pacing by Numbers: Using Your Heart Rate to Stay Inside the Energy Envelope.
 
#8: Expand Envelope
For more on expanding the envelope, see Strategies for Expanding the Envelope and Four Pacing Success Stories.