We celebrate fibromyalgia awareness week in the first half of September and since I didn't get to do much for awareness month in May, I am challenging myself with 3 personal Fitness challenges in this time period. I want to show that although this illness can be so destructive, we can still try and be as healthy as possible, mobile and active individuals.

I am going on a hike up Snowdonia on the 4th of September which is the first part of the challenge. Growing up, hiking was important for me and it can be a tricky thing to do if I'm going through fatigue periods.

The second activity I will be doing will be a 1-1 aerial silks class. I had to give up silks the first time I tried because of injury feed by the fibro and uncomfortable instruction. I have now found a fabulous teacher who is helping me a lot, even in days when my body isn't strong enough. I can still accomplish little things and it give me a great sense of being in control of my own body.

And finally I have set myself a high target of chair yoga. I don't like doing this activity as many know because it frankly just isn't my thing but this is good for my pain and mobility issues and I think I owe it to myself to try and keep it up for the sake of being healthier.

I hope you can all support me in this challenge. There will be videos/ pictures of the challenges I will be doing which will be shared on my YouTube channel @fibromyalgiakindness and our Facebook group by the same name.

Thanks a lot for all the help and support to raise awareness for Fibromyalgia Action UK.

Fibromyalgia is a recognised chronic condition of widespread pain and profound fatigue. A common illness with an est. prevalence of 2.9% - 4.7%. The pain tends to be felt as diffuse aching or burning, often described as head to toe. It may be worse at some times than at others and may also change location, usually becoming more severe in parts of the body that are used most. Add. symptoms often include: unrefreshing sleep, headaches, irritable bowel, cognitive disturbances, clumsiness, dizziness, allergies, sensitivity to environmental changes.