{"id":9645,"date":"2026-01-14T05:12:22","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T05:12:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=9645"},"modified":"2026-01-14T05:12:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T05:12:22","slug":"from-chronic-illness-to-bodybuilding-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=9645","title":{"rendered":"From chronic illness to bodybuilding success"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">A female bodybuilder has said becoming &#8220;the boss&#8221; of her body has helped manage her chronic illness.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Rosie Bailey began experiencing chronic fatigue at the age of 14 and struggled to get out of bed and climb the stairs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The 21-year-old had her third bowel operation last year after her bowel wall collapsed.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">She said: &#8220;Chronic illness is a part of me and it would be very easy to let it take over my life, but to me that&#8217;s not a life worth living.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Miss Bailey, from Bristol, was diagnosed with postural tachycardia syndrome (PoTS) in 2016 then later Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS).<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">As a result, she experiences extreme dizziness, hypermobility, joint pain, physical discomfort and irregular periods. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">She said the combination of symptoms was &#8220;tough [as] when I&#8217;m in a flare-up everything flares &#8211; they&#8217;re very linked&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Reluctant to follow medical advice &#8220;to do less&#8221;, she started seeing a personal trainer once a week for a gentle session.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-england-bristol-57854481\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A female bodybuilder has said becoming &#8220;the boss&#8221; of her body has helped manage her chronic illness. 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