Table 6.

Different modes of exercise and the impact on dystonia symptoms.

Factor	Number of responses	% Better	% Unchanged	% Worse
Strengthening/resistance	134	14	30	56
Strengthening without weights	130	21	35	44
Yoga or Pilates	116	39	34	27
General stretching	155	38	37	25
Light walking	176	27	35	38
Brisk walking	153	22	25	53
Jogging	99	11	24	65
Running at a pace that makes it hard to breathe	89	9	20	70
Light cycling	103	12	34	54
Heavy/fast cycling	95	5	26	68
Dancing	95	35	23	42
Aerobics	86	14	30	56
Light gardening	149	12	39	49
Heavy gardening (e.g., digging, cutting trees)	120	7	21	72
Household chores	173	9	36	55
Playing sport (e.g., football, tennis, golf)	84	5	30	65