Regular exercise improves stamina, blood pressure, mood and dialysis tolerance, and most dialysis patients are able to do more than they expect.
What to know
- Start with short walks and build gradually; consistency beats intensity.
- Resistance training helps counter the muscle loss common in dialysis patients.
- Avoid heavy lifting and pressure on the access arm.
- Some patients exercise gently during sessions — ask your care team whether that suits your prescription.
- Stop and rest for dizziness, chest pain or unusual breathlessness.
Talk to your care team
This topic is part of Nutrition & Lifestyle, one of ten modules in the Trivita Learning Hub. If anything here contradicts what your own nephrologist or dialysis nurse has told you, follow your care team — they know your prescription, your access and your history.
Trivita's dialysis nurses answer our care line 24 hours a day on 055 242 1070, including for people who are not yet our patients.
Education, not medical advice. This page explains home hemodialysis in general terms for patients and care partners in the UAE. It is reviewed by Trivita's Medical Director but cannot account for your individual circumstances. Never change a prescription, medication or technique based on this page alone.