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Chiropractic
Care
Chiropractic
is a primary field of health care with a basic principle
that an optimally functioning nervous system will result
is better health. MORE> |
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Auto Accident
Care
Many
car accidents or “whiplash” injuries are
classified as “soft tissue” meaning that
no bones are broken or internal injuries were sustained.
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Massage
Therapy
Massage Therapy is the manual manipulation
of muscles and soft tissue by applying pressure to the
body with the intention of positively affecting the
health and well being of the client or patient. MORE> |
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Golf &
Chiropractic Care
Consider these tips when looking
to improve your game MORE> |
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Stress
and Aging...
Exercise and Don't Sit too Much ...
The Posture Principles ... |
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Exercise,
and don’t sit so much!
Did you exercise today? There is one truth for everyone
with a body, man or woman, "Use it or lose it."
Whether you have a body like Michael Jordan, or you
haven't exercised since high school gym class, your
body is shaped by two things...your genetics and your
experiences, including injuries & habits.
Your genetics, like it or not, you cannot change. Your
habits, you can choose. Remember: Habits are what you
do. What you will have done is what you do today. What
you do today is what your habits will be.
Walking is the ideal exercise for the human frame. The
possibility of injury is minimal, & the benefits
are tremendous. People's bodies are designed to walk.
Unfortunately, many people spend much (if not most)
of their lives sitting. We drive to work, sitting. We
work at a computer, sitting. We eat lunch, sitting.
We sit to drive home, and then we sit on the couch and
read or watch TV. The result: A body that is conditioned
to sitting.
Sitting uses some muscles too much and some muscles
too little. Overused muscles become too tight and the
underused ones get too weak. Plus, the joints become
stiff from inactivity. The result is called de-conditioning.
This is why we have de-conditioned 35 year olds (or
55, or 75 year olds) saying that they are “out
of shape".
This de-conditioned person will either:
1. Continue the habit of inactivity and become progressively
more de-conditioned with age. This person is much more
likely to suffer with arthritis, osteoporosis, cardiovascular
or other health problems, and a generally lessened quality
of life.
2. Attempt to begin a habit of regular exercise, but
discontinue the habit because of:
A- Injury
B- Boredom
C- Inability to find time
D- Lack of desire to make the time.
3. At some point:
Begin a Life Habit of regular exercise.
Here are 7 tips to make
exercise a part of your daily life.
1. Do something rather than nothing.
If people would just get out and walk, they'd be amazed
at what it can do for them. People are surprised when
they learn they don't have to kill themselves to benefit
from exercise.
2. Set realistic goals.
Whether you exercise to improve your appearance or general
well-being, or both, any professional will tell you
a critical key to success is setting realistic goals.
To be achievable, they must be based on your current
level of fitness, not what you did 20 years ago or what
your friends do.
3. Make it fun.
Exercise shouldn't be a chore. It should be a prescription
for healthy living. Going to the gym and pumping iron
or climbing to the top of the Empire State Building
on a stairmaster isn’t bad, if you enjoy it. But
if you aren’t enjoying it, perhaps climbing to
the top of Stone Mountain once a week would be a fun
incentive to motivate you to walk around the neighborhood
the rest of the week.
4. Exercise at your own level.
Avoid injury, exercise addiction, and burn-out by exercising
somewhere between 'I can do this forever,' and I can
only do this for a few minutes.
5. More isn't always better.
Research shows that more than an hour of aerobic exercise,
and/or more than four days of strength training, makes
it MUCH more likely that an exercise program will not
become a LifeHabit. The intensity is just too high.
6. Don't worry about what you're burning.
Body fat loss is relative to calorie balance over time.
It doesn't matter if you're burning fat or carbohydrates
during exercise, you're still burning energy. As long
as you burn more energy (calories) than you consume,
you'll be healthier.
7. Don’t try to spot reduce with sit-ups.
Do crunches properly, for the abs. Unfortunately, most
people work their hip flexors rather than their abs
when they try to work their stomach muscles. To work
the abs, do crunches. Lie on your back with your legs
bent, and feet flat on the floor. Press your lower back
into the floor and use your abs to come up about 15
to 20 degrees, and slowly lower. Try to keep the muscles
contracted as you lower.
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