If you’re at all like me, just skipping a few days of exercise and good physical activity leads to an increase in body aches and pains, lethargy, a tendency to eat a little more (or a lot more) and a general feeling of being low in energy.
The weather of the past two weeks has probably affected you physically and interrupted your exercise routine. You may be feeling tension or a slight grumpiness. You may also have experienced a flare-up in physical pain with symptoms of arthritis, inflammation, stiffness and soreness.
Assess how you are feeling, seek professional help if necessary and plan a nice personal project to get yourself feeling mobile, flexible, relaxed and pain-free.
One of the best things about physical activity is how it reduces tension, body aches and pains associated with stress, arthritis and inflammatory conditions.
Initiating a plan for restorative physical activity requires careful consideration.
Make wise decisions based upon your doctor’s advice (including your chiropractor), and determine the best type of exercise for you in relation to your limitations and your personal preferences. Also find support for proper nutritional guidelines.
With an aging population of baby boomers, the cutting edge of fitness is finding its place in water. Water is the most beneficial environment for exercise as it supports pain-free movement making it ideal for the aging, overweight and arthritic individual. Restorative yoga is also effective with breathing, meditation and gentle postures promoting increased oxygen and circulation while opening the locked joints of the body and bringing relaxation to tense muscles and minds.
If you hesitate in being more active due to injury or arthritic pain, know that you can do much to participate in your own healing, health and wellness. The important thing is to get moving and get moving with the right plan that works for you. It’s also vital that you are supplied with proper nutrition.
I’m feeling rather ‘seized up’ now after hours at the computer, so it’s off to the water for me. Take a moment yourself to stretch, get up and move.
Lifestyles, with Donna offers personal and group coaching in healthy living, including Water Works Wonders, Yoga After Hours and the New Beginnings Weight Loss Programme. Please email [email protected] if you wish to be added to my address book for notification of special seminars and for more information on what is offered.
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