Reduce Your Risk Of Pain
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You can reduce your risk of pain when you workout by taking action before you start. Some people don’t even try to workout, because they’re plagued by so much pain. That’s unhealthy, but so is working out while you’re already in pain. Pain is the body’s way of reporting a problem. It’s as though the nervous system was the factory manager taking the message to the boss…the brain… that something needs to be done or the plant will close. You can get professional help to correct the issue so you won’t be laid up for weeks after a workout.
Consider Active Release Techniques to relieve your pain.
ART can help you. No that’s not the name of a man, but a technique. If you overuse your muscles it can cause small injuries, such as minor tears, called micro-trauma. When the body heals, it often forms scar tissue in these areas. As the scar tissue grows, it can pinch a nerve, tense the tendons and shorten or weaken the muscles making movement difficult and painful. It can cause a number of problems from shoulder pain to carpal tunnel, too. You don’t have to live with pain. ART often can help reduce and eliminate the problem.
Get chiropractic help.
One of the biggest benefits of using a chiropractor is not just the pain relief, but finding the cause of the pain. Chiropractic techniques include identifying the source of pain and the amount of damage, then recommending a plan of action. The plan might include ART or other alternative technique that provides relief without medication. Chiropractors also work closely with personal trainers to create recovery plans.
Get a massage before or after your workout.
If you’re already in pain, massage therapy can help reduce it and get you ready for exercise. You can also prepare the body and stimulate circulation with a massage before you hit the gym. However, you also will benefit from a gentle massage after a brutal workout. Finding the best type of massage, whether it’s Swedish, deep tissue or sports is often done with the help of a chiropractor.
Enjoy the benefits of a spa and the relaxation they can offer.
You don’t have to be in pain to avoid pain. If you’ve been injured working out in the past, consult a chiropractor to find ways to prevent it. Always tell your personal trainer about previous injuries as it might be due to muscle imbalances and helped with the right workout program.
A program of regular exercise might be just the trick to prevent back pain. Often weaker core muscles can be the culprit when it comes to back pain.
Be safe rather than sorry. Don’t suffer in silence, but seek out help. There are alternatives to medication, so even if another health care professional told you to “suck it up and live with the pain” that doesn’t mean you have to or should. It also doesn’t mean living half a life on pain medication.
Lean And Mean Meal Plan
You’ll learn how to create your own meal plan that will leave you feeling satisfied and happy, but still help you reach the weight goals you’ve set as you work with us to create a nutrition plan. Learning to make smarter decisions when it comes to food isn’t dieting. In fact, it’s nothing like dieting. Dieting requires that you stick to a strict eating regimen and often leaves you feeling deprived. Worse of all, diets always end and you go back to your old eating habits. That means you gain the weight back again.
Eating healthy doesn’t require you to starve.
Starving yourself is counterproductive. The body adapts and slows the metabolism, using even fewer calories. Eating healthy means making small changes, such as freezing a banana or two and throwing it into the blender as a substitution for ice cream. It’s creamy delicious and makes a great treat or dessert, but will fill you up, not out. When you’re planning a menu that includes a sandwich, use a wheat wrap to replace the bread.
Rejoice in the fresh splendid produce of summer.
Oh how I love fresh fruits and vegetables right out of the garden and crave those sumptuous tomatoes that don’t taste like cardboard. A delectable salad or snacks of fresh fruits and vegetables can add extra nutrition to your diet, while keeping the calorie count low. Buy fresh herbs for salads and add extra goodies, like berries and nuts. It’s delicious, filling and oh so good. If you notice those fresh veggies are close to the end of their shelf life, steam them for the next meal.
Start cooking differently.
You might be used to frying everything, but that’s not the way to lose weight. Once you start eating steamed, grilled and roasted foods, you’ll never go back to fried foods again. Rather than make the meat the highlight of the meal, find vegetable dishes that will have everyone asking for more. When you bake, use unsweetened applesauce to substitute for some of the oil or sugar in your baked goods.
Keep plenty of cut up fresh fruits and veggies in the refrigerator or other low calorie snacks. You’ll be amazed at just how refreshing an icy cold cube of watermelon is on a hot summer day. Whole watermelons tend to stay whole, since nobody wants the mess of cutting them. The same is true of cantaloupe.
Have plenty of bottled water ready in the refrigerator instead of sugary drinks. You don’t have to buy bottled water each time, simply sterilize and refill the bottles you’ve already finished. For a change of pace, make unsweetened ice tea.
So no to alcohol. It’s loaded with empty calories. It also tends to dehydrate you in the hot summer months.
Save calories when you eat a hardy breakfast. Add fresh berries to your pancake batter and smother them with fruit processed in the blender, rather than maple syrup. It’s extra healthy and super yummy.