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Exercise, Posture & Rehab

Exercise, fitness, posture & rehabilitation.

exercise

Exercise helps people to keep their weight at an optimal level and can help to lower the risk of some diseases. Exercising to maintain a healthy weight decreases a person’s risk of developing certain diseases, including type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure.

What are the benefits of regular exercise? It tends to increase appetite, reduce constipation, and promote quality sleep. The benefits of exercise diminish within months after a person stops exercising. Heart strength, muscle strength, and the level of HDL cholesterol decrease, whereas blood pressure and body fat increase.

 

The importance of good posture cannot be stressed enough in modern times. It extends far beyond our outward appearance and aesthetics. Posture refers to our body’s alignment and positioning with respect to gravity. Gravity exerts a force on our joints, ligaments and muscles whether we are standing, sitting or lying down. Good posture distributes this force through our body with minimal muscular effort and so that no one structure is overstressed. Sitting or standing with proper postural alignment allows us to work more efficiently with less fatigue and strain on our body’s ligaments and muscles.

Posture Yourself To Be Pain Free
So many people have pain and discomfort in their bodies and often feel that they have tried everything to get themselves better. They come to see me with piles of forms from all the different practitioners that they have been seeing over time. Some have experienced short-term relief but nothing...
Relaxation
RELAX, get yourself a cuppa and read this article! We work long hours and work so hard. We spend all of our time at home looking after our families, we are exhausted. Where is the "ME" time? When do you get time to relax? Why do so many of us...
Participation in something athletic is a great way of keeping active; whether it’s a round of golf with business colleagues, going to the gym to do weights or yoga, jogging along the waterfront, tennis, swimming or biking at the weekend.  Most people think of their sport as a way to...
Stretching & Massage
There’s nothing worse than tightness and restriction in particular areas of our bodies. This is especially with so many people working long hours at desks. Stretching can be an amazing tool to keep bodies feeling loose, free and connected. You will notice animals naturally stretching; dogs and cats both...
A dowagers hump is just one of the many conditions that can occur if we don’t have optimal alignment of our body. This can lead to an unsightly and painful condition.  Many women are familiar with this hump and have concerns they will end up buckled over looking at the...