Spring through fall is “marathon season” throughout the country. If you’re training for a marathon, these tips will help you train smart so that you can avoid injury and improve your performance.
As you age, you may be tempted to temper your exercise habits due to fear of injury or diminished energy levels. However, research has shown that staying active throughout your life can actually help to prevent strokes, improve life expectancy, reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s, and may even alter DNA to ensure that the body is performing optimally.
In order to lead a long, healthy life, incorporate exercise and a healthy diet into your daily routine. The following tips will help you stay healthy and active for life!
An exercise program that incorporates targeted strength training exercises is ideal for people of all ages. Staying active helps people to maintain optimal body weight and is especially important to help prevent injuries and diseases and to improve overall wellbeing. Shoulder injuries are very common and can be prevented when practicing safe exercise routines and correct techniques. You can also minimize the risk of injury by selecting appropriate weights that are not too heavy when exercising the shoulders.
The following list of exercises can be incorporated safely into your exercise routine to strengthen your muscles and improve flexibility.
It is very common for toddlers to exhibit signs of bowed legs when they are very young. Children with bowed legs will usually have a distinct gap between the knees and the lower legs when they stand with their feet together. Bowed legs can affect one or both legs, and parents or the child’s pediatrician may notice that the legs are beginning to curve outward within the first few years of life.
Water exercises are ideal for hip strengthening because it minimizes the impact on joints, tendons, and ligaments.[/caption]
Hip strength is essential to maintaining good health and preventing hip related injuries. In addition, athletes and runners can also benefit from strengthened hips, as it provides them the vehicle to achieve maximum performance. Performing routine hip strengthening exercises throughout early adulthood can help to build stronger bone mass and reduce the risk of bone conditions such as osteoporosis in future. Regardless of age, adopting these hip strengthening exercises can lead to better overall health and reduce the risk of falls and related injuries.
Water-Based Hip Strengthening Exercises
Water exercises are ideal for hip strengthening because it minimizes the impact on joints, tendons, and ligaments. Patients experiencing hip pain can benefit from deep water running, walking, and even jumping jacks. By attaching a buoyancy belt or flotation device to the body, patients can perform these exercises safely and easily. Other water-based exercises include leg raises, knee to chest exercises, or other exercises designed to strengthen the hip abductors.
10/18/2012
Dear Patient,
Shasta Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine is always concerned about the health and well being of our patients. You may have heard from numerous news reports there is a potential risk of meningitis exposure to patients who have received steroid back injections. This risk of exposure is limited to a specific steroid medication manufactured by a specific pharmaceutical company, NECC Incorporated in Framingham, Massachusetts.
We want you to know that Shasta Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine has not used the particular steroid medication that is the cause for concern for meningitis exposure. Additional concerns and cautions are being reported about other products from this pharmacy. We want you to know that Shasta Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine has not used any products manufactured by NECC Incorporated.
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