Health Blog Category: Stretching
The Secret Benefits of Stretching Before and After Your Workout
Do you work out every day? Working out daily is a wonderful way to maintain good levels of health and keep your body functioning at its optimum levels. It’s important to get some kind of healthy exercise on a daily basis!
Now, answer this question. If you do work out every day, are you stretching properly?
If you’re not stretching before and after your workout, you’re not really taking advantage of a complete workout routine.
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One of the biggest parts of physical therapy is stretching. In almost every physical therapy treatment plan, there is some incorporation of targeted stretches. Stretching can benefit anyone – from athletes looking to improve their technique to older folks looking to relieve chronic aches and pains.
Stretching not only helps with flexibility improvement; it also is a natural way to provide pain relief and make any additional physical therapy treatments much easier. To learn more about incorporating stretching into your life, contact Alta Vista Wellness Center today!
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When is the last time you gave your body a good, long stretch?
Stretching should be a part of your everyday routine if it isn’t already. A nice stretch is the best way to start your day, regardless of who you are. Stretching has a lot of advantages, and it’s absolutely fine if you don’t know where to start!
A physical therapist can explain why stretching is beneficial to you as an individual and how it can help you enhance your overall quality of life.
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Don’t Just Get That Regular Exercise — Do Your Post-Workout Stretches, Too!
There’s no doubt about it: American aren’t getting enough physical activity. Healthy adults should be making a point of getting at least 150 minutes of moderate physical activity every week. If you already know that you need to be more active, you may be preparing a regular exercise regimen of your own. That’s a great start, but don’t forget to finish correctly.
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It’s not always easy to know the first place you can begin when it comes to making adjustments in your life for your health and wellbeing. Some people tell you exercise, some say diet, and some even suggest making little changes in all areas all at once! It can be a little overwhelming, and often, instead of making any changes, people give up and make absolutely zero. This isn’t a good idea, and will do nothing but set you back in the long run when it comes to your overall health!
Read full blogImprove Your Health in These 6 Ways With the Help of Physical Therapy
Do you notice your muscles feeling painful or achy throughout the day? Are you recovering from a recent injury or surgical procedure? Are you living with a chronic condition that causes constant discomfort?
Whatever the case may be, physical therapy can help improve your health. While there are many benefits to physical therapy, below are some of the top 6 ways physical therapy can improve your quality of life:
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Read full blogGet Arthritic Pain Relief the Natural Way – With Physical Therapy Intervention
Are you living with arthritis? Do you think you may be experiencing symptoms of early onset arthritis? Do your joints feel painful, achy, or weak?
If you are living with arthritis, you’re not alone. In fact, there are over 100 different types of arthritis that people are diagnosed with. The most common demographic to be diagnosed with arthritis is the elderly; however, it is possible for people to develop arthritic symptoms in their early middle age, as well.
Read full blogGet Arthritic Pain Relief the Natural Way – With Physical Therapy Intervention
Are you living with arthritis? Do you think you may be experiencing symptoms of early onset arthritis? Do your joints feel painful, achy, or weak?
If you are living with arthritis, you’re not alone. In fact, there are over 100 different types of arthritis that people are diagnosed with. The most common demographic to be diagnosed with arthritis is the elderly; however, it is possible for people to develop arthritic symptoms in their early middle age, as well.
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