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by Dr. Brandon Chorney | Feb 19, 2015 | Health Articles
Sitting on the edge of our seats as we eagerly await the final score. 3-2-1 Victory! You jump to cheer the win, but if you suffer with Tendonitis that victory dance is filled with awkward motions and pain. If you find this pain has you red shirted from the sports you love to play or...
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by Dr. Brandon Chorney | Feb 17, 2015 | Health Articles
Want to look in that mirror and see your fabulous abs? Of course you do - so read on. First the Exercise Doing sit-ups or abdominal crunches is an extremely effective way to strengthen you core muscles. These muscles help you to maintain a good posture and they allow you to twist and bend. Chronic...
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by Dr. Brandon Chorney | Feb 12, 2015 | Health Articles
It’s time. My alarm is set and my sneakers are ready to witness a workout that will begin the next new me.
Sound familiar? Many people find it hard to get motivated for a “big workout” at the gym, or getting up at 5 am for a 5 mile run. However, scientists have found that peoples’ bodies are not only physically different when it comes to exercise but also in the way they perceive the exercise and in the way that they get motivated. They believe that it is all linked to an individuals’ body chemistry and this chemistry can determine whether we find exercise a chore or a pleasure.
What Determines My Level of Activity?
“If we do not move it, we lose it.” This adage rings true for not only our waist lines but our motivation to enjoy the exercise that will keep us in shape. For instance, people have different levels of physical capacity, there are people that find going for a walk is more than enough exercise for them. Whereas, others find that spending hours working out in the gym is still not enough. Unfortunately we typically find that more sedentary people feel that walking or doing a few sit-ups are sufficient.
A persons’ physical capacity is based on their ventilatory threshold. In the majority of people, when at rest, the amount of carbon dioxide exhaled is equal to the amount of oxygen inhaled. When we exercise we pass the ventilatory threshold and the amount of carbon dioxide exhaled is greater than the amount of oxygen inhaled. This action causes the muscles to produce lactic acid and the body creates a stress response. Most peoples’ ventilatory threshold is at 50-60% of their maximum exercise capacity. For more sedentary people it can be as low as 35%.
The way we look at exercise also contributes to our chemistry and our motivation to do it. If you are one of those people that hates exercise and finds it extremely hard to get motivated, what can you do?
Where Do I Start My Motivation to Exercise?
The first big step is pick an exercise that you enjoy doing and then ease yourself into it, particularly if you haven’t been active for a while. Be careful for if you push yourself too hard at the start of your exercise program it is only going to make you feel worse and discourage you from continuing.
If you have led a sedentary lifestyle and have not been exercising start with a simple form of exercise that takes the weight off of your feet, such as a light swim or water aerobics. To gain motivation and help with committing to form a healthy lifestyle routine take up a social exercise activity. This can mean joining a class at your local gym or just going for a walk with a group of friends.
Another tip is to try the media to help get you motivated. Listening to your favorite songs or watching T.V. when you are exercising as a distraction can help to keep you motivated and improve the results of exercising.
Join a team or enjoy it alone but the bottom line is that if you enjoy the exercise you are doing there is more chance that you will stay motivated and persevere to get the results you want.
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by Dr. Brandon Chorney | Feb 10, 2015 | Health Articles
Amazing how a fad from the 80's was a future predictor of our generation of children and young adults and now adult health. This fad originated from sticker cards that were later brought to life on the big and small screen. Each character featured a Garbage Pail Kid having some comical abnormality, deformity and/or suffering...
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by Dr. Brandon Chorney | Feb 5, 2015 | Health Articles
In today's world there is a gidget for every gadget and all have an instructional manual to help us understand all the warning lights and alarms that have been created to help you understand if your gadget is functioning properly. The manual also comes with the clause that if we maintain it at a high...
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by Dr. Brandon Chorney | Feb 3, 2015 | Health Articles
Fibromyalgia can create many challenges for a person suffering with this disorder. The challenges often go well beyond the typical characteristic of chronic pain. Suffering from chronic pain alone can be debilitating. For a fibromyalgia sufferer just trying to explain all of their locations of pain is often confusing to their doctor and to complicate...
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