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by Dr. Brandon Chorney | Oct 20, 2016 | Health Articles
Grab your sneakers and a light sweatshirt and let’s get walking! While some fitness enthusiasts relentlessly seek out the latest, trendiest exercise crazes, many others are returning to good, old-fashioned walking to help them feel great and get into shape without becoming a member of an expensive gym. Best of all except for a good pair of walking shoes, it requires virtually no equipment. So whether enjoying the wonder of nature or simply the company of a friend, walking can be a healthy, invigorating experience. And thanks to its convenience and simplicity, walking just might be right for you, too.
Unplug For Your Health
A sedentary lifestyle has a debilitating influence on people’s health as they age. Therefore exercise is imperative.
Enjoy All the Great Benefits of Walking
- Improves cardiovascular endurance
- Tones muscles of the lower body
- Burns calories: about 80 if walking 2 miles per hour, and about 107 if walking 4.5 miles per hour
- Reduces risk of heart disease
The Foot Locker
The first item of business when beginning your walking program is to select the right pair of shoes. Too many people choose fashion over function when purchasing running shoes, not realizing that poor-fitting shoes can do more than hurt their stride; they can also lead to pain throughout the body.
Make sure the shoes you purchase fit properly. The balls of your feet should rest exactly at the point where the toe end of the shoe bends during walking.
Select shoes with plenty of cushioning in the soles to absorb the impact.
Shop for sneakers at the end of the day or after a workout when your feet are generally at their largest. Wear the type of socks you usually wear during exercise.
When trying on shoes, be sure to wear them for at least 10 minutes at the store.
Once you have purchased a pair of shoes, don’t walk them on the ground. While estimates vary as to when is the best time to replace old shoes, most experts agree that between 300 and 500 miles is optimal.
Put Your Feet On The Floor!
Walking just 12 minutes every other day can offer significant health benefits. But to increase your longevity, try to eventually work up to 30 minutes, five days per week. Experts agree that to be considered “active,” adults should try to take 10,000 steps each day. Wearing a pedometer is an easy way to track your progress. Follow these great tips to start strong and stay strong:
Move your arms freely, in coordination with the opposite leg.
Don’t stoop your head or look down at a phone or the ground as you walk. This position of the head will challenge the normal forward curve of your neck, which, in turn, will cause you to carry your weight improperly.
Don’t carry weights or dumbbells while walking. They’re better used as a separate part of your exercise regimen.
Expect a little soreness in the thighs and calves for the first week or two. If you experience more than soreness, check with your doctor of chiropractic.
Walk briskly, with “purpose.” Simply sauntering, while relaxing and enjoyable, is not an effective form of cardiovascular exercise.
Of course, be sure to consult your doctor before beginning any exercise program.
The Right Path
Follow these tips to maximize the benefits and reduce the chance of injuries:
Walking on a cushioned or rubberized track is ideal because the cushioning of this type of track absorbs most of the impact of your walking. Many recreation centers offer this type of track free of charge.
The grass is another good surface, but watch out for hidden dips or holes in the ground.
Walking on a surface with no give, such as concrete or a mall floor, is not your best choice because this type of surface will not absorb much of the impact your body will experience. If you do choose to walk on such a surface, be extra careful to select highly cushioned shoes.
Just Do It!
We want to help keep you moving in perfect balance to maximize the benefit and help to avoid low back, hip, or knee pain. So as you lace up and head for the open road make sure to call and get a check up for top performance.
by Dr. Brandon Chorney | Aug 30, 2016 | Health Articles
We are in full swing of the digital age. All correspondence is now primarily virtual. This interaction between humans includes business, casual acquaintances and worse, our more intimate partners. With so much time spent in our virtual world, our physical bodies, especially our neck and back, are suffering from diseases inclusive of obesity, migraine headaches and more chronic pains due to our habitual bad postures that we hold while we are “corresponding.”
Disease Is Not Virtual
Years ago we attributed that the most unhealthy people were typically those who had careers which required hard, repetitive physical labor, repetitive activities or those who were required to travel long distances in a poor sitting position in an auto or truck. The hours, weeks, months, and years with these requirements which were typically done in an unhealthy position had been one of the largest contributors to poor health rather than the first thought of impact or accident.
As the digital age became the ruler of careers and now for many virtual lives and social connections our time sitting in poor postures has more than tripled and so has the rise in our health problems.
These health problems range from neck pain, back pain, headaches, and sciatica to the onset of many disease processes including obesity.
Although the solution of unplugging from our devices may seem simple, it is not that easy as many of our careers are dependent on them and as long as we are not inconvenienced with a life-threatening disease, we do not action. Unfortunately, hitting the escape key at that point is not that easy.
Hard Copy Research
In a study performed at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Louisiana, a Physiologist, Marc Hamilton, discovered that when he prevented lab mice from standing up, an enzyme that burns fat gets turned off, which can lead to weight gain. “This enzyme is virtually shut off within hours of not standing, entirely independent of diet, completely independent of weight changes.” Hamilton further stated, “Sitting has become the most common human behavior; literally, it outstrips the amount of time we spend sleeping.”
He further simplified by giving a similar comparison to the once very accepted practice of smoking to the “now” problem of long term sitting in improper positions due to electronic devices. The parallel being that both are commonly accepted practices that people are reluctant to see the health hazards they pose with the unfortunate reality that both are silent killers that take years to develop into life-threatening disease processes.
More hard evidence was also given in another study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology. This study showed that sitting for long stretches, more than six hours a day, can make someone at least 18 percent more likely to die from diabetes, heart disease, and obesity than those sitting less than three hours a day.
The Hard Re-Boot
At our practice, we see how human behaviors and our evolution of technology has shaped our society and impacted the way we use our bodies.
Repetitive activities with poor posture are serious and going to have predictably devastating effects on our health and the health of the next generation unless we implement a change in our behaviors.
As computers and the virtual world are here to stay, let us help you begin to re-boot your actions with a few simple tips.
Get a standing desk or an ergonomically designed chair, preferably with a properly fitted backrest or better yet not at all.
Take regular breaks. Get up every 30-60 minutes to stretch for 30-60 seconds.
Do not sit or lounge on the sofa after your evening meal. Stand, stretch or walk for 10 minutes without your handheld device. Bonus! It will also stimulate your metabolism!
Ready To Help!
Is your future health worth a few minutes and a few minor changes in your behaviors? Absolutely!
If you are ready to improve your health, stop degenerative changes, eliminate headaches, back and neck pain due to work and stress due to your careers; plus increase your energy call our office today. Our expert team is ready to help you unplug and take on a new real life healthy lifestyle.
The results will not just be in your mind!
by Dr. Brandon Chorney | Aug 11, 2016 | Zed
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