Tuesday, September 20th, 2011
Yes, without a doubt. I remember I once saw a client who came to me with chronic back pain. I would treat her and she would feel better for days, even weeks. Then, suddenly, I’d get a call that her pain was back. After a while she saw a pattern to her pain. More stress in her life meant more physical pain.
Why? Stress depresses the immune system so your body becomes weaker and less able to fight off pain and illness. Also, when we’re stressed, we’re more likely to eat “bad” foods and not exercise and take care of ourselves.
What to do? You can’t get rid of stress. Instead, identify what causes you stress and have strategies ready to combat it. FFR members click here for some past stress strategies > Also, click here to watch “5 Steps to Decrease Stress” >
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Monday, August 22nd, 2011
These foods will help you heal faster, decrease pain and fight disease.
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Tags: 5 minutes to fitness+, 5 minutes to fitness+ TV, anti-inflammatory, fit friends' revolution, healing foods, Nutrition, pain, Peter K, weight loss
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Monday, August 8th, 2011
These tips will help you get through your workout safely.
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Tags: 5 minutes to fitness+, 5 minutes to fitness+ TV, fit friends' revolution, hip pain, pain, Peter K, Physical Therapy, shoulder pain
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Wednesday, September 1st, 2010
Fit Lifestyle Club coming soon
Kay, above is performing the perfect row: knees bent, head straight, stomach tight, elbows in, and slow & controlled movements. I’ve written before that besides not stretching enough, poor form is a primary cause of pain during exercise. Follow these rules to make sure you are doing an exercise right: Join the club to read more »
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Friday, June 11th, 2010
5 Minutes to Fitness+ Club coming soon
Alison recently shared a very good article with me which I have attached below. In a nutshell; muscle soreness occurs for different reasons including new activities and repetitive training (stress). It’s part of living a fit lifestyle and there are things you can do to decrease soreness, pain and injury, besides drugs, like:
- Start slowly and listen to your body when it tells you it’s in pain
- Use ice for acute injuries and pain (immediately and up to 72 hours)
- Use heat for chronic pain- (longer than several weeks)
*****You can use ice and heat contrasts for stubborn soreness/pain/injuries- Apply ice to the area for 10 minutes, then moist heat for 10 minutes, then ice again for 10 minutes, then moist heat for last 10 minutes.
Here’s the link to the article that goes into more detail and medications as well. http://www.active.com/fitness/Articles/5-Tips-to-Treat-DOMS-and-Tendonitis.htm?cmp=291&memberid=107039837&lyrisid=20716849
Tags: 5 minutes to fitness+, ice, moist heat, muscles, pain, Peter K, running injuries, soreness
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Friday, March 19th, 2010
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YES, it can make your pain symptoms worse. This morning I saw a client who’s shoulder pain became worse for no apparent reason. He doesn’t remember doing anything to aggravate it. When I asked about work he said the last few days have been very stressful. Stress elevates heart rate, releases cortisol (elevates sugar in the blood & suppresses the immune system), and makes you tense muscles unknowingly.
Here’s what to do:
- Relax your shoulders and sit/stand tall
- Gently tighten your stomach muscles while breathing
- Breath in deeply through your nose, exhale through your mouth
- Identify what is causing your stress and take action to redirect it
- SMILE really big for any reason for at least 10 seconds. If they don’t take you away you’ll feel better
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