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Female Focus Losing It Can Make A Real Difference!
Your body is an amazing network of bones and muscles, tendons, nerves and more. By maintaining a healthy body weight, you give your body the ability to stay at optimal performance.
When you carry more weight than your body frame was designed to support, you may start to develop aches and pains in your ankles, your knees and in other joint areas. At times, it might even feel like you can barely move.
You might discover that sitting for a few minutes and then getting up makes you feel a lot older than you really are because it hurts to straighten upright. You might even find yourself starting to reduce the activities you used to enjoy because of the pain in your joints.
The reason that you have this pain is because a lot of pressure is being put on those joint areas. Then when you develop joint pain, the last thing you think about is exercising because it hurts the joints when you move about a lot.
Even losing as little as ten percent of your overall body weight can reduce your pain plus you may find that you’re able to move around easier, too. You may think that carrying an extra twenty pounds is no big deal; however you may not understand is how that multiplies the pressure on your joints.
Carrying twenty extra pounds can equal a pressure equivalent to sixty pounds of pressure felt in and against your joints. It’s no wonder that weight can cause joint pain. For each pound over your ideal weight, you should multiply by three – that will indicate to you how much pressure your joints are feeling. By taking off the weight, you lower the pressure against your knees, which makes walking easier.
Exercise that is low impact can help you shed pounds and give your knees and hips much needed relief. Walking is one way to lose weight and gain better joint health. Swimming is especially good for exercising - even if you don’t have joint problems because the water offers support for your body while you’re working out.
Losing weight doesn’t just give you better joint health, but it can also help alleviate pain from conditions such as arthritis. Once you start exercising and losing weight, you’ll also notice that your joints are not so stiff and that it’s easier to get out of bed in the morning.
You’ll also find that by keeping your body at a healthy weight, you can maintain long-term pressure management and keep your joints healthier a lot longer.
This article is for information purposes ONLY and should not be used as a diagnostic tool. Always consult with your medial adviser or G.P. on all medical matters. Should you require any further information, have any other question that you may want answered or would prefer a one to one FREE consultation then please contact Kevin, on 966 765 686 or 605 306 129 or e-mail
physicaltherapyclinic@hotmail.com
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