Thursday 6 March 2008

Exercise for health joints

You can help take pressure off joints by strengthening the muscles, tendons and ligaments surrounding them.

Here’s just a couple of the exercises recommended by Readers’ Digest Health Solutions: aim for 30 repetitions in one session.

TO INCREASE KNEE STRENGTH & FUNCTION
Lie on your back with one leg bent and the other lying flat on the floor. Flex the foot of the flat leg (ie. point your toes backwards towards your head), tighten your knee so the leg is straight, then lift that leg until your foot is 60cm off the floor. Count slowly to five, then lower the leg slowly, touching the floor with your calf first. Repeat with other leg.

TO SUPPORT THE NECK
Look straight ahead with your chin slightly dropped. As you continue staring straight ahead, lower your head sideways so that your ear moves towards your shoulder (don’t lift your shoulder towards your ear). Bend your head to the other side and do the same.

FOR A STRONG, SUPPLE BACK Sit with legs crossed and hold your feet with your hands. Slowly lean forward, moving your face towards the floor.

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This is such interesting article,it can help everyone to prevent joint pain.

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Yoga is best exercise that utilizes the holding of various positions for a certain length of time. This can help improve flexibility and increase lubrication in the joints without any movement being done at all. Use light weight or isometric exercises to ensure the muscles that support the joints are strong.

Aching Foot said...

Great! I just enjoyed reading this tips! Thanks for sharing this. It'll help me a lot for my hamstrings.

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I'm suffering Gout and I really find this exercise very hard at start but I constantly been doing this and it did have significant changes to my overall feet health. Thanks for sharing this.

-Ray