Other sports, like tennis, are great for your body and mind. Here are some tips from the pros.
How to get fit and stay healthy on the courts:
Take lessons to learn proper techniques
Play with friends to keep it social
Maximize time on the courts
Keep hydrated
Eat proper/nutritious food
Start out by playing two days a week
Allow body to get used to movements
Give body some time to rest
Maintain a positive outlook
Wear proper tennis gear, shoes
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Aquatic Exercises May Ease Fibromyalgia
Study found that exercise in heated pool brought relief from chronic pain
FRIDAY, Feb. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Regular exercise in a heated swimming pool can benefit people with the common, painful condition fibromyalgia, a new study suggests. Symptoms of fibromyalgia include chronic and severe pain and tenderness in muscles, ligaments and tendons; neck and shoulder pain; sleep problems; anxiety and depression. Women account for more than 90 percent of people with fibromyalgia, which has no known cause or cure. Current treatments include painkillers, exercise, relaxation therapy, and low-dose antidepressants, according to background information in a news release about the study, which was published Feb. 21 in the journal Arthritis Research & Therapy.
The study from the University of Extremadura in Spain and the University of Evora, Portugal, included 33 women with fibromyalgia -- 17 did supervised one-hour exercise sessions in a heated pool three times a week for eight months, while the other 16 did no aquatic training.
The researchers found that the long-term aquatic exercise helped reduce fibromyalgia symptoms and improved the women's health-related quality of life. In an earlier study, the same researchers found that a short-term exercise program helped ease symptoms, but pain returned when patients completed the exercise regimen.
"The addition of an aquatic exercise program to the usual care for fibromyalgia in women is cost-effective in terms of both health care costs and societal costs," and "appropriate aquatic exercise is a good health investment," the researchers wrote.
FRIDAY, Feb. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Regular exercise in a heated swimming pool can benefit people with the common, painful condition fibromyalgia, a new study suggests. Symptoms of fibromyalgia include chronic and severe pain and tenderness in muscles, ligaments and tendons; neck and shoulder pain; sleep problems; anxiety and depression. Women account for more than 90 percent of people with fibromyalgia, which has no known cause or cure. Current treatments include painkillers, exercise, relaxation therapy, and low-dose antidepressants, according to background information in a news release about the study, which was published Feb. 21 in the journal Arthritis Research & Therapy.
The study from the University of Extremadura in Spain and the University of Evora, Portugal, included 33 women with fibromyalgia -- 17 did supervised one-hour exercise sessions in a heated pool three times a week for eight months, while the other 16 did no aquatic training.
The researchers found that the long-term aquatic exercise helped reduce fibromyalgia symptoms and improved the women's health-related quality of life. In an earlier study, the same researchers found that a short-term exercise program helped ease symptoms, but pain returned when patients completed the exercise regimen.
"The addition of an aquatic exercise program to the usual care for fibromyalgia in women is cost-effective in terms of both health care costs and societal costs," and "appropriate aquatic exercise is a good health investment," the researchers wrote.
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Client Comments
Hi Debbie -
I just wanted to let you know how much better I am feeling since I began your classes. I have a loooong way to go, but not only do my legs ache less, I can actually bend them when I walk instead of walking with stiff legs. I now can walk up my stairs (the majority of the time) like a normal person, instead of putting one foot on the stair and then the other on the same stair, etc! I am also trying to take walks with my dogs and my spirits are so much better, too!I was at my worst , both physically and emotionally at the time I met you. Now that I am doing something positive to help myself get better, I do not feel as if my situation is so hopeless!
Before you & your class, I was wondering if I could ever live a normal life again!I still have my doubts at times, but the fact that I am able to do more physically makes my emotional state so much better, which makes me want to do more physically, which helps my emotional state................So, THANK YOU so much! Whenever I picture you in my mind, you have the biggest smile on your face! I guess that's because whenever I see you, you smile your wonderful smile at me! It is great to smile and laugh again!!!I will be forever grateful to you! You have changed my life!
I just wanted to let you know how much better I am feeling since I began your classes. I have a loooong way to go, but not only do my legs ache less, I can actually bend them when I walk instead of walking with stiff legs. I now can walk up my stairs (the majority of the time) like a normal person, instead of putting one foot on the stair and then the other on the same stair, etc! I am also trying to take walks with my dogs and my spirits are so much better, too!I was at my worst , both physically and emotionally at the time I met you. Now that I am doing something positive to help myself get better, I do not feel as if my situation is so hopeless!
Before you & your class, I was wondering if I could ever live a normal life again!I still have my doubts at times, but the fact that I am able to do more physically makes my emotional state so much better, which makes me want to do more physically, which helps my emotional state................So, THANK YOU so much! Whenever I picture you in my mind, you have the biggest smile on your face! I guess that's because whenever I see you, you smile your wonderful smile at me! It is great to smile and laugh again!!!I will be forever grateful to you! You have changed my life!
Friday, February 1, 2008
Tips on Burning Fat and Feeling Better!
1. Do aerobics in the morning for about 20 minutes.
2. Don't starve yourself.
3. Eat six times a day.
4. Workout consistently.
5. Eat protein and carbs each meal.
6. Avoid Corn Syrup and High Fructose Corn Syrup.
7. Prepare meals ahead of time.
8. Keep alcohol to a minimum.
9. Snack frequently but wisely. (i.e. air popped popcorn instead of a snickers bar)
10. Build more muscle. (every pound of muscle burns 50 calories just doing nothing!)
11. Watch the fat content.
12. Eat nuts raw.
13. Watch out for salad dressing.
14. Forget the potato chips. (eat baked chips if you have the urge to crunch)
15. Cut back on carbs at night.
16. Read and act!!! "Knowing what to do and doing what you know are two entirely different things!"
(adapted from AKWA, Oct/Nov, 2007, Adita Yrizzary, BS, CPT)
2. Don't starve yourself.
3. Eat six times a day.
4. Workout consistently.
5. Eat protein and carbs each meal.
6. Avoid Corn Syrup and High Fructose Corn Syrup.
7. Prepare meals ahead of time.
8. Keep alcohol to a minimum.
9. Snack frequently but wisely. (i.e. air popped popcorn instead of a snickers bar)
10. Build more muscle. (every pound of muscle burns 50 calories just doing nothing!)
11. Watch the fat content.
12. Eat nuts raw.
13. Watch out for salad dressing.
14. Forget the potato chips. (eat baked chips if you have the urge to crunch)
15. Cut back on carbs at night.
16. Read and act!!! "Knowing what to do and doing what you know are two entirely different things!"
(adapted from AKWA, Oct/Nov, 2007, Adita Yrizzary, BS, CPT)
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