OrthosportsPT_Increase Your Energy By Getting Up & Moving

INCREASE YOUR ENERGY BY GETTING UP &MOVING TODAY! (Continued) Lack of movement and poor posture are the causes of several types of pain, including lower back pain, neck pain, hip pain, knee pain, shoulder pain, and headaches. A slumped posture can even change the shape of your spine over time, in addition to closing your shoulder joints and tightening up the tissues around your hips. These consequences can cause severe pain and may result in a host of other problems if lifestyle changes are not made. How can I get moving? There is one fundamental rule of the human body: it was made to move! There are several reasons why people may not want to participate in physical activity. Perhaps your body simply doesn’t move the way it used to, or perhaps painful areas of your bodymake it difficult tomove in theways you’d like. Whatever the case may be, the truth is that restriction in movement has the potential to lead to harmful health problems. Some easy pain-relief and energy-boosting steps you can take on your own include: 1. Decide to get up and get moving 2. Get up from your chair every 20 minutes and walk around, even if it is just for a few seconds. . alk or exercise at least 30 minutes very day. 4. Drink plenty of water. . tretch your legs, hips, spine, and neck for 10 minut s every day. There is one fundamental rule of the human body: it was made to move! There are several reasons why people may not want to participate in physical activity. Perhaps your body simply doesn’t move the way it used to, or perhaps painful areas of your bodymake it difficult tomove in theways you’d like. Whatever the case may be, the truth is that restriction in movement has the potential to lead to harmful health problems. Some easy pain-relief and energy-boosting steps you can take on your own include: 1. Decide to get up and get moving 2. Get up from your chair every 20 minutes and walk around, even if it is just for a few seconds. 3. Walk or exercise at least 30 minutes every day. 4. Drink plenty of water. 5. Stretch your legs, hips, spine, and neck for 10 minutes every day. Lack of movement and poor posture are the causes of several types of pain, in luding lower back pain, neck pain, hip pain, knee pain, shoulder pain, and hea aches. A slumped posture ca even chang the shape of your spine over time, in addition to closing your shoulder joints and tightening u th tissues around your hips. These consequenc s ca cause sev re pain and may result in a host of other problems if lif style hange ar not m de. How can I get moving? INCREASE YOUR ENERGY BY GETTING UP &MOVING TODAY! (Continued)

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