Give Your Doctor a Break and Try These Health Saving Excercises That Last a Lifetime   by Tony Towers

in Health / Fitness    (submitted 2012-02-09)

Fitness fixes that will keep you from having to take all of those sick days due to those annoying aches and pains. It would be so much more fun to take that PTO time and spend it with your husband and/or wife and head out to the mall or the beach right!
Give your doctor a break and get well with exercise

This one is a "no brainer" - Simply Jump around
Trampoline-workouts are 200% better than running

1 PRESSUPS
Muscles worked Chest and shoulders Best for Rugby The instability works shoulder muscles harder and activates your core. Ensure you keep a straight back.
2 JUMP SQUATS
Muscles worked Quads and glutes Best for Skiing, snowboarding With feet shoulder-width apart, squat so that your legs bend to 90 degree, knees behind toes.
Pause, then push through your heels to jump.
3 REACHES
Muscles worked Core and obliques Best for Tennis, squash
A strong core aids fast direction changes. Put a marker at each 'o'clock' point. With back straight, lower to reach one, return, face the next, repeat.

Getting ripped isn't the only aim of your fitness routine. You can beat several illnesses with a few exercises. And yes, you don't need to spend hours at the gym
to do that.

Colds and flu
Prescription: T'ai chi
It might not give you Bruce Lee's physique, but
it'll keep you fi ghting fi t when the bugs strike.
Four months of T'ai chi three times a week was
shown by University of California biologists to
raise protection against common viruses by a
massive 50 per cent.

Toothache
Prescription: Spinning
That cardio kick could spare you the dentist's
chair, according to the Journal of Periodontology.
In tests, men who got sweaty in the saddle
for 45 minutes at least three times a week were
40 per cent less likely to develop tooth-rotting
gum disease than gym-phobes.

Persistent headaches
Prescription: Yoga
The most common cause of persistent headaches
is postural problems. In tests by the
University of California, over 60 per cent of
persistent sufferers were able
to do away with medication
after a three-month yoga
course.
Mild depression
Prescription: Brisk walking
As your PE teacher used to say: walk it off.
Duke University research found that a daily
30-minute walk can be more powerful than
Prozac. "Walking boosts the analgesic properties
of the body's natural pain-relieving endorphins,"
says study author John Bartholomew.
A bit like alcohol--with the opposite effect.

Back pain
Prescription: Swimming
While perfecting the double-twist
pike won't please your osteopath,
making gentler waves
could be just the ticket
for your ricked back.
Smooth strokes that don't involve twisting are ideal. Our pick? Front crawl and backstroke.

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