Spring Activities to Reduce Aches and Pain in Dallas, TX

Spring is in the air and your Apex Wellness Center chiropractor encourages you to take advantage of the warmer weather and fresh air by engaging in outdoor spring activities to rejuvenate your hibernated muscles and joints. For most of us, our physical activity level decreases in winter due to uncomfortable weather. Consequently, your muscles suffer a reduction in size as well as strength. Size is affected by reduced amounts of muscle cells in your skeletal muscles, which often leads to weight gain and weakened muscles over the winter. By getting outside and doing fun spring activities, you not only improve the functioning of your the muscular and circulatory system but also help your brain and heart stay healthy. 

Walking

While any kind of exercise is beneficial to bone strength and growth, walking represents a type of weight-bearing exercise that puts your body's weight on lower body bones and muscles. This kind of impact strengthens leg and ankle bones because each step meets resistance in the form of pushing your body up off one foot and onto the other. Walking two or more miles each week may also reduce the risk of osteoporosis, regulate blood glucose levels, alleviate mild to moderate joint pain and, even better, help you make new friends.

Biking

The next time you need a loaf of bread, don't grab your car keys--grab your bicycle handles instead. Riding a bike is a great way to improve hip and knee joint health, increase muscle flexibility and strength, improve coordination and posture and reduce your risk of suffering chronic diseases such as diabetes, high cholesterol, and hypertension. Want to learn more about the benefits of biking? Talk to your chiropractor at Apex Wellness Center about developing a lifestyle program that includes bicycling, walking, gardening and other spring activities.

Swimming 

Swimming gets your heart pumping and your blood flowing, allowing your heart muscles to strengthen, lung capacity to increase and ensures all areas of your body are receiving beneficial amounts of oxygen-rich blood.

Swimming is also a great therapeutic exercise that helps restore range of motion and ease joint pain. When joint ligaments, muscles, and bone are activated as you swim, certain chemical changes occur that prevent inflammatory toxins from accumulating in joints.

Swimming also increases bone cell formation in seniors to support bone density and may help prevent or delay the onset of osteoporosis. In addition, grabbing a swimming buddy and going for a dip several times a week can reduce depression, anxiety, and brain "fog" associated with fibromyalgia and menopause.

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Apex Wellness Center provides chiropractic care to reduce pain caused by musculoskeletal disorders and chronic conditions. Call us today to schedule an appointment: 972-392-9402