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Hello NoN Community, Today we are going to continue our focus on mobility. For people with Parkinson's Disease and/or Arthritis, flexibility and mobility are critically important to maintaining independence and overall wellness. While static stretching can be good, we promote the use of functional movements to improve mobility instead. We think it provides better bang for your buck with your time. As much as we wish everyone could exercise 3 hours per day, it is just not realistic. The great news is, research has found that if you perform resistance exercises through your full available range of motion that you will get just as many improvements in flexibility and mobility in those joints and muscles as you would if you just sat there and stretched. Should you never stretch again? No. We still value stretching as an important part to overall health. As we stated in our last post, it does not have to take all day to get some stretching in. Not only that, but stretching can feel really good and there is a lot of value in that. All that being said, we recommend adding some resistance to your mobility work to get more out of your time. Today, let's look at a lower extremity resisted mobility routine for you to try. Try each movement 3 sets of 15 repetitions.
Next Week: Resisted Spine Mobility Ideas
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Hello NoN Community, We wanted to share a couple stretches with you over this relaxing holiday weekend. Stretching is a part of your health and well-being. It improves mobility and can help reduce pain related to arthritis, PD, and many other conditions. Harvard Health comments that "stretching can feel good and improve mobility over time." While not the most important part of your health and wellness, maintaining your mobility will be extremely beneficial over time. These stretches can easily be completed while you have your coffee in the mornings, watch TV in the evenings, or while you are reading. How To: - As you hold these stretches, take big deep breaths. - Try not to push really hard. Make sure you feel a nice gentle stretch and not significant pain. - Try each stretch 3x for 60" each. - Try to do 2x each week for the month of July. Please comment on what you think about these stretches, stretches you like to do, and other things you do to improve your flexibility. Thank you!
Next Week! We will be discussing other ways to improve your flexibility. |
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