Exercises

Improving Your Vision: The Eyes Have It! Like every other part of your body, your eyes need to be exercised to stay fit and continue working properly. If your eyes are frequently sore and tired, try these three simple vision exercises regularly to help improve your eye health. 1. Place the palms of your hands against...
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Proper lifting can strengthen your body and your spine. However, improper lifting can cause spinal injury and debilitation. Each year, the quality of life of millions of individuals is diminished due to lifting injuries. The following are seven simple but profoundly important rules for lifting. Carefully applied they will help you prevent injury. 1. Stop...
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Position Instructions: * With your eyes looking forward at your feet, lie on back with your hands slightly under buttock. * Keeping shoulders down, lift you head off of floor, while making a horizontal pedaling motion in the air with both legs. if (window.adecn) { var spot = adecn.getAdSpot(2548); ...
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Position Instructions: Lie on your back with your feet flat on the floor. Clasp both hands behind your your head. Flex your trunk forward and touch your right elbow with your left knee. Alternate elbows and knees. Areas Involved: * Abdomen, shoulders, hips and buttocks.
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Abdominal exercises are intense, use caution if you have degenerative disease in your spine or hips. Rump Crunches Position Instructions: * Flatten your low back against the floor. * Ly on back with arms at sides. * Raise your thighs. * Raise your seat slightly off ground by crunching lower abs, keeping thighs in air. * Hold upper back firmly...
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Working your abdominal muscles is very important for building and maintaining strength, endurance, and flexibility. You should also include exercises to strengthen your lower back. Exercising your abdominal and lower back muscles equally will help build strength, improve posture, and prevent pain or injuries to the hip and back areas. These exercise routines emphasize...
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Superman Take-off Position Instructions: * Lie on your stomach with your arms straight and palms down. * Raise your arms 8 inches off the floor. * Hold your arms and shoulders in the air for 5 seconds. * Keep your toes stationary to the floor. * As your become stronger, try to increase your holding time by a few...
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Position Instructions: * Kneeling postion. * Knees should be spread shoulder width apart. * Extend your hands and arms in front of you. * Bring your chest down to your knees * Relax and hold postion. * Breathe in deeply.
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Position Instructions: * Lying on your side. * Place your hands below knees. * Slowly bring your knees toward your chest. * Hold for 5 seconds. * Breathe in deeply and relax your back muscles. Areas Involved: * Lower back .
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Position Instructions: * Stand with feet about shoulder width apart. * Slowly, let your trunk collapse forward. * Allow your hands and arms to dangle loosely, while your legs maintain extension. * Gently sway your trunk and arms from side to side.
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