Total Body Wellness

Recently I spoke to yet another person who was told by a medical professional to perform a certain exercise to help this person feel better. The exercise looked a little difficult and this persons first instinct was that it probably would not be the exercise for her and that in fact it might be too dificult and probably would not feel so good. However, this person was assured by the medical professional that it would be great and help tremendously.
As suspected the exercise was difficult to do and brought about even greater pain than what was being experienced prior to doing the exercise.

The other day a client came in and told me that she had seen a doctor on TV demonstrate an exercise that everyone should do every day. She demonstrated the exercise and I just couldn’t believe that someone who is a medical professional and watched by millions of viewers would make such a blanket statement. The exercise was pretty basic but many many people should not be doing it at all much less the second they jump out of bed as this Doc prescribed.

Remember that you know your body better than anyone and if something looks funky to you, it probably will be funky to your body. In fact unless you have a fitness professional standing right next to you to help you out with a new exercise, be very very careful. Listen to your instincts, you are most likely right.

And when selecting a fitness professional to help you with your exercise, make sure they are certified by a reputable agency and have experience with your kind of injury or issue. Never be afraid to ask questions. It’s your body and you have to live in it.

Filed by Jeanette at 5:47 pm under Fitness & Training
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