While facing more time at home than we’re used to, many of us are committed to adding regular exercise to our days. Check out these recommendations to get the most out of your movement.
Stretching
Stretching can help muscles heal and prevent everyday aches and pains:
Stretching is More Than a Cool Down
If you find yourself running more during this time, be sure to incorporate a stretching routine to help with that post-running soreness:
Stretching for Runners
How subtle breathing disorders can significantly impact your training and race potential:
Breathing for Runners
Improve your strength as a runner – watch these instructional videos of exercises specific to increasing core, hip, and glut strength for runners:
Strength for Runners
Running & Walking
Finding yourself outside more? Not sure how to transition from walking to running while staying injury-free? Check out these tips on how to progressively increase your walking or running routine:
Running and Walking Your Way to Wellness
If you have never run before, it is important to take it slow. The human body is an amazing biomechanical machine that responds to physical stress by getting stronger. Avoid over-stressing with these tips:
Starting a Running Program
Establishing a balance among strength, flexibility, biomechanics, and training is the key to success in any sporting activity or running/walking regime, as well as the path to injury prevention:
Injury Prevention for Runners
Most cases of plantar fasciitis are both manageable and treatable, here are some ways to reduce your pain:
Tips for Reducing, Managing Plantar Fasciitis Pain
Running is a convenient form of exercise and can be a good way to increase cardiovascular health and bone density. However, it can also lead to numerous injuries if you are not careful. See these 10 laws to preventing running injuries:
10 Laws of Preventing Running Injuries
Balance
As we age, there is a greater risk of falling and impacting our health:
5 Exercises to Improve Balance & Prevent Falls
What you can do to proactively improve your balance:
Feeling Off Balance? Here’s What You Can Do.
Are you at risk for falling? Learn the intrinsic and extrinsic risks, and what you can do at home:
What Is Fall Risk?
Other Ways to Get Moving
Exercise has positive benefits far beyond weight loss or aesthetics. Getting your blood pumping has enormous positive effects on your brain and reduces pain throughout your body, calming sensitive nerves. Small changes can have great effects:
Getting Moving is Simpler Than You Think
Staying well hydrated during exercise is always important – check out these guidelines for proper hydration:
Hydration and Exercise
Performing exercises to work the core muscles can prevent injury, increase stability, and improve flexibility:
10 Exercises to Strengthen the Lower Back
No gym or equipment? No problem. Try these three effective exercises:
The Three Most Effective Exercise Moves That Don’t Require Equipment
Improve your health with some basic activities:
Basic Activities to Improve Your Health”
As the warm weather and isolation draws us to our gardens, be sure to mind these safety tips from the CDC:
Gardening Health & Safety Tips
Free Printables
Perform these exercises to properly warm up and reduce your risk of injury:
Dynamic Warm Up Printable
The foam roller is a great tool to help keep your muscles loose and minimize fibrosis. Try these 6 movements:
Foam Roller Program Printable
Recommended exercises to help strengthen key muscle groups that are often neglected and can contribute to overuse injuries if not properly addressed:
Strengthening Program Printable
We’re Open and Here for You!
Our clinics are open and here to help you as we remain committed to keeping our patients healthy. We continue to practice all CDC, state and local health authority guidelines and procedures to protect the health and safety of our patients and our staff. It is our goal to help those in need during this difficult time.
If you’re suffering aches and pains, we can see you immediately without a physician referral. Click below to learn more about our commitment to our patients and to start your journey to pain-free movement.
Now Offering Virtual Appointments!
Are you currently experiencing an injury but don’t want to venture out to a doctor or medical office? No need, we can see you from the comfort and safety of your own home.
Therapeutic Associates Physical Therapy now offers virtual appointments to provide you with greater access to the care you need. Visit our telehealth physical therapy page below for more details.
