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HEALTH & FITNESS

                                     CORRECT YOUR IMBALANCES

                               TO IMPROVE YOUR GAME

               by Paula Allia  T he weather is starting to change soon. If you         What if we can change the outcomes of all disease
    PT, DHSc, MTC, OCS                  haven’t already done so it is time to explore  by strengthening our immune system. Would you
                                        the everyday use of your body. Whether         exercise more to help yourself ?
         One of                         you start your day exercising or you merely
      the most                 get up, make coffee and read the paper, you need           Well, it is time to help yourself. Look at
     advanced                  to think about the postures used for that chosen        including weight bearing activities, strength and
treatments of                  task. YOU WANT YOUR BODY TO LAST! If you                endurance training and educate yourself if you
   cancer now                  minimize the wear and tear on the body you will         have health issues so you are doing the right form
 is to work to                 have a better chance of functioning longer without      needed for you.
get the body’s                 further destruction.
own immune                                                                                The best exercise program is one that includes
                                  Next year is 2017 and time is flying! It is time     aerobic exercise such as walking,biking,and jogging.
         system                to look in the mirror and see if you are doing          Aerobics work of using the body’s carbohydrates
   stronger so                 everything you can to be healthy. Do you eat right?     and fats to exercise. The goal is to use your body’s
    that it can                Do you incorporate exercise into your daily routine?    fat as fuel which can give you tons of energy. Your
                               How about your sleeping habits? All of these things     blood gets pumping, your lungs pull in oxygen
       fight the               are important to your overall health!                   and dispense it to your body. When your blood is
  cancer cells.                                                                        pumping, all nutrients get transported around so
                                  Time to get moving! Posture yourself for             make sure you are eating the foods that fuel and
   Fitness Together            success in 2017. You could be a lucky one that has      foods that heal the cells that take the brunt of what
     335 14th Ave South        good genes but most are not and genes are not a         we do to them.
         Naples, FL 34102      guarantee that you will live a healthy life. Exercise
             239.263.9348      is positive for the body. For example, regular weight      Weight bearing activities are important
                               bearing exercises help to strengthen the bones. This    to stimulate the bones and keep them strong.
FitnessTogether.com/Naples     is of course,pertinent to the protection of the organs  Different weight bearing activities change
                               and needed for all physical activity. This is taken     where bone is layed down depending upon the
                               for granted until someone gets diagnosed with           stimulation to the osseous system. These activities
                               osteopenia or osteoporosis. This country consumes       can be as simple as weight shifting, one legged
                               more calcium supplements than anywhere in the           stances and balance, to plyometrics depending
                               world yet we all know someone who has these             upon the conditions of your bones.
                               issues. Why is that? Perhaps it is the combinations
                               of food and certain habits that end up leaching            Overall strength training to the body can help
                               the calcium from your bones and between weight          but it is important for your heart not to hold your
                               bearing exercise and diet you could reverse this        breath. Lifting your own body weight is indeed
                               problem. Prevention is even better!                     strength training but not enough unless you do
                                                                                       multiple repetitions. This is where endurance
                                   There have been many theories that exercise can     training then comes into play.
                               improve overall health. Improving lung strength
                               may help get more oxygen to the tissues. Increasing        Your body needs to have the strength to perform
                               blood flow during exercise can keep the blood           the tasks that you want to participate in.Once having
                               flowing better and possibly help enhance healing        the strength, endurance with more repetitions lets
                               in the body.                                            you participate longer. When you have both strength
                                                                                       and endurance, balance and stamina can improve
                                  Are you aware that exercise can possibly help to     further in your chosen activities.
                               enhance your immune system? By now, everyone
                               knows of someone who has been diagnosed with               Improving your health and wellness can be
                               cancer. One of the most advanced treatments of          simple. It is not only looking good but feeling good
                               cancer now is to work to get the body’s own immune      too! Gear up for 2017 and get a jump start on how
                               system stronger so that it can fight the cancer cells.  you can make a positive impact on yourself no
                                                                                       matter what level you are on.

                                                                                          Here’s to Your Health!

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