Thinking about yet another year in which pandemic disrupted your movement in life and undermined fitness could create feeling this year did not offer sufficient opportunity for moving. However, it is all right since every new year presents an opportunity to take on a new set of healthy choices.
Seven Fitness Tips From Our Forbes Health Advisory Board
In The New Year Of 2023.
Make a Daily Effort
“As we grow older, exercise is particularly essential,”
notes Robert Lahita who is the director of St. Joseph’s Health’s Institute for
Autoimmune and Rheumatic Disease in Paterson, New Jersey. Remember that it is
not about running the marathon or Spartan race. Rather, it means working your
body every day for the benefit of your biological soul – letting go, relieving
your head, stimulating yourself healthily, enjoying the flood of hormones, endorphin.
Use the Proper Equipment
Many New Year’s resolutions are centered around exercise;
the appropriate support for such activities will help prevent injury, she adds,
as reported by Mehgan Susak, a foot & ankle surgeon with University of
Pittsburgh Medical Center based in Pennsylvania. Remember, always wear proper
shoes, specifically shoe gears meant for your selected sport or physical
activity.
"Check your current shoe gear and make sure to
replace shoes or inserts when they show signs of wear or have been run for more
than recommended hours/miles," she said. “And do not forget about problems
in feet and legs, as every ache or injury might lead to worse consequences.”
Pay Attention to Your Motivation
Rachel Tavel, DPT, CSCS, who practices at Hospital for
Special Surgery, NYU Langone Medical Center, Weill Cornell Medicine, and the
Sports Therapy & Rehabilitation centre in New York city, puts it this way
“You can make an Do before/after evaluations for ‘if you are feeling low of
getting motivated’ after your next aerobic workout. Put it in writing. Finally,
when your next urge hits, remember this and let it be a motivator for you.
“So it is all right not to feel like exercise, but as the
only slot of the day”. "So just go, go because there will be a new YOU
waiting after a workout."
Concentrate on How You Feel
“As we commence the New Year, let’s focus on short term
goals about how you would like to feel instead of how you would like to look,”
recommends Jaspal Singh, M.D., triple-board certified physician in New York
City with specialization in Physical “We may neglect other important health
goals that emerge when we think more about external advantages than internal
consequences of exercise.”
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Do it for the sake of your physical health.
According to Phillip Stieg, M.D., a neurosurgeon board
certified in neurological surgery, who specializes in cerebrovascular
disorders, brain tumors ,and skull base surgery says “Physical activity that
boosts heart rate is “Exercise regularly helps keep the normal volume of your
brain” – with age, it decreases shrinking of the brain’s volume; on the other
hand, it enlarges the hippocampus.
He went on to say that "exercises reduces blood
level of cortisol, a hormone leading to faster ageing, when exceeded".
Go for 30 minutes of low impact routine most daily.
Respect Your Time
“I discuss exercise with patients all day. When I tell
them that they need exercise, I hear ‘I do not have time’ or ‘I am too busy,’”
– answers Dr. Most patients claim that they would agree to a scheduled
appointment with Steve from accounting on Wednesday! Then, I argue that they
have enough time to do it for themselves, but do not have time for others.
Schedule it for yourself as well, just like you would with Steve.”
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The Real Issue is the Movement.
When Sabrena Jo, Senior Director of Science and Research
for the American Council on Exercise, states, “I just saw this cool new study
on how our genes impact our fitness results; it might help us realize how each
person has something unique in their genome – meaning we Finding that regular
exercise improves health and fitness, yet sometimes not in ways beyond our
control of how our body responds permits us to appreciate movements without
being too
She added that finding ways to include physical activity
within one’s lifestyle whether it is through structured exercise or being less
sedentary, ought to be based on whether it matches individual values and not
necessarily appearance or outcome. Consistent physical activity will result in
improved health, no matter what your genes are like.
