Tonawanda Chiropractic Tip: Go out for a walk.
Every step counts! Walks are healthy. Walking is effective, even in small spurts.
It is a growing trend in Tonawanda and everywhere else. Walking is free and easy. Walking is a physical activity that most anyone can do. Sadly only about 48% of adults get enough aerobic (activity that makes the heart pumping harder and blood vessels healthier) physical activity (1), so Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation recommends walking to all of our Tonawanda chiropractic patients particularly as they recover from a back pain episode.
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY GUIDELINES
Physical Activity Guidelines recommend just 2 and a half hours each week. (2) That is so simple! That can be accomplished in smaller chunks like five 30-minute walks or longer walks with others instead of coffee chats or dinners out. A walk while waiting to pick up kids at activities will do it. 145 million adults walk as part of their physical activity plan. Others like some in Tonawanda walk for fun or transportation or exercise. 6 in 10 walk for their aerobic physical activity. Others take ballroom dancing or gardening. (1) Brisk walking, running, jogging, swimming or biking are potential endeavors when walking becomes a bit too routine, but walking itself works|is]19] just as well!
WALKERS KEEP WALKING
The Journal of the American Medical Association published information about 1635 inactive adults from 70 to 89 years who were at risk of not being as mobile as they like (ie, their ability to walk without support). They were split into 2 groups: walking (20-minutes-a-day walk) or education (reading material about healthy aging). The walking group experienced an 18% lower risk of major mobility disability at 2.6 years. The walkers could walk without support up to a quarter mile. (3) This is positive news!
A NEW WALKING PROGRAM: Motivators & Effects
What motivates you to exercise? Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation is here to inspire you! A new report about outcomes of a 6-month program of walking listed what low back pain participants reported as motivators that got them to begin the walking program (back pain reduction and better overall healthy lifestyle), to follow the program (walking was perceived as a safe exercise as opposed to high-impact exercise that they wanted out of fear of hurting themselves), and to complete the program (accountability, enjoyment of the exercise and health benefits). (4) A recently designed study anticipates defining just how effective a walking and education program might be able to prevent low back pain recurrence as well as for cost. They’re calling it WalkBack. (5) Such a suitable name! Effectiveness and cost-savings can also be motivators to stick to a walking program.
CONTACT Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation
So if you are looking to add some physical activity to your life or you are attempting to re-gain your physically active life after an injury, illness or bout of back pain, just walk (after you check with your Tonawanda chiropractor first!). It may well be just what you are looking for! Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Amanda Harris on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as she describes treatment with the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management that permitted a patient to walk again without a cane.
Schedule an appointment with Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation today for individualized advice about integrating walking into your chiropractic care plan.
