Demystifying – Being healthy …

Proactive  healthy choices for daily mornings – step 1a 

Step 1a  - Back Stretches

Step 1b – Ham and quad stretches

Step 1a – for simple daily back stretches. These simple stretches are perfect even for busy professionals or lazy couch potatoes! About 5 mins max!

Before i get into the procedure, let me explain why daily back stretches are so very very important to good health. There are several reasons and i have listed three such here -

1) Your back is the key component that carries signals from the brain to the extremes and also carries stimulus and other information back.

2) The endocrine glands that pump hormones directly into the blood stream are also one of the many that work directly due to signals from the brain.  They control key functions from blood pressure to metabolism. Also perhaps the difference from a person that has a charming personality versus an oaf!

3) Stress and lower back have some correlation in that when one is stressed invariably some part of the back bone is tight! Conversely, a supple back bone seems to be one of the  requirements  to not be stressed out.

How do you do simple every day  back stretches?

1) Front and back – Just simple raise your hands high and breathe out and slowly try go down as far as possible to reach your toes! Three reps! Do not bounce but breathe normally.

2) Side by side bends – Just simply stand tall and bend at the hips sideways so your left hand slides along the left knees. Hold and then come back to the upright position. Likewise, the right hand to the right knees and hold and come back to the upright position. Three reps!

3) Twists – Just simple raise your laterally to your sides so you form a cross. Twist to the right so that your left fingers touch the right toes and your look up towards the right fingers which are stretched towards the ceiling or sky! Go only as far as you are comfortable. Come back to cross and repeat on the other side. Three reps!

Simple enough. Takes 3 -5 mins and your back is well conditioned and in a great shape and so are you!

Ham and Quad Stretches in Step 1b.

Best Wishes…

Linus Eugene

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Proactive Healthy choices