Ever wonder why your fitness program does not work, or why that nagging pain in your back, shoulder or knee never goes away?\u00a0 I will tell you WHY.\u00a0 It’s because most people fail to listen to their body.\u00a0 Stay with\u00a0me here.<\/p>\n
If your fitness program is not yielding results, I bet you are not working hard enough and likely doing the same old routine.\u00a0 Your body knows this and tells you this as it is not ever sore, nor does it change.\u00a0 Likewise, the body sends signals of injury or mechanical failure in the form of pain, swelling, stiffness and weakness.\u00a0 If you blow it off, bad things are likely to follow in time.<\/p>\n
Consider the stubborn client who has a small shoulder pain related to a new kettle bell class he has been taking.\u00a0 The pain starts out as a minor irritation, but as time goes by it grows.\u00a0 Now bench press and shoulder press is hard to even do.\u00a0 Even getting dressed is uncomfortable.\u00a0 You guessed it.\u00a0 The rotator cuff is flat out mad and inflamed.\u00a0 Continuing to ignore it may lead to a tear, chronic inflammation and certain activity restrictions.<\/p>\n
Can this be avoided?\u00a0 In many cases the answer is yes.\u00a0 Recognizing changes or the lack thereof, should give all of us a call to action.\u00a0 It is much easier to solve pain and inflammation with early detection.\u00a0 Telling yourself you can work through it and it will get better\u00a0in time\u00a0is foolish.\u00a0 Not true 9 times out of 10.\u00a0 Look at my neck problem.\u00a0 I tried to work through it for a week and then realized it was not going away.\u00a0 In fact it got worse.\u00a0 Then I started an anti-inflammatory medication (mostly beneficial early on) and cervical traction.\u00a0 The result\u00a0is my\u00a0symtpoms are resolving within 5 days of beginning treatment.\u00a0 Whew!\u00a0 The surgeron can keep waiting for me because I have no plans to visit anytime soon.<\/p>\n
Am I fortunate?\u00a0 Absolutely.\u00a0 No one likes a pinched nerve.\u00a0 But, do NOT discount the value of early recognition and intervention.\u00a0 It has and will continue to keep me healthy long term.\u00a0 So, listen to your body.\u00a0 It provides all the clues necessary for people like me to help you stay fit and healthy while overcoming the plateaus and physical injuries.\u00a0 Check back as my next post will\u00a0give you some guidelines to determine if and when you can safely\u00a0ramp activities back up after injury.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Ever wonder why your fitness program does not work, or why that nagging pain in your back, shoulder or knee never goes away?\u00a0 I will tell you WHY.\u00a0 It’s because most people fail to listen to their body.\u00a0 Stay with\u00a0me here. If your fitness program is not yielding results, I bet you are not working […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4,7,8],"tags":[9],"class_list":["post-36","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fitness","category-health","category-injury-prevention","category-rehab","tag-add-new-tag"],"yoast_head":"\n