Womens Health – Staying in Shape, Staying Healthy
Here are 10 tips for women to stay fit and healthy
1. Staying fit and healthy starts with a balanced diet. Know and monitor the right weight for your age. Consult your doctor to learn what food you should avoid and follow your eating discipline routines. If you are trying to lose some weight, foods with high calories should be omitted from your meals. Food with high fiber and low fat should be included a priority in your grocery list instead of red meat, sugars and fats.
read moreBaby Boomer Women Health and Wellness – 7 Tips on How to Avoid Boomeritis
Boomeritis is actually a medical term for sports injuries suffered by baby boomer women trying to stay active. (Boomer men are included, too!) If we do not care for our aging bodies, we will hurt. Dr. DiNubile, an orthopedic surgeon, coined the term, boomeritis, because it contrasts with our parent’s generation of activity while aging. When our parents’ bodies hurt, the activity was stopped. Today, baby boomers are very aware of how important activity is to living a longer and healthier life. However, we still need to be smart about how we approach physical activity. Orthopedic and physical therapy offices are filled with Weekend Warriors.
As our bodies age, the most common injuries are to the shoulder, knees, and ankles that involve sprains (tearing or stretching a ligament) or straining (tearing or stretching of a muscle or tendon. Tendons and ligaments lose some elasticity as we age so does our range of motion in the joints. We lose muscle mass as well so our tissues become weaker. Our posture, strength, balance, flexibility and endurance suffers.
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