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Knee Pain Prevention
Martina Navratilova, AARP’s Fitness Ambassador, gives tips and suggestions about conditions and treatments for prevention of knee pain.
Scroll to the bottom of the page to follow her mini-workout to help you burn some calories, learn proper posture and work on your core.
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Mindful Morning Start #5
Since you are on your knees from the cow/cat stretch, you can flow into light stretches for the chest, and shoulders. These will help increase your range of motion giving you more mobility and freedom of movement as your day begins. It creates a feeling of refreshment and invigoration.
Sit back on your calves with your feet flat on the bed. Your hands are in the same position from the cow/cat stretch – under the shoulders. As you sit back on your calves without moving your hands, slowly and mindfully drop your head between your outstretched arms as though you are bowing or doing a courtesy. If you can rest your forehead on the bed, great. If not, remember that has your flexibility increases, your forehead will come closer to bed. Try this stretch twice, holding from 10 to 30 seconds. If you did yoga years ago, this is a variation of child’s pose. For those not yet ready to place their arms and hands in front of them to begin this stretch, bring your arms in next to your body and place your hands next to your feet in another variation of child’s pose. Gently tuck your head as close to your knees as your flexibility permits. Breathe deeply for 10 – 30 seconds, expanding your back muscles as you inhale. Do this twice. Relax between each stretch.
Now come back up to your knees and gently lower your body to the bed, stretching out to your full length. You are now going to stretch your abdominal muscles. Your knees should be slightly apart although some may choose a wider distance depending on flexibility. Bend your elbows bringing them close to your torso. Your hands should be parallel to your chin and nose with finger tips facing forward. As you begin to press your hands into the bed, slide your shoulder blades down your back and inhale. Do not over arch your back as your upper body comes off the bed. Allow your stomach muscles to remain hollow in this natural motion that occurs as you slowly and gently press your body upward. Do not arch your neck back, but keep it going forward in a straight line, as an extension of the spine being pulled by a string attached to wall. Release to the bed gently if you feel pinching or strain. Do this stretch twice, holding for 10 to 30 seconds. Relax between each stretch. These are gentle morning stretches!
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In response to Fall Prevention “Call to Action” Post
What an appropriate document to receive at this time, when the CALIFORNIA COLLEGE SYSTEM, UNIVERSITIES and COMMUNITY COLLEGE, are addressing this very issue, NOT IN A POSITIVE WAY, BUT IN A NEGATIVE WAY, with issue SB 173, which is undermining their own fiscal state budget in the overall scheme of things.
THIS “CALL TO ACTION” is one which not only has a “clear sense of vision,” but allows “the senior adult” to live wisely and confidently regarding ones own wellness choices. Retirement is not about “stopping” in order to get on with die -ing. It is a way of refocusing ones energy and rediscovering why you are on this planet, and what you next mission is – how you can expand others with your gifts, passions and talents. Most retirees do this amazing work as volunteers. They raise funds, volunteer at VA’s, run the “Meals on Wheels” programs which feeds millions of seniors. They run the voting booths, volunteer at hospitals, and these areas named are but a speck of countless hours spent addressing and helping others. They also pay taxes.
The “Call to Action” would save the STATE MEDICARE SYSTEM thousands, no millions of dollars in medical, rehabilitation, and therapeutic costs. It is as if “the blind are leading the blind.” Senate Bill 173, puts education at risk, without considering how many of our SAFETY, WELLNESS, and ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS ARE actually addressing FALL PREVENTION through such classes as “BALANCE and MOBILITY” which uses the guidelines of STATE RESEARCH PROJECTS such as performed by Dr. Rose and Dr. Jones through the Gerontology Department at Ca. State University,Fullerton. entitled “FALL PROOF.” The Fall Prevention Project was documented with results that clearly address not only a Positive Approach to Balance Awareness and how to strengthen the body to keep “self-awareness” as a priority, but also documents the medical costs spent on hip replacements, which may or may not save ones life in the end. People, wake up. Your power and rights are being usurped.
I use the Sanddune in my four Balance Courses, because of the amazing and positive results. And guess what? At this time, Saddleback Emeritus classes are free. Wake up, the enemy is at our gates, and it is coming to steal your “rights to live.” Miriam Tait
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The Original SANDDUNE™ enables your ability to respond to your environment like no other piece of exercise equipment. It challenges your response by providing a “mobile” walking surface that is constantly shifting and changing due to the movement of your own body. It wakes up your senses that tell you where you are in space, how much effort is required and which muscles you need to use to maintain balance. Walking in place on the SANDDUNE™ requires your muscles and brain to react both quickly and constantly. Faster reaction time improves your balance, coordination and mobility. This translates into better reflexes and improved use of your body in general.
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