How Exercise Helps Chronic Pain
Over 70% of Americans are overweight. This implies that most people do not work out.
Many people not at all
Some people occasionally
Few people every day
Inactivity and sedentary lifestyles cause muscle mass to atrophy, which means it begins to decrease over time
Losing strength causes serious problems, like pain, especially as you get older.
When your muscles lose their strength, they also lose their mobility. If you don't use it, you lose it. This now means they can't function properly and do their jobs like they should.
If your rotator cuff is weak it won't be able to stabilize your shoulder, and can cause pain.
If you lack hip mobility it can impact the way your pelvis moves and cause low back pain.
If you have weak quads this can cause patellar or quad tendon pain when you squat to sit or use the bathroom.
This does not mean being strong = no pain. Many bodybuilders and weightlifters suffer with severe pain.
But being strong definitely has major advantages - It will help you recover much faster.
How does weight lifting & exercising help with chronic pain?
A good quality workout routine should include mobility and strength training components.
Mobility prepares your body for your lifestyle, and strength supports your mobility to keep you protected.
Mobility is what allows you to reach your arm up high to grab something off tall shelf.
Or squat deep to the floor to pick something heavy up.
Strength and stability is what allows you to lift and control those objects and your body.
Nobody wants to be the person who lacks the strength to get up from the couch on their own when they get older.
Or the person who can't walk up stairs because of their knee pain.
Or the person who can't play with their kids because their low back hurts too much.
P.S
Exercise is the one and only thing that can guarantee keep you feeling and looking young. No surgery, steroid shot, or pain pill can ever do that for you. It is never too late to start!
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