Inactivity Is Not So Cool

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How does our health respond? We slowly start to lose our body's ability to move because sitting creates neuro structural shifts in our spine and even impacts our mortality. Yes! Our chances of dying are increased. Physical inactivity is estimated to account for 6% of global deaths. The World Health Organization recommends that adults participate in moderate-intensity physical activity throughout the week to reduce the risk of chronic disease, including cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes mellitus, etc.

We as humans are built to move; to use all the joints and muscles to keep our body working efficiently. When we don't move muscles, tightened joints become fragile, cartilage breaks down and we develop chronic pain.

Most people spend time at the gym working out their muscles and even their hearts, but nobody is on the page of men's or women's health because they have strong and flexible joints.

Yet having flexible and strong joints will make you limber, stronger, faster and less injury prone. Think about it - if you have flexible hips and pelvis joints bending down to grab something from the floor wouldn't be so difficult!

Here are some things you can do to help your joints:

Sit less - As mentioned previously, people who sit more live less. Sitting reduces nerve signals from your body to your brain and back, reduces blood flow, tightens muscles and doesn't allow nutrients to get into joints and flush toxins out. Sitting increases lower back and hip pain.

"I drive for a living or work on a computer all day" you may say. Set a timer, then get up and move every 25 minutes. If you work on a computer, get a standing desk or work standing for a bit.

Do joint mobility - Do some joint mobility in the morning. You have been sleeping and not moving all night, joint mobility is a great way to get your joints primed and ready for the day. If you have ever had a dog or cat - what's the first thing they do after waking up? They stretch and move!

Walk more - When you are walking many joints in your body are moving. The walking causes the joints in your body to compress and decompress sending the cartilage nutrients and moving toxins out.

Use Collagen and Vitamin C. Collagen provides proteins that you use to make YOUR BODY BUILDING BLOCKS TO BUILD STRONGER JOINTS. Vitamin C helps in making collagen as well.

Maintain good structure and a spine free of Neuro-Structural shifts - I feel it goes without saying that maintaining a healthy spine will help the rest of the joints in our body function optimally. Just think, if your hips are off on the right side of your body how much more stress is on your right knee and ankle. More pressure means more wear and tear.

Movement is Life because college biology taught us that it is one if the characteristics of living things. So, spend a few minutes working on your joint health and your body will thank you.


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