Enjoy Summer Activities Pain Free
If you have a history of joint pain, inflammation, or mobility issues, it might be harder to plan fun summer activities for you and your family to enjoy. However, your pain shouldn’t prevent you from enjoying the summer. Breen Chiropractic Clinic can relieve pain, stress, tension, and inflammation so that you can get back to your favorite summer hobbies without suffering further pain. Here are some fun summer activities you can still enjoy, even if you have joint pain and stiffness.
Swimming & Aquatics
Swimming and aquatics are both low-impact, fun, and refreshing forms of exercise that won’t increase joint pain and inflammation. Casual swimming and water aerobics can increase muscle strength, reduce aches and pains, lower blood pressure, and improve circulation without causing wear and tear on your joints.
Yoga
Yoga is a safe, healthy activity to do indoors or outdoors in the summer. Beginner’s and intermediate yoga classes are low-impact, moderately strenuous and can improve flexibility and range of motion without causing tension or pain. Regular yoga classes can relieve joint pain and inflammation, and improve muscle tone, core strength, posture, and balance.
Walking & Hiking
Daily walks or hikes can improve your overall health and wellness while limiting the impact to your joints and muscles. Be sure to go in the early morning or evening to avoid excessive sun exposure and dehydration. Getting fresh air can improve your state of mind, and walking and hiking can also offer stress relief. Going with a partner or friends gives you an opportunity for socialization, while going along allows you time for self-care and reflection.
Golf & Tennis
Golf is a gentle, safe way to get exercise and enjoy the outdoors while avoiding significant impact on your joints. If you maintain proper form and do warmup and cooldown stretches, both golf and tennis can improve your heart rate and lower your blood pressure and cholesterol without contributing to pain. Just be sure to listen to your body and take breaks if you start to experience pain or stiffness.
Visit Breen Chiropractic Clinic for Joint Pain in Manassas, VA
If your joint pain is preventing you from enjoying summer activities, our chiropractor in Manassas, VA can help. At Breen Chiropractic Clinic, we specialize in joint care and treatment for chronic pain, inflammation, and mobility problems. Dr. Breen is dedicated to finding safe, effective solutions that will allow you to participate in your favorite hobbies and activities. Call us today or request an appointment online.
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