303.651.5111
Improving Your
Workout—
TINY TWEAKS,
BIG RESULTS
For people who work out regularly, streamlining
your fitness routine shouldn't require a total
overhaul. Instead, build a better body with a few,
small adjustments that offer big results.
DOING THE SAME old exercises the same old way could be to blame
for stalling progress in building muscle or losing weight—and it's
boring. According to fitness experts, getting fit and staying in shape
requires consistent fine-tuning exercises and muscle movements in
order to achieve optimal results.
Introducing new exercises or creative training methods can help
tweak your workout and challenge muscles in a different way.
Try these simple tips for a new and improved routine:
Get out—Get off the treadmill and hit the trail or open road.
A change of scenery or terrain can improve balance and
coordination, as well as offer mental stimulation that can inspire
you to run or walk faster and longer.
Rotate in a weight-training class—A body-sculpting class
even just once a week can be a fun way to energize your exercise
regimen. The instruction can be useful for targeting specific
muscle groups and challenging you to higher levels of strength.
Try a new aerobic activity—Whatever is not currently in your
workout mix, give it a go. Swim, bike, walk, or run. Check out
those spin or step aerobic classes you've been eyeing at the gym.
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Featured Service:
ORTHOPEDIC MASSAGE
If a balky back is forcing you to sit out your regular
Thursday night basketball game with friends, or if
lingering pain is hampering your recovery from joint
replacement, don't learn to live with the discomfort—
seek help from healing hands.
ORTHOPEDIC MASSAGE INCORPORATES a variety of techniques,
including neuromuscular therapy, trigger point therapy, deep tissue massage,
and manual lymphatic drainage. Orthopedic massage benefits:
Back pain
Neck pain
Fracture
Post-surgical pain and swelling
Herniated disk
Sciatica
Joint replacement
Tendinitis
Therapists at Longmont United Hospital's Health Center of Integrated
Therapies perform orthopedic massage to reduce pain and swelling of
the musculoskeletal system following injury or surgery. Massage sessions
typically last one hour and are individualized based on patients' needs.
"For a patient recovering from total knee replacement, a therapist
might use, among other techniques, manual lymphatic drainage to
reduce swelling and scar tissue manipulation to soften the incision—
both of which would complement physical therapy," says Karen
Martin, RNT, CLT/LANA, lead lymphedema therapist at the Health
Center of Integrated Therapies. "Therapists collaborate closely with the
rest of the healthcare team to ensure massage
does its part to help patients return
to optimal levels of functioning."
CL A S S E
Orthopedic massage is available
by appointment Monday
through Saturday at the
Health Center of Integrated
Therapies, located at 1551
Professional Lane, Suite 125,
in Longmont. To schedule an
appointment, call 303.651.5188.
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