I can't stay and write for long. My wife brought my dad out (from all the way across the country) as a surprise on Friday. We're having Father's Day brunch today. What are your plans for Father's Day? Be sure to tell your Dads how much you love them. Wives too.
This week from the Fitness Health Network I present to you more of my favorite posts:
- On the topic of heart wellness, Lazy Man and Health offers readers Top 5 Tips for a Healthier Heart.
- Have you ever experienced The 4 Physical Laws of Dieting? This post over at Fat Man Unleashed is a humor-filled commentary on dieting is written by Charlie Hills.
- Get Fit Slowly presents One Hundred Push-Ups plus a site that claims to be able to get you, me, anyone ready to do all 100 within six weeks. Do you have what it takes? I am starting Monday with Week 1 and have added the site to my blogroll. My initial test was 19 knee pushups (my ankle prevents full pushups, but I will repeat the course when my ankle heals.) If I can make it to 100 pushups in 6 weeks the site gets to stay in my blogroll.
- Friendly Fast Food... does it exist? Journal of Healthy Living writes about Chinese food and the preservatives used that could do your body some good.
Then as I usually do every week I was reading blogs and found these that I would like to share:
- Congratulations Andrew! Was it worth it? YES! Andrew has reached a diet mile marker and lost 100 lbs... so far.
- Nutrition Fitness Life is working on a journal exercise focused on Breaking the Sugar Addiction. Can you kick the habit? What are your tips?
- I just love Mizfit's Guest Chef Time! The meal this week by Bag Lady is beautiful delicious perfectly prepared ribs. Have I got your mouth watering?
And thanks to Weight Master for including us in this week's Weight Management and Fitness Forum.
Related Articles
Related Stores
Our elbows go through hell on a regular basis, and we may not even realize how much stress we put on this poor joint every day. Whether you are playing tennis, basketball, baseball, golf or pretty much any sport that requires arm movements, you are running the risk of injuring that elbow. Let’s look at a few ways that you can keep your elbows happy and tickle your funny bone instead of breaking it.
1. Wear a proper brace.
If you are playing tennis or if you have a history of tennis elbow, you’ll need to get outfitted with a brace. Once you’ve strained this joint, it’s pretty likely that it’s going to happen again. A brace can greatly reduce the odds of re-injury and it will generally just feel better. You’ll be able to do more if you aren’t hampered by a sore elbow.
2. Warm up properly.
Brace or no brace, you’ve got to get stretching before you do anything. Your elbows are subjected to a lot of daily abuse and daily stretching can be very helpful for those that suffer from chronic elbow pain. Make sure that you never skimp on your warm up, you will regret it later.
3. Know your body.
Let’s say you’re playing baseball and you’re really giving it all you have. After a few throws, you might start to feel a dull ache in your elbow. As you keep throwing, it only gets worse. If you try to push past that pain and keep going, chances are pretty high you’re going to sprain or strain it. You need to know how to listen to your body and pay attention to these warning signs. You can look at this way, you can try to struggle through 15 more minutes of throwing, and risk not being able to exercise for six weeks, or you can quit after you feel that first ache and avoid injury.
4. Change up your routine.
Elbows are at such a high risk for injury because this joint is used so frequently and often in a repetitive fashion. Going back to our baseball analogy, if you keep throwing the same pitch for several minutes straight, your elbow is going to protest. Try changing up your routine so that you’re not using that elbow in the same way every time. Taking short breaks will help you exercise longer.
5. Wrap it up.
If you don’t have a brace, but you know you’re going to be using your elbow a lot, wrapping can be very beneficial. However, wrapping only works if it is done properly. Otherwise, you may actually increase your risks for spraining it. Ask your personal trainer or even a physical therapist to show you how to wrap your elbow. You may need someone else there to do it properly until you get the hang of doing it one handed on your own.
Even though our elbows are prone to injury, you can greatly reduce the risk by following the points above and knowing when to say when.
Photo Credits: 1
Related Articles
Related Stores
