Children come in close and
listen to this one and this is the only time that I will divulge what makes
most all pain diminish without the use of drugs or mind control or even
meditation, but those things work too… but nah this is a really, really, good
way to say au revoir to those nasty irritating malicious insidious achy
ouchies!
EXERCISE!
Yes that is the answer to
nearly everything from arthritis to multiple sclerosis and much, much more!
You see, it helps those
endorphins kick in to deal with the pain.
What are endorphins you might
ask and here it is in a nutshell:
“Endorphins 101: A
Guide to Natural Euphoria
Endorphins are natural opium-like hormones that are produced
by the pituitary gland and the hypothalamus of your body. Endorphins act
on your brain’s opiate receptors to block their ability to receive pain
messages from the sensory nerves”
Thanks to: http://en.mimi.hu/fitness/endorphins.html
And so as many must know and
what I have known for years, but at times my body reacts badly to this supposed
cure all, and that is why I have learned what or which exercise is best for me
at any given time that I am having my pain.
Gosh, that is another four
letter word, P-A-I-N, for shame (that too)!
And yet too many of us use it,
feel it, and discuss it indiscriminately and sadly way too often. I know
I know
I am the biggest BABY of all! OH dear, baby
is a four
letter word and so is dear, Geez, not all four letter
words are bad…and this is very true, there’s another! Will
it ever
end, two more, wait three, make that oh no, five,
no six, whew, no seven, 27!
Okay back to my type of exercise,
see not a four letter word, and okay, it’s a should do kind of word and a
directive one for all to utilized with a flourish, true?
The forms of exercise for any
beginner is walking, bicycling, or swimming, or if possible ROM, range of
motion in pool exercise at an optimum temperature of 85F is preferred, usually
called Aquacize (I was a certified instructor and taught for four years), too
hot is dangerous for people with high blood pressure and heart disease and too
cold is not very comfortable for most. Too hot or cold with MS can cause spasms so that
is another good reason to watch those temps.
So when Hubby informed me
that our swimming pool had met the criteria of my needs I dipped into that
pleasurable all encompassing warmth but not too warm just a pleasant
refresh-ness of ours, the pool. First day that it was 86 degrees Fahrenheit, perfection,
and I spent an hour, Hubby had to remind me to take a break!
Delish and quite healing, my
hands and shoulders were miraculously feeling well in no time at all!
Ta Da!
So I can with all good
feelings inside of me highly recommend this form of EXERCISE for most all,
nah make that all!
Florida, has been heating up a bit too early this year, with
many days since March already in the high eighties to low nineties, but a good
reason to use your backyard swimming pool!
The sun is quite bright so we
do use our sail cloth that fits beautifully over the pool and allows me to be
in the pool without fear of being burnt to a crisp. I also enjoy the pool in
the morning hours when it is slightly cooler, but not the water, it is just
right!
On that note of finding the
right fit for your exercise routine with good luck hope from me, allow me to
be the very first to wish all of you a very happy good night and ask all of you
to kindly count all your blessings and share those overages with you know whom
and we will too!
And next time please be there
of be square, ya hear!
Caveat here: and disclaimer; after working out in ROM for only an hour I did feel much, much better, but since then I have been doing a wee bit too much since then and of course I must continue three to more days a week to have a true lasting effect, but that nasty four letter word is back and magically I will need to be diligent in repeating the process for me daily of exercise!