Thursday, April 16, 2015

The answer to pain is in this refrain...

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”

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!

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