Five Exercises for the Feet
Exercising the feet not only helps improve balance and stability but plays a special role in managing conditions such as neuropathy. Here are five exercises for the feet that you can easily integrate into your daily routine. Try practicing them regularly while you’re watching television. The goal of these exercises is to increase circulation, range […]
Rise Up: Tips To Make Standing Up From a Seated Position Easy
For many people, the simple act of getting up from a seated position can be a challenge. The ordinary activities of standing and sitting are so basic that we take them for granted…until the day when we have to push, and push, and push again before achieving “liftoff”. Difficulty in standing up from a chair […]
Sit to Stand Training to Help Achieve Lift Off
By Mary Ann Wilson,RN The simple act of moving from a seated position to a standing position requires the cooperation of several muscle groups working together. Pelvic mobility, trunk control, sensation in the feet, core and leg strength, as well as lower body flexibility, all contribute to maintaining this functional sit to stand skill. The following exercises will help […]
Stretches for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
The sooner you begin treating carpal tunnel syndrome proactively the better your chances for a complete recovery. These simple wrist stretches will help. Because they take less than one minute to complete, and can be done anywhere, it’s easy to practice them regularly throughout the day. Wrist Flexion Stretch for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome 1. Sit or stand tall […]
Reach Forward For Better Balance
Functional Balance Testing Reduce Fall Risk with this Easy Assessment Tool By Mary Ann Wilson, RN Functional balance assessments tell us if we’re at risk for a fall. They also give clues about what skills we can practice on our own to improve balance. This is relevant because falls are dangerous and costly. On an average year, 300,000 […]
Keep Shoulders Flexible
Strong shoulders begin with flexible shoulder joints. The following exercises will keep your shoulder joints flexible and healthy. These movements can be performed lying down on a bed or floor. You can also adapt them to a standing position by placing your back up against a wall. Straight Arm Stretch Exercise for the Shoulders • Lie on […]
Exercises To Make You a Better Driver
Seven Exercises to Help You Keep Your Driving Skills Finely Tuned By Mary Ann Wilson, RN While we’re all attentive to keeping our vehicles in good working order to avoid break downs, few of us give much thought to tuning up the many areas of our body that contribute to safe driving. The good news […]
Abdominal Work From the Chair
Abdominal Work from the Chair By Mary Ann Wilson, RN Sedentary lifestyles are robbing us of good health! Recent studies have shed light on the magnitude and long term costs of this behavior. We, here at Sit and Be Fit, have a remedy. Sit, but don’t sit still. There are many many ways to exercise throughout […]
Move To Improve Your Brain
By now we are all quite familiar with the many ways exercise contributes to physical and emotional wellness. One of the hottest trends in exercise physiology research at the moment is taking a closer look at exactly how exercise benefits the brain. So far, results confirm that cognitive benefits associated with exercise are more significant than imagined. This news comes at an […]