Page 16 - Boca Club News - February '23

Page 16, Boca Club News

From The Professionals’ Desks

Healthy Answers – A Guide to Healthy Living:

“Wake Up Your Body!”

By Dale Brown, B.S., M.A., C.E.C. to replace your mattress, chances are if you’re wondering hug both knees to your chest and gently lift your head to
Dale is a motivational speaker who about it, it’s probably time. There are several things to curl into a ball. Hold for a few seconds. Stretch out, then
has spent many years as a Certified consider besides how old it is, such as wear and tear, a repeat.
Life Coach and has written numerous significant depression in the mattress (gulley) and how your Next, come to a sitting position on the edge of the bed.
articles and e-books relating to self- body feels when you wake up. Take an inhale and reach both arms up, then exhale as you
improvement and ways to build a Most mattresses come with a 10-year guarantee, but lower them. Repeat and come to standing, feet hip-width
high-performance team. She is the proving the warranty valid is a stretch. The manufacturer apart. Inhale as you reach your right arm up gently over
author of the recently published book, will state in the warranty policy that a certain amount of your head, feeling it in your side space. Repeat on the left
“Small Steps...Big Changes: The depression inches must be evident, but most of the time side. Then one deeper inhale, both arms up to stretch, exhale
Personal Stories of a Life Coach.” Her education and years they’ll claim it’s still good. Bottom line: Trust your body arms down.
of experience in physical fitness and training of elite athletes and purchase a supportive mattress. We did! Now we are The practice of stretching keeps your body limber.
has enabled her to sharpen her knowledge in many health- sleeping through the night with pressure points comfortably It helps your balance and gives you the range of motion
related areas. The following introduces a new approach to supporting our body structure. Goodbye “gulley!” needed to live independently. Slowing down your breathing
Ms. Brown’s series of columns devoted to many topics that If your mattress is not your problem, and your back pain allows more oxygen to flow through your veins and to your
deal with the mind/body connection and the importance of is worse in the morning, check out your sleeping position. brain. There is a peacefulness that results from slow, static
living a healthy lifestyle. Dale, a Bocaire resident, can be Finding a position with added support might help relieve stretching that is relaxing.
reached at dalebrown@lovingmondays.com. pressure that could lead to back pain. Consider the following For maximum results try stretching (especially before
The sun is up. Rise and shine! What is your morning suggestions to improve the alignment of your spine. exercise), a minimum of every third day in the beginning
routine? Side sleeping is considered the best position for avoiding for 10-20 minutes. Begin with gentle stretches, especially
Does it take you a while to open your eyes and straighten back pain, with a head pillow the same distance between parts of the body that are particularly tight, then stretch
up? Those first few movements of sitting up, getting out of your neck and shoulder. Also place a pillow between your more often and for longer periods of time when it becomes
bed and taking a walk to the bathroom can make you feel knees to even out your hips. routine.
like you’ve aged ten years during the night. I’ll bet most of Back sleeping makes it easier to keep your spine straight, Static stretching is slow with no bouncing. Once you
the time your back is the culprit! but it can still cause back pain. Lower your risk by placing have stretched as far as you can without pain, hold the
Makes you wonder, “Why does my back hurt worse a pillow beneath your knees. position for 15 to 30 seconds. Concentrate on the part of the
when I wake up?” Stomach sleeping is more likely to twist your neck out body being stretched and breathe into it. Relax and breathe
This is a question my husband and I both asked ourselves of alignment. It may help to sleep without a head pillow, deeply for greatest results. Keep your body in alignment and
many times. We knew that with age morning stiffness might and place a thin pillow beneath your lower abdomen. don’t push to the point that you feel it in your lower back
occur after sleeping. But the more we talked about it, the Finding the right mattress and sleeping position is only or neck. Take it slow and steady. Stretching should bring
more we realized it might partly be due to our mattress. No part of the solution to starting your day without back pain. you peace, both physically and mentally.
surprise, since we bought it in 2012. Just two days after its My theory has always been to “wake up your body” first Maintaining flexibility throughout your lifetime is
delivery we both confessed it was like sleeping on a cloud. before getting out of bed. Just as your mind takes time to probably one of the most important factors affecting the
Fast forward eleven years and we were convinced it was awaken, so does the rest of your body. Take a few minutes quality of life as you age. Give your body a chance to wake
time to look for a new one. to get the blood flowing with a few gentle stretches and up before you start your day and keep the momentum going.
Experts estimate the average life of a mattress is about deep breaths that can loosen your back and release tension. Your back will thank you for it!
eight to nine years. Although there’s no set rule as to when Before popping out of bed, try this: Lie flat on your back,

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