Don’t Let the Government Shutdown Delay Your Fitness Routine! Here’s 5 Quick and Easy Tips to Keep Up Your Fitness

Healthy Life = Happy Life

Creating and achieving personal fitness goals can be especially difficult for those with busy work schedules and various personal obligations. Sometimes however, the smallest decisions we make on a daily basis can produce the biggest difference in the outcome of our entire well-being. Here are five quick and easy tips to for creating a healthier daily lifestyle:

1. Allocate a set amount of time each day for exercise. Plan how many days of the week you will exercise and for how long. Treat these appointments very seriously and be sure to re-schedule a session if you must skip one! Continue to set higher goals for yourself as the weeks progress.
2. Make Smart Small decisions. Take the stairs, walk in place between commercials, do leg raises and do some simple weight training exercises when sitting on the couch. There is always time to squeeze in a little stretching also. These little decisions can yield significant health benefits.
3. Surround Yourself with People who Support Your Efforts. Make friends who are going to motivate you mentally and physically. If your existing friends have no desire to join your fitness routine, try making new friends at your local fitness center, in online meet-up groups or even on your daily walking route.
4. Make Healthier Snack Choices. Pass on the vending machines snacks or break room treats. I think we all enjoy a free donut or two especially if we’ve skipped breakfast before work. So be sure to fill up with a well-portioned, healthy breakfast before leaving home for a long work day. Pack  plenty of fresh fruit and veggies to snack on throughout the day, guilt-free!
5. Remember to Reward Yourself. We can be a little hard on ourselves from time to time so it is important to recognize your achievements from time to time with a treat of some kind. Instead of rewarding your good health achievements with a calorie-filled pastry or other sugary snack, treat yourself to a spa treatment, a good movie or one of our relaxing massages. 

Whatever you do, do not give up on your fitness goals if you miss a workout or go on a night of binge eating. Give up on the workout-skipping blues and remember that persistence is key to getting what you want.

What Conditions do Chiropractors Treat?

What exactly do chiropractors have to offer me when it comes to my overall health? Many do not know the answer to this question, but the fact remains that chiropractic care has much more to offer than we may think. Chiropractors use a wide range of direct and indirect treatment techniques for the muscular, skeletal and nervous systems, all in one.

While chiropractic care primarily focuses on correcting the spine through spinal manipulation, they also look at the surrounding joints, muscles and nerves as possible sources of symptoms. Since all parts of our body interact, chiropractic care thoroughly examines the entirety of both the neurological and musculoskeletal systems to achieve full body wellness.

Chiropractic care is utilized to reduce or eliminate symptoms such as:

• low back and neck pain
• knee, foot and ankle pain
• high blood pressure
• headaches (including migraines)
• sports injuries (frozen shoulder, tennis elbow)
• carpal tunnel syndrome
• arthritis
• digestive problems
• menstrual and premenstrual pain
• asthma

Here at McCray Chiropractic and Health Restoration Clinic we focus on each individual’s general wellness through preventative and holistic healthcare techniques. Our non-invasive, whole body approach to complete healthcare focuses on healing the body from within.

“The doctor of the future will give no medicine but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame, in diet and in the cause and prevention of disease.”
-Thomas Edison

Be on your way to achieving optimal health! Call us today to schedule a free consultation with one of our healthcare professionals.