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Aquatic Exercise for Arthritis

A workout in the water has been a popular treatment for people with arthritis for the past twenty-five years or so. Why? Because a water workout can help improve flexibility, relieve pain, ease stiffness, and increase range of motion — without impact on affected joints. Benefits of a workout in the water: Age is no barrier. As long as you can float (and there are floatation belts to help you out) you can manage a water workout. Physical condition is no barrier. You don’t have to be able to walk or stand unassisted (again, those floatation belts come in handy) … Continue reading →

Safe Exercises for the Pool

Swimming is a great exercise choice for pregnancy. It’s low impact and cardiovascular. Exercising in the water helps prepare your body for giving birth. Swimming stregnthens and tones the body. Water Exercises also stretch the muscles, which helps prepare you for labor. You can take a class or exercise on your own. Any exercise that can be done on land can be done in the water. You can walk, jog or do any other motion exercise while in the pool. The water level should be above the navel for the best movement. Before you begin any exercise routine you should … Continue reading →

A Mother’s View from the Pool—Bikinis on Babies?

Have you been to your local community pool this summer? It has been the hang out of choice for my preschooler, who finally learned how to tread water on her own (well, kind of). Our near daily visits to our county’s aquatic center have not only afforded my daughter the opportunity to learn how to swim, but it has served as inspiration for quite a few of my blogs. The city pool is the perfect place to people watch. You see a variety of people and just as many different parenting styles, techniques and problems. And then there are the … Continue reading →

Arthritis could Cause Knee Replacements to Rise

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Experts predict that the number of hip and knee replacements performed in the United States could skyrocket over the next seven years. Why? A larger elderly population in the country — seventy-six million Americans will hit retirement age in 2008. An increase in arthritis in the American population. Arthritis affects more than forty-six million Americans each year and is most common in older adults. An increase in obesity among Americans — every one pound of weight on your body means three or more pounds of pressure on your knees. Carrying extra weight can also make you more likely to develop … Continue reading →

Setting Up Special Swimming Pools for Muslim Women

In New Zealand, there is a movement by South Island Muslims to open special swimming pool facilities for women only that would allow them to swim and engage in aquatic exercise without compromising their religious beliefs. They are citing the lack of specialized facilities with weight gain and becoming medically unfit. The creation of the new Burqini will offer Muslim women more options, but the idea of a special pool is backed by the Federation of Islamic Associations of New Zealand. Privacy and modesty are extremely important to the followers of Islam and because modesty forbids Muslim women from appearing … Continue reading →

Have You Heard of the Burqini?

Have you heard of the Burqini? I hadn’t until a reader sent me a note a couple of days ago and asked me about it. It didn’t take much research to find out more about it. First and foremost, it’s not teenie-weenie like the old advertisements used to promote the greatness of the bikini, but I think it’s likely one of the better fashion achievements of its type. The Burqini is exactly what it sounds like a cross between a bikini and a burqa. The fact that it’s designed for swimming is the only resemblance it has to the two … Continue reading →

Dieting & Arthritis

Arthritis is a deeply uncomfortable condition. Far too often, we associate arthritis with the elderly, but age is not always a factor in arthritis. I know plenty of people in their twenties and thirties with arthritis ranging from mild to severe. I, myself, have mild arthritis in my hands. You can help arthritis by paying attention to your diet. The foods you eat, how often you eat as well as the vitamins and minerals you have in your diet. It’s important to understand this, because some diets are not conducive to different health conditions like arthritis. Minerals play a vital … Continue reading →