Here's an article with important principles about coping with stress and pain through exercise.
If you have Crohn's Disease, the principles in this article can make a difference in your life.
From Dr. Keith Jeffery's Newsletter:
Less Stress, Less Pain
Often people ignore low level pain until it grows
so big that it reaches out, grabs them and hauls
them off to the hospital.
Same with stress. It builds, slowly but
insidiously, creeping into life like a cat stalking
a mouse, virtually unnoticed. When it pounces
into your life, you react with anger, frustration,
depression, insomnia, illness and often a
significantly reduced ability to function.
Pain and stress are the best of buddies.
Increased stress is usually associated with
increased pain and vice versa. So... reduce
stress to reduce pain. And, once again, vice
versa...
The secret in management of both pain and
stress? Take small regular (daily, or even hourly)
actions to keep their levels at bay. Awareness
is the key, but in crazy hectic days, small
symptoms are often ignored by most people,
sometimes with tragic results.
The good news? Awareness is improved with
practice. Practice takes very little time each day
- just a few minutes. T'ai chi and 4 Minute
Fitness offer short segments to look inside, to
briefly step off life's treadmill and breathe, relax,
move, stretch and re-focus on positive thoughts
and gratitude.
From the Tao te Ching (Lao Tzu) Poem #63
"Confront the difficult
while it is still easy.
Accomplish the great task
by a series of small acts."
You are vitally important. Offer yourself
4 minutes of uninterrupted time once or twice
a day and attend regularly to the small details
that can make every day better. Even
spectacular!
Click herre to visit the EasyTaiChi Website
~~< Life Thought >~~
Isn't it wonderful that wrinkles don't hurt?
~~< Question Period >~~
Q. Can t'ai chi be done from a sitting position?
A. (I'll use this email from a person with limited
mobility to answer the question). "I am
absolutely adoring the program (4 Minute
Fitness). You are one of the few instructors that
get on the student's level.
I turned mental cartwheels when you did the
exercises from a sitting position! It was so
awesome! It's easy and IT WORKS!
I would seriously recommend this product to
anyone who has a disability such as paralysis."
(L. Hall, TN)
People with limited mobility need to exercise
their back, neck, arms and waist to increase
strength, circulation and mobility. Tai Chi for
Busy People and 4 Minute Fitness are terrific
ways to exercise from a sitting position.
Click herre to visit the 4 minute fitness Website
Keith Jeffery
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