When you carry extra pounds you also speed up the loss of cartilage in your knees. That's the stuff that creates a cushion between your bones. If you don't have enough, your bones start to rub against each other. And that leads to irritation, pain, and swelling. When you drop a few...
When the researchers analyzed differences in the quality of cartilage among the three groups over a four-year time span, they found evidence that weight loss has a protective effect against cartilage degeneration and that a larger amount of weight loss is more beneficial. "Cartilage degenerated a ...
By Cheryl Walker,Wake Forest University (Medical Xpress) -- Weight loss combined with exercise reduces pain and improves mobility in people with knee osteoarthritis, according to research presented by Professor of Health and Exercise Science Steve Messier earlier this month at the American College of ...
This article explores the link between obesity and knee arthritis. Very overweight people are four times as likely to have osteoarthritis of the knee as normal-weight people. Many scientists believe overweight is a key risk factor. Weight loss may improve the life of an overweight person with ...
Step 1: Get into the push-up position, with your knees on the floor, directly under the shoulder. Your feet should be off the floor. Step 2: Contract your abdomen and glutes, and lower your body. Step 3: Return to the starting position and repeat the same. ...
Weight loss may help chase your blues away. Scientists are still trying to work out why, but better body image and improved sleep may be part of the reason. In one study, depressed people who were very overweight felt better after they lost an average of 8% of their body weight. Other...
weight loss would really start to increase. I was worried that I would not know what to do when I came in on my non-training days. I came in that Tuesday to be greeted at the door by the owner and the trainers there. I felt like I was really a part of the family. They all ...
As I was losing weight, my knees started feeling better and I began moving more. My increased energy spurred me to start fostering animals and become more active in animal rescue. First, I’d help out with adoption days for a local rescue. Then, I became involved with Pause 4 Paws, a...
It may seem like an old cliché but this pose does really give you some good weight loss results. Ask your partner to lay his back on the bed, and put his feet on the floor. Now sit on it in such a way that it can support your knees with your hands for a better balance. In ...
<![CDATA[ Chronic Pain: The Sunburn Analogy | Rising Sun Chiropratic + Weight Loss? Close your eyes and pretend it's a bright sunny day, it's hot and you are outside enjoying the sun...but you forgot to put sunscreen on and after waking up from a nap you've realized that you've...