6 Rules to Prioritize Your Health and Improve Your Training
4/8/2008
6 Rules to Prioritize Your Health and Improve Your Training Ever heard the song that goes:

“Your toe bone connected to your foot bone,
Your foot bone connected to your ankle bone…”

This is an old spiritual song whose chorus is used to teach children about the human skeleton. It can also remind us workout fiends that everything in your body is connected, and if just one of those bones, or organs, or systems gets sick, it can throw off the whole body. If any one function on your body is not working correctly, it will affect the rest of your body. For instance:

1. Get your teeth checked. If you neglect your teeth and gums you could end up swallowing harmful bacteria that could negatively impact your digestive system, so always brush your teeth 2-3 times a day and try to remember to floss once a day.

2. Shower regularly after workouts. If you neglect your skin, you will end up with infections and sores. So always shower after a workout and keep that nastiness out of your pores. By the way, showering by repeatedly alternating hot and cold water for about 10 minutes each, can help improve recovery from an intense workout.

3. Wash your hands...

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runningbear runningbear
April 11, 2008
10:27 PM
Sorry. My computer freaked out for a moment and I lost the first part of my post. I was applauding your recommendation to alternate between hot and cold water in a shower. While hot water feels good momentarily.....cold water expedites the muscle's recovery time.

runningbear runningbear
April 11, 2008
10:24 PM
good momentarily, it's actually detrimental to the body's recovery. Cold water (and cold compresses for injuries) restricts blood flow to the swollen areas which helps reduce inflammation.

plucky plucky
April 08, 2008
3:48 PM
Good point - we are complex machines and might neglect something that seems small but could disrupt the whole operation. As far as showering, I agree. C'mon, people - take a shower!! ;)

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