Flexibility with Morning Stretches
With a record amount of people around the globe having sleepless nights, waking up refreshed might not be an option these days. But we’ve got good news – adding a morning stretching routine to your day might help.
Spending 10 to 15 minutes stretching each morning is effective at helping you wake up, loosening your muscles for the day ahead — and it’s considered a form of exercise.
A daily morning routine can help energize you for the day and help reduce anxiety. That could mean you can skip that coffee until midmorning, or eliminate it all together.
A.M. stretching is also helpful for improving your posture. Are you one of the millions of people worldwide that sit behind a desk? Or are you binging on the couch in front of the tube? Implementing morning stretching into your daily routine isn’t just effective for loosening tight muscles, but helps them to become more flexible. Over time, you’ll notice a positive change in your posture. And your energy.
Nervous System Factoids
Heighten your brainpower by learning a little more about your nervous system with some truly amazing facts!
1. The human spinal cord consists of nearly 13.5 million neurons. The most sensitive are found at the base of your spinal cord.
2. Nerves are made up of long bundles of fiber called axons that also contain nerve cells. Bonus fact: The two types of nerve cells found within your body are called neurons and glial cells.
3. If all of the neurons in your brain were lined up, they would form a path about 600 miles long!
4. Think your car is fast? Signals travel between your brain and body at speeds up over 200 MPH (100 meters per second)!
5. Of the 43 pairs of nerves that connect your central nervous system, 31 are attached to your spinal cord — the primary focus of chiropractic care.
May 04, 2020 at 3:43 PM
Stretching is great. If your muscles will co operate. Mine are so tight. I feel when I do it. I will tear something. My don't. But I'm gonna try AGAIN
May 04, 2020 at 4:28 PM
Raised the daughter of a chiropractor, then through college & married to one, I embrace & endorse this profession. May of 2016, I collapsed with progressing neurological disfunction. In 24 hours, lack of function starting with my feet was interfering with my lungs. Immediate hospitalization & tests revealed Acute Inflamatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy: no pain, enough lung ability to whisper, and cognizant to know things were worsening. Once medical treatment was initiated, my knowledge & faith in chiropractic, as well as, six weeks in intensive care, and frustrating physical therapy, helped me to recover. Thank you to all the chiropractors. in my life!