Stretch to feel better
Get up from your chair & STRETCH!! (frequently throughout YOUR day!)FEEL BETTER? YES!!
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April 4, 2018
Gentle fitness is easy & important for our health. Here are some helpful tips to get you started!
Spring is coming
Spring is coming.....now is the time to improve our ENDURANCE & STAMINA to boost our ENERGY levels!
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March 24, 2018
Start your Day with Exercise
Starting your day with EXERCISE gives you MORE ENERGY for the rest of the DAY! Sally Sunshine Gentle Fitness offers a variety of Seniors' Fitness Classes for ALL levels of fitness, DAILY in various locations throughout Owen Sound!
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March 5, 2018
Gentle Activity to Reduce Pain
Get ACTIVE to get PAIN-FREE! GENTLE ACTIVITY can actually REDUCE PAIN by boosting serotonin levels in the body, which increases the flexibility of blood vessels & reduces pain perception in the brain.
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February 27, 2018
Think yourself Happy
It's hard to believe but, BRAIN SCANS have revealed that simply 'imagining' something provokes activity in the very parts of the brain that would have been active if you were having the real experience! This suggests that 'thinking yourself' into happy situations (like eating a banana split?) could actually make you…
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February 26, 2018
Sitting is the new Smoking
We should do our best to avoid prolonged periods or just too much of it!Watch this short video for a quick & simple exercise that will help undo the damage from excessive sitting or help improve your posture & strengthen your core!!! https://youtu.be/3xEaufjW_kE
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February 25, 2018
Poor core strength
Pull in your belly to PROTECT your BACK! Poor CORE STRENGTH makes you more susceptible to INJURY & LOWER BACK PAIN, as the spine is forced into adopting unnatural positions. To support your lower back, pull your navel inwards OFTEN, until it becomes automatic.
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February 19, 2018
Laughter to release tension
Studies have shown that LAUGHTER is a great way to RELEASE inner tension & IMPROVE your outlook on life! Laughter has been famously said to be the best medicine, and for good reason. Not only does laughter release endorphins, which have mood-boosting effects, but it also helps to reduce stress hormones…
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February 15, 2018
Sally Sunshine FUN Fact #22
After a big meal, most of the body's OXYGEN is taken up by the intestines as they deal with the process of digestion, which means the BRAIN gets less. This is why you OFTEN feel SLEEPY after a large meal! Try eating a lighter lunch for a more ALERT afternoon!
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February 14, 2018
Gentle movements for neck pain
NECK PAIN & tightness can be helped greatly, by frequent but GENTLE movement. Shrug your shoulders up & downSlowly turn your head from side to side, pausing in frontSlowly tilt your ear toward your shoulder, pausing in frontPull your chin inward while your 'gaze' remains parallel with the floor Repeat…
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February 13, 2018