The Importance Of Exercise

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Exercise is what most health specialists recommend for a better health. It reduces the chances of an individual suffering weight related diseases like hypertension, obesity and diabetes. In addition it makes one physically fit and maintains good figure. Lack of exercise can cause joint pain or pains on the parts of the body when you do a straining activity. When pain occurs you may need to exercise to get rid of the pain hence exercise is a preventive as well as treatment measure for pain. Exercise is not only for preventing pain and diseases but also as a tool to build strong muscles and bones. That is why you find most people especially men lifting weights in the gym to build up their body strength. The following are joint strengthening exercises to avoid pains and injuries;
1. Twist exercise …show more content…

Gluteus muscle stretch exercise
The major function of the gluteus muscle is to control rotation of the leg and hip flexion. When this muscle is strengthened through exercise it makes it more effective in it slowing down leg rotation and hip flexion and hence reduces over-pronation. What you are required to do is to stand with your legs together and turn out your feet like a duck. Then rotate your legs without tempering with the position of the feet. This will contract gluteus maximus muscle and make the ankles roll out. Repeat this exercise 10 times a day and strengthen gluteus muscle.
3. Knee bend
This exercise is aimed at strengthening the gluteus medius and minimus muscles to prevent collapsing of the leg as it travels to the center of the body. Lie on the ground with the left side of your body in contact with the ground. Bend your right knee and step on the inner part of the left knee and rotate your pelvis. Lift up the right knee avoiding causing any pain on the moving hips. Buy a lot of time on this exercise to enable communication with the nervous system. Alternate the side of the body on the ground to make exercise effective on all parts.

4. Hip flexor

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