The more one ages, the more little hurdles life puts in your way.
It’s unavoidable sometimes because eventually old age will catch up to us and start to play little tricks on our health. One way to keep bad health away is to remain active no matter how old you get. You’d be surprised how strong and adaptable the human body is to even if you’re over 50 there’s so much your body can still do.
One of the things that puts people off a healthy and active lifestyle is the fuss and hard work that goes into making is a reality. Many people want to work out but because of their health conditions, they see it as more of a chore than being helpful.
However with just a little planning they can make sure that whatever kind of sport or activity they want to do, their condition doesn’t get in the way. It’s more of a mental battle than it is a physical barrier sometimes because your willpower is also put into question. But as long as you are prepared your mind will stay sharp too.
Adventures with arthritis
Arthritis is something that many people suffer from and to varying degrees. Simple arthritis is when you go through bouts of pain in your small joints from time to time. On the other end severe arthritis can be debilitating. Therefore sport might be out of the question for many people in this condition. However, the key to staying fit with this condition is to figure out how you can help your body by doing the opposite of what arthritis wants.
Your joints are rubbing together bone on bone therefore putting too much pressure on them isn’t going to help. So weightlessness is something that would help, and what better than swimming? Swimming while having arthritis or simply walking in the shallow end of a swimming pool helps you to stay active. You also improve your range of motion and strengthen your muscles that will future help your joints.
On the run ostomy
When you’re active you need a healthy supply of liquids to keep your body cool. So when you have an ostomy bag, you’re cautious of the things you do physically. Normal ostomy bags that are meant for everyday use are easy to use, by their very design. They aren’t too rugged and designed to be used while running or playing sport.
However modern ostomy supplies show that using flexible materials, and implementing better designs, there can be flexible one-piece bags that do hold up to the test. These can be a simply pouch design rather than a bag which means they are smaller and lighter. The various shapes from a square, rectangle and even a triangle give you a lot more choice of comfort also. Some body types may need the bag to fit inside the hip while others may need it to fit snugly underneath the abs.
Nothing should stop you from keeping fit because despite your condition, sport and activity will increase your life. Where there is a will there is always a way and where there is a modern approach to staying healthy with conditions, there are always more options.
