Save your back and legs nurses!

good info on maintaining the hardworking nursing body structure

Date:   12/16/2007 9:26:59 AM   ( 17 y ) ... viewed 2872 times

Nurses and nurse aides are on their constantly. It is rumored that an RN supervisor averages about seven miles a day on his/her feet. Whenever I tell my coworkers I workout during my breaks they think I'm crazy. However, I'm preserving my moneymakers, my BACK and my LEGS. When I say LEGS, I mean the hips on down and back means CORE, the whole girdle supporting our bodies. It's almost a cliche when people talk about fat nurses BUT I think there are a lot of fat nurses because they are self sacrificing people and don't sit down to a good meal. I also think their bodies are releasing a lot of stress hormones and making them fat. Let's take care of ourselves nursing staff.

Back resources:

http://www.exrx.net/Lists/ExList/BackWt.html


http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/back-pain/LB00001_D


http://www.nismat.org/orthocor/programs/lowback.html


http://ezinearticles.com/?Are-You-Willing-To-Follow-Eight-Yoga-Exercises-For-...


http://www.womenfitness.net/top10_yoga_exercises.htm



personal note: I stretch out my periodically during my shift. If I work a stretch, I am SURE to go and do twenty minutes of yoga in between. The only time my back ever hurt is when I stopped working out for three weeks. Killer ladies and gents.

Legs:

http://www.exrx.net/Lists/Directory.html
(my fav site for stuff...just scroll down to the hips and thighs area)

http://yoga.about.com/od/legs/Yoga_Poses_for_Legs.htm


http://www.experiencefestival.com/a/Yoga_and_Health/id/5614617


Core:

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/core-strength/SM00047


http://sportsmedicine.about.com/od/abdominalcorestrength1/a/NewCore.htm


I will be updating this entry with new exercises and notes periodically.

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