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Save your back and legs nurses!
(Nursing in the Raw)
good info on maintaining the hardworking nursing body structure
Date: 12/16/2007 9:26:59 AM ( 17 y ago)
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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