Listen to your body and remain pain-free.
Pain and stiffness can limit your ability to enjoy life to the fullest. If you are going to engage in a strenuous work out or activity make sure you warm up your muscles, tendons and ligaments to be able to have them fully engage in the activity without harm. Muscles will respond much better to rapid movement and engagement when they are warmed up and blood is pumping through them. If muscles are not warmed up prior to strenuous exercise it can cause stress and strain and damage the tissue.
One of the easiest ways to warm up is to move the muscles. You can do this by stretching, slowly jogging in place or warming up your muscles with heat therapy. All of these methods will increase blood flow to the tissues and get the area ready for action.
Work out or enjoy your outdoor activity with your prepared muscles. Once your activity is over be sure to take care of your muscles by cooling down the muscle groups and if you have chronic pain issues be sure to add cold therapy to inhibit swelling and pain after strenuous activities.
Don't give up on your favorite activities - just prepare for them!
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