Low-Impact Exercise Options

By Kamryn Mattson


Obviously, high impact exercises yield some great results. They burn a large amount of calories and can whip you into shape fairly quickly. However, not everyone has a body that can really withstand the punishment of running or jogging or other exercises that are heavy in impact. However, you can stay in shape with some exercises that are lower in impact.

Jogging and running are quite hard on the knees and feet, but if you move a little bit slower, you can still get in shape without the impact. Consider walking or hiking outside with friends. Outdoor exercise is often an excellent option because the varied terrain pushes up the effectiveness of the exercise. If you prefer to workout indoors, consider a machine such as a treadmill or perhaps a stair climber or elliptical machine. The two latter options burn calories at a quick rate with relatively low impact.

If you do enjoy the great outdoors, there are certainly other fun exercise options to consider, especially if you live near a large lake, a river or the ocean. Stand-up paddle boards are a great low impact choice, and you also could consider kayaking or even joining a rowing club. All of these activities burn calories without jostling you around.

When it comes to low impact cardio workouts, swimming is an excellent choice. You can work every part of the body without jostling your joints and muscles. See if your local area offers low-cost water aerobics classes as this can be quite fun and a good way to burn calories and get your heart pumping. Just swimming laps is certainly another option and you can compete against yourself to improve lap time and lap amounts. If possible, try to mix up a variety of activities to keep your interest high. You might walk with friends two days per week, swim two other days per week and enjoy a family hike on the weekend.

While you might be trying to avoid muscle pain by opting for low impact, sometimes aches and strains do occur and can cause a fair amount of discomfort. When this happens, consider drug-free and safe pain relief products such as a physiological hybrid shape. This product, which is designed using the principles of kinesiology, has a special design that protects the sore area while reaching out and gaining strength from nearby muscles that are not sore or strained.

Rapid Force is one of the companies that produce these hybrid shapes, and they offer several different varieties to protect, reduce pain and speed up healing in several key areas. You can find physiological hybrid shapes for lower back support and upper back support, as well as elbow pain relief, knee pain relief and even pain relief in the shoulders.




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