Ashburn Chiropractic Tip: Go out for a walk.

Every step counts! Walks are healthy. Walking is effective, even in small spurts.

It is a growing trend in Ashburn and everywhere else. Walking is free and simple.  Walking is a physical activity that most anyone can do. Sadly only about 48% of adults get enough aerobic (activity that gets the heart pumping harder and blood vessels healthier) physical activity (1), so Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn recommends walking to all of our Ashburn chiropractic patients especially as they recover from a back pain episode.

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY GUIDELINES

Physical Activity Guidelines recommend only 2 and a half hours a week.  (2) That is manageable! That can be accomplished in smaller chunks like five 30-minute walks or longer walks with friends instead of coffee chats or dinners out. A walk while waiting to pick up kids at activities can work. 145 million adults walk as part of their physical activity plan. Others like some in Ashburn walk for fun or transportation or exercise. 6 in 10 walk for their aerobic physical activity. Others enjoy ballroom dancing or gardening. (1) Brisk walking, running, jogging, swimming or biking are potential endeavors when walking becomes a bit too routine, but walking might be for low back pain recurrence prevention as well as for cost. They are naming it WalkBack. (5) Such a fitting name! Effectiveness and cost-savings can also be motivators to stick to a walking program.

CONTACT Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn

So if you are looking to add some physical activity to your life or you are trying to re-gain your physically active life after an injury, illness or bout of back pain, just walk (after you check with your Ashburn chiropractor first!).  It may well be just what you are looking for!  Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Amanda Harris on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as she explains treatment with the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management that permitted a patient to walk again without a cane.

Contact Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn to set up your next appointment for individualized advice about integrating walking into your chiropractic care plan.