Can you: Trim your toenails standing up—without any discomfort from the bending?
你能否:站著給自己剪腳趾甲,而且不因?yàn)閺澢械饺魏尾贿m?
Shocked at how inflexible you are? Well, let’s work on that. Being able to stretch without pain is important not only for bone and joint conditions like arthritis and osteoporosis, but it may also be a clue about other issues like heart health. One study in the American Journal of Physiology found that the inability to stretch past your toes was associated with arterial stiffness, a precursor to heart disease. Incorporate stretch-and-strength yoga-style exercises into your weekly workout regimen.
很驚訝你原來這么僵硬吧?那么讓我們來采取行動(dòng)??梢詮澢眢w而不感到疼痛,對(duì)于骨頭和關(guān)節(jié)的健康,比如是否患上關(guān)節(jié)炎和骨質(zhì)疏松很重要。不僅如此,這還暗示了其他的健康狀況,比如心臟健康。美國生理學(xué)雜志上的一項(xiàng)研究表明,如果不能將身體彎曲超過你的腳尖,這和動(dòng)脈硬化密切相關(guān),而這是心臟病的一種前兆。在你每周的鍛煉計(jì)劃中加入伸展的瑜伽式練習(xí)。