Getting Started
Hey everybody! I hope you all like what I’ve been
blogging about so far! :) This post today will be regarding on how anemia
patients can also participate in workouts and exercise too.
Basically, before you begin the exercise programme, it is
highly recommended that you talk with your health care practitioner and ask for
specific programming recommendations. It is also highly advisable that you take
all medications as recommended by your physician.
After confirming with your physician, you can now begin
your workout! The primary goal of your program is to improve endurance. Choose
activities that you enjoy and will do on a regular basis. One very good example
would be yoga.
One reason as to why I chose Yoga was because intense
exercise can be even more of an issue for the most common form of anemia that
is caused by an iron deficiency. Heavy
exercise can increase iron demands by 1 to 2 milligrams per day.
This can
magnify the condition. Iron loss through sweat, blood loss, or the breakdown of
red blood cells from foot striking in exercise may increase the need for iron.
Therefore, as yoga not only addresses the chronic anemia but also strengthens
the immune system to fight a whole lot of other diseases, it is therefore most
useful.
Besides that, the breathing exercises done during Yoga (Ujjayi,
Suryabhedana, Anuloma Viloma and Kapalbhatti) helps to increase the circulation
of blood and improve the functioning of the entire circulatory system, and will
surely help the anemia patient in the long run.
Here are some links that you should definitely check out!
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=v7AYKMP6rOE
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hIFB6xJilBs
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hIFB6xJilBs
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