Setting Intentions for the New Year:  3 Ways Chiropractic Care Can Help

A new year and a new decade brings wonderful new potential.  Instead of resolutions, which often lead to failure, setting intentions and short-term goals can be a prescriptive plan for good health.  Visiting your chiropractor for proper alignment and help in developing a healthy fitness plan can set you on a positive path for the future.  

Chiropractic Visits for New Fitness Regime 

After excessive holiday feasts, many people set fitness and weight loss goals in January.  Visiting your chiropractor is essential to choose the right fitness activity for your body.  Going from a sedentary lifestyle to intense activity can put a person at risk for injury.  Chiropractic care can help with ongoing adjustments to help minimize pain, misalignment and injury. 

Here are some helpful tips for your first chiropractic visit:   

• Talk with your chiropractor about the type of physical fitness plan you enjoy

• Receive an initial adjustment

• Set a reasonable fitness plan to begin

• Develop complementary chiropractic adjustment appointments

Setting a schedule of care will benefit your new fitness routine.  

Short-Term Fitness Goals

Setting a general intention, rather than a specific resolution can lead to greater success.  An intention of improving physical fitness or healthier eating sets the stage for short-term goals that are easier to meet.  After your initial consultation with your chiropractor, develop short-term goals for fitness.  You may set a one-week goal, two-week goal or four-week goal.  Whatever the timeline, scheduling intermittent chiropractic visits will help maintain optimal physical health during your new routine.   

Stretching to Promote Alignment

Before and after working out, stretching is essential.  Your chiropractor is also able to prescribe specific stretches before and after work-outs to help you avoid injury and limit muscle soreness.  These specialty doctors are adept at developing programs to improve range of motion and flexibility.  Your chiropractor may also recommend straps, bands and blocks to accommodate for conditions specific to each individual.  Some patients may have increased muscular tension.  Your chiropractic care team can evaluate issues specific to you.

A New Year and a New You

Physical exercise and healthy diet offer health benefits.  Working with your chiropractor to develop a plan and set short-term goals can help maintain a fitness regime.  Everyone has made a resolution only to succumb to poor habits that have been set over a lifetime.  The structure and support of a new exercise program with intermittent follow-up and care from your chiropractic team is a design for long-term change.  At Radiant Health Chiropractic, we are committed to helping you set intentions and develop a short-term plan to meet your fitness goals.  Call today to set up an appointment.