Winter 2010 - St. Joseph's Health Care London

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Vim & Vigour · WINTER 2010
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Exercise your knowledge
about workout-related pain to
keep soreness to a minimum
a
high school reunion, a doctor’s warning or
an exhausting visit with an inexhaustible
grandchild—whatever your reason for getting
in shape, good for you. But keep in mind that
jumping right into an exercise program isn’t easy.
Many new fi tness fanatics start their program
with enthusiasm, but quickly fi nd themselves facing
unfamiliar aches and pains. Despite the popularity
of the 1980s adage, “no pain, no gain” is not
the exercise mantra you want to adopt. Some soreness,
however, is a part of the package. Here’s how
to know what’s normal and what’s not and how to
work out with the least pain.
BY JENNIFER DAACK WOOLSON