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Keep your legs healthy when working extra years
This couple are heading to work at the factory as machine operators where they are working 12 hour shifts they are like endurance runners they have to keep their legs going
With the global economic downturn, many countries with pension schemes are examining ways in which they can save money before having to pay pensions to their working people-my country (Australia) is no exception, and with this in mind, they have just increased the retirement age to 67 and heading to 70 by 2035
Will these workers be able to climb with their worn out legs and walking frames at 68?
Keep your legs healthy when working extra years
With the global economic downturn, many countries with pension schemes are examining ways in which they can save money before having to pay pensions to their working people-my country (Australia) is no exception, and with this in mind, they have just increased the retirement age to 67
Some older people maintain their agility at 65-70 while others are showing signs of their age and are already wearing out and will not be capable of holding down a job
Many people already work past the present retirement age voluntarily either because their financial options are limited by the failure to invest enough money in their early working lives through lack of foresight or their personal circumstances
Others do it simply because they love to work, enjoy it and are in an occupation or career where they have not had so many physical demands made on their body that they can continue working on without any signs of wear and tear that may come with more physically demanding job
Whatever the reason for the increase I retirement age, it becomes increasingly necessary to maintain as high a level of fitness and health as possible in the face of the bodies natural inclination to slow down and develop age related medical problems
For those who are still working the extra years beyond what they expected to through government increased retirement age, they are not going to find it easy, especially if they are in an occupation with a high rate of occupational risk of injury and wear and tear on the body
This lady is working as a Nurse!
Builders, factory workers, nurses, service industries, laboratory technicians (add your own list) are in occupations that put extra wear on the body because they are jobs that involve standing lifting and walking for the whole working day-they may not be able to work for the required number of extra years
The Legs One of the Most Important Assets you can have
In the majority of occupations, while there are problems connected with the upper body while working, they rely on the ability of the legs to both transport and stand on while working-if the legs are working and can supply mobility
Now the legs have to supply mobility for a few more years than they did before, and you will need all the assistance you can get to keep them working properly with reduced fatigue levels-without fatigued it will reduce the increased chances of having workplace accidents through slower reaction times brought on through ageing
Legs-the majority of people have them and for the majority of those, they are working well except for during and after work fatigue caused by too much walking and standing www.hazards.org/standing
The legs have evolved for two main reasons-to give us transport to find food and to take us away from danger-we have now found other uses for them and we accept that they are part of us
As you age it sometimes feel as though you have chains wrapped around your legs when you spend extra years working simply to live
Most of us like to keep healthy and to this extent try to do the right things for our bodies-we try to eat the right food, sleep to rest them so they can recover, do some kind of activity and maintain an active lifestyle with the intensions of keeping mobile as long as we possibly can
This 65 year old has forgotten his glasses and needs a torch to be able to read the instructions on how to operate his crane as he helps build an office tower on night shift
Mobility is one of the most important parts of being who we are and if we lose the use of the legs, independence disappears and we become reliant on other people to help us with our needs
Leg health is very important to most of us who are reliant on our legs for our living, and to work longer or simply to get around from place to place-without our legs we lose our independence, and if we do not look after them while we have them over the years we can get into deep trouble
This lady is happy she is 69 and just found a job at McDonalds!
It is not until we see our legs after years of abuse and notice things such as stiffness, varicose veins, arthritis, and leg abuse instigated restless legs caused by angry muscles that we realize that we have neglected looking after them
Simply type into Google type 2 diabetes or multiple sclerosis massage or myotonia congentia or restless legs syndrome and see what comes up-it is interesting how many things are out there that may affect them from a medical, inherited or caused standpoint and can contribute to losing our independence
I hope this 67 year old man doesn't have dementia and forgets where he is!
There are many ways available to keep the rest of the body healthy when it is under stress and working too hard and not feeling as well as it should, but there is not too much around about basic leg health that can be done in only a few minutes
When the legs are tired and fatigued after being on them, unless you have your own therapist to help you recover them, other than to lay with the legs elevated to allow depleted fluid to flow back to the body there is not much left you can do
The reasoning behind this is that the veins which take used blood and fluids back to the body from the extremities for refreshing and recycling-the veins have one-way valves in them-the valves open to let used fluid flow through them and close to stop it flowing back down towards the feet again as it moves up the legs
Being upside down takes advantage of gravity by reversing its effects to let the weight of the fluid to open the valves and flow through back to body-this is known as passive recovery
Passive Recovery
Passive recovery is a slow way of doing things and while generally accepted there are disadvantages to doing this
It needs time to do
- How long it takes to be effective for any given session
- Someone doing this can get cold
- The muscles stiffen up
- Standing and walking can be difficult until the muscles warm up again
- On standing too quickly many people can be disoriented and experience dizzy sensations which increases the possibility of falls
Conventional Massage could be an option but for people who are trying to keep things together during the extra years they are working
To have it done on a regular basis could cost more than you are actually earning
You have to do something to keep the legs through the years. Knowledge can help you keep the legs moving freely as long as possible, once you get it, any costs associated with obtaining it reduces to zero)
The calf muscle pump and structured movement
The muscle pump is a way the body provides for moving used blood back up the legs and feet against gravity up to the body so it can be renourished and recycled again
Good circulation Poor ciculation
It is made up of all the muscles in the legs but the main power to work it comes from the calf muscles which compress the veins and opens the one-way valves letting fluid pass through them on its way back to the body
Like most other mechanical devices the motor that provides the power to work the pump needs servicing every so often otherwise it does not work too well and not much depleted fluid is removed from the legs-this means not much fresh blood enters the muscle tissues so they fatigue
To keep the circulation in balance as much fluid has to come out of the legs as goes into them and it does when the legs are healthy
When the legs are fatigued after a long day on them they are non-functional for some time when you get home and sit down
Something is needed to get them from non-functional to functional as quickly as possible and that something is Wholistsic Light Manual Muscle Relaxation or Structured Movement
Endurance running and walking and the person working for years after they maybe should have finished work
What do they have in common? They need extra stamina and leg maintenance to simply maintain leg mobility!
Ultra marathon is anything over marathon distance-it can range from 24-48 hours-6 days-16 days or over-across continents or even like Jesper Olsen and Tony Mangan around the world
Problems experienced by ultra marathoners include
Muscle and mental fatigue-stiffness-tiredness-muscle cramps-muscle spasm-poor coordination-poor circulation-muscles not working-refusing to work-sore hips-foot problems-mental stress-outbursts of temper-cold feet-hot feet-creeping feelings up the legs-down the legs-inability to move after sitting down for a short time-angry muscles-inability of the brain to shut the muscles off on going to bed to rest-poor sleep-swollen ankles-joint pain-vague aches and pains in various parts of the body
They actually compress time and stress on the body into a short space of time and suffer many of the problems that may be being experienced by an older worker in a physically demanding job who may have to work for longer than they used to
The ultra athletes I work with though rely on my skills as a muscle recovery specialist to assist their legs to recover quickly enough so they can get back onto the road or track without complications or time wasting-I do this by simply using the hands to increase the lower leg circulation
Most other forms of maintenance needs tools to do the job but leg maintenance already has the tools supplied -they are your hands and structured movement
This can be done
- Simply
- Easily
- Without any massage experience
- Without any threats to muscle integrity
- Without any need for greasy oil, towels or equipment
It is easier than you think with Light Manual Muscle Relaxation!!
The manual alone is US$ 19.95
The manual is included in the online course US$ 38.00