Exercise

Our bodies are designed to move and be active. That is how we peak and stay at optimal functioning levels and balanced equilibrium. Weight and exercise go hand in hand and sometime or later we all know that it is going to come up. We have become too lazy, complacent and passive for our bodies to cope with the excess weight and inactivity and then we wonder why we are facing evidence of these practices on our bodies!

There are many qualitative exercise routines and regimens that you can follow. Here are some suggestions and eclectic samples that will help you out with your stretch marks:

Exercise # 1

Consider leg raises (sets of 20 should do it). Target Area: Practice your hip and leg area. For many this is the major culprit area where SM are problematic and a source of embarrassment.

Source: Carol Garber, Ph.D., director of the Human Performance Lab at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island suggests the following procedure:

Beginning position: lie down on the floor on your side, legs straight, one on top of the other.

Exercise Procedure and steps:

• Extend the arm that’s floor-side down over your head and rest your head on your arm.
• Put your other hand flat on the floor in front of your waist.
• Keeping both legs straight and toes pointed straight ahead; raise your top leg from hip to toe as far as it will go
• then lower it back to the floor.
• Raise and lower your leg in a slow, controlled motion.

Tips:

• Begin with 8 to 10 leg raises on each side at least three times a week, As you progress, add a leg raise or two
• Do 20 leg raises, up to three times for week for optimal effectiveness.