How active are you in the summer?
We are a fairly active family, especially during the summer when we tend to spend more time outdoors. While the kids are riding their bicycles or playing basketball, my husband and I enjoy long walks, and gardening.
Because I work at a desk most of the day, my muscles tend to tighten up. Taking frequent breaks, and keeping my body moving is crucial to help with long-lasting muscle pain. I’ll get in a workout at the gym, or go for a power walk in the neighbourhood. But there are times when the muscle aches and pains are unbearable! I find myself making more frequent trips to the massage therapist and chiropractor.
I hate the idea that I’m getting older, but the truth is, my body doesn’t bounce back as quickly from physical activity as it used to! However I’m not ready to stop doing the things I enjoy because of the aches and pains.
“Long-lasting body pain may be more common as we get older, but it shouldn’t stop us from enjoying life and accomplishing all we want to,” says Dr. Jeff Habert, a family physician in Thornhill, Ontario. “Research has found that a combination of treatment methods, including physiotherapy, massage therapy and medications, show good results when managing long-lasting pain.”
Often I need to take a pain reliever to manage the pain, and just one Advil® 12 Hour pill provides fast-acting plus long-lasting relief of muscle, back, joint and arthritis pain for up to 12 hours.
This summer, don’t let long-lasting body pain interfere with your ability to stay active or accomplish the things you want to! These three simple tips can help relieve your pain:
Advil 12 Hour “Keep Moving This Summer” Tips
Stay Active: Body pain may lead you to avoid physical activity. But low-impact activities like walking, stretching or light exercises can actually help manage pain and even increase strength and flexibility.
Get Relief: To help relieve your pain so you can accomplish everything you want to, try a non-prescription pain reliever. Just one Advil 12 Hour keeps working throughout the day for up to 12 hours.
Hot and Cold: Direct heat from hot packs or a warm bath can help relax tight muscles, while ice packs can help reduce inflammation and ease pain.
These tips are suggestions and do not replace medical advice. Please speak with your healthcare provider for medical advice.
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156 Comments
If pain wasn’t a problem I would definitely spend more time biking and hiking. They are my two favorite things to do but I have to watch how far I go because my back starts rebelling and legs start cramping. 🙂
I would go camping and kayaking.
I would like to take up riding a bike. I try my best to go hiking with the kids when we are camping.
we would love to pack a picnic and head to the beach
I love biking, but after just 45 minutes my knee and hip pain returns. If the pain wasn’t the problem I would love to bike more, sign up for a charity ride to raise money and bike more with my kids
I would.live to hike more!
If pain wasn’t holding me back I would be out playing badminton once again and kicking the ball around with my granddaughter!!
I would be jumping around with the kids just like they do if I could!
I would be doing so many things…..I would love to climb Gros Morne mountain in NL..
But I would also love to do a lot of everyday things that others can do…
I love being active. I typically go to the gym 5 days/week and enjoy getting out for a hike, skating, running, swimming and the list goes on depending on the season. I would love spending a summer day pain free with my girls outside.
I would play pickleball with my husband
I would hike more (and longer… )
If pain wasn’t a problem I would definitely spend more time biking and hiking in Canmore-Banff area. They have beautiful trails.
If pain wasn’t holding me back, I would go on a hike as well as a run around my neighborhood instead of just down the street
I have always wanted to explore rock climbing.
I love long distance hiking, and kayaking so that would be how I would spend an active day if pain wasn’t holding me back.
I would hike for a longer time
I would spend it out picking blueberries.
I would go kayaking.
Playing baseball and taking long hikes to geocache
We would hike over in Gatineau park. It is large and beautiful and has the most wonderful hiking trails!
If PAIN wasn’t holding me back I would spend summer days back riding my bicycle. After breaking my ankle earlier this year it is hard to get back into it with hardware in the ankle many painful days are around
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I would go for a hike with my son.
Id just bike farther than i can currently with my hubby. i wish my legs didnt hurt so much so we could go as far as the lake from our home.
Waterfall exploring in Hamilton or at an amusement park with my family !
If I had no pain I would do daily walks and go to the beach
Would love to spend a day hiking all the trails at Pinery Provincial Park if pain wasn’t an issue.
I would go hiking.
I would definitely do more water sports in the summer, like water skiing!
If pain did not hold me back I would take my grandchildren to the zoo or bird sanctuary and I would work in the yard more.
Probably by hiking way more often and way more difficult trails! I love mountains!
I would like to spend family time camping and fishing.
I would play soccer with my kids all day
Teaching my little guy gymnastics and learning parkour to teach him that
i would definetly work out more ty 🙂
I would go on a long hike with my family
I wish I could do 23 k hike through back country.
I would take my morning walk.
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