Weekly Health Talk with Dr. P: Conditioning

Dr. Parson here, no assistant. Just want to talk to you about conditioning and we're generally in the starting phase and those of you haven't started. First thing is step into the gym or step into where you go that breaks down barriers. But then you're going to just generally gravitate to the treadmill. Well, that's great, however walking is really sometimes controlled falling, it's not really exercise. So, if you want to get some benefit out of it for 20 minutes...let me back up. Generally, people should exercise in some form 3.5 hours per week. Think about it, that isn't much.  That's studies, that's not my opinion but let's go back to walking on a treadmill. If you want to make it really effective, interval training that's best. You can burn more calories, keep you engaged, the time will go by faster. And interval training, I'll get into that in just a minute. So, but one thing I want you to do when you get on that treadmill is don't grab the handles. “Yeah, well why not?”, well I tell patients well you're training yourself for a walk so how often in this life you grab onto handles to go and go around Walmart want to let them get your hand. If you can't do that then you're going probably a little too fast and comfortable. So, get your hands off the handles. Interval training- 2.0-one minute, 2.4-second minute, 2.8 punching those buttons for the third minute, 3.0 the fourth minute, 3.3 for that fifth minute. So. you're going up and then that sixth minute you go back down to that 2.0. So it's up boom. However advanced you are better than just long term aerobic or running the interval training has shown to be the best cardiovascular for burning calories. So that's what I like people to learn when they're starting off with back problems. Can they walk, can they exercise? Well, you’re darn right they can. I've showed you these videos a lot that you can do, you just gotta do it. Alright thanks.