Balanced Immune Health

Last week was spring break, so I stuck around home and took advantage of some gorgeous early spring weather. I’m no spring chicken, I’m certainly not a paragon of elite physical conditioning, but I cast fear to the wind and took on some physical activities throughout the week that put my joints and muscles to the test.

First, I grabbed the heavy rake and pulled up dead grass from my lawn. That was back-breaker, not to mention a forearm breaker. Next day I played my first round of golf of the season. Then I proceeded to three days of disc golf, where I wreaked havoc on my left throwing shoulder. It was probably totally stupid for me to be putting that kind of pressure on my shoulder with no stretching warm-ups, or no resistance training  in the “off season.”

Bottom line: I was sore immediately after each activity, no doubt. But each night and the next day after, I had no real pain or stiffness at all. Is my nutritionally supplemented immune system in fightin’ shape so as to minimize muscle and joint inflammation after physical exertion?

Filed under Balanced Immune Health, Immune Balance, Immune System, Inflammation, Sports, Sports/Exercise