PUT YOUR BEST FOOT FORWARD

Just Start Walking launches National Chiropractic Care Week (23-29 May)

Sunshine Coast residents are being encouraged to put their best foot forward and start walking for their wellbeing during National Chiropractic Care Week, 23-29 May. Launching the Just Start Walking initiative in Mountain Creek, local Chiropractor, Dr Gray Moritz said while we are living in more mobile times thanks to portable technology, physically we are less active. “The human body is designed for movement, so to keep your spine at its best we need to stay active – it’s time to lace up the sneakers and quite simply, just start walking,” he said. 

Coinciding with the launch is National Chiropractic Care Week, which Dr Moritz and his team will be using to highlight the importance of posture and mobility on our overall health and wellbeing. Dr Moritz said that an active spine is a healthy spine and a healthy spine leads to a healthier life. “What better way to encourage people to stay active than through walking – it’s simple, inexpensive, achievable and easy,” he said. “Your overall health can be affected by the health of your spine so National Chiropractic Care Week is a prompt to make an appointment with your local CAA chiropractor to assess your spinal health and incorporate some more regular activity into your lifestyle,” he said. “Regular, moderate activity – such as walking – has been shown to improve posture and overall health, as well as reduce the risk of a wide range of common health complaints.  Chiropractors are experts at analysing posture and spinal problems; with five year university training they can provide expert care, exercises and lifestyle advice.

The Just Start Walking initiative is designed to raise awareness about the importance of keeping active, the benefits this can offer to your overall wellbeing and spinal health, as well as providing an easy-to-use program to encourage physical activity – a free Mobile Phone App has also been produced to help people to get walking!

For further information on National Chiropractic Care Week 2011 or the Just Start Walking program, please talk to one of our chiropractors or friendly staff! 

About the Chiropactors’ Association of Australia The Chiropractors’ Association of Australia (National) Limited (CAA) is the peak body representing chiropractors. An underlying principle of chiropractic is “healthy spine, healthier life”. By offering expert, drug-free spinal health care and lifestyle advice, chiropractors help Australians lead and maintain healthy lives. With over 2,700 members, the CAA is the largest chiropractic health body in Australia, and coordinates its efforts with its 8 autonomous CAA state and territory organisations.