Karishma Desai Biokineticist

25/12/2022

Wishing you and your families a safe festive season 🎄

Thank you for all the support 💫

01/12/2022

Regular stretching ultimately assists with the following:
a. Strengthening muscles.
b. Increasing flexibility of the muscle tendons.
c. Promotes fluidity in the muscles.

Having the correct form and stretches for your physical activity goals is crucial to preventing further damage or stress on the muscles - Book an appointment with a Biokineticist for an assessment by visiting www.biokineticssa.co.za.

24/10/2022

A very happy to all our Hindu community members.

29/09/2022

Today we celebrate World Heart Day! ❤️🌍 . Let’s take care of our heart’s by adapting healthy lifestyle choices! 🏋️‍♀️🍏.

25/08/2022

✨WORKPLACE ERGONOMICS✨

With many of us working remotely,
let’s take a proactive approach in ensuring we maintain a good posture whilst sitting at our desks. 👩‍💻🤓

Poor posture can have a negative impact on your body, including:

• Decreased flexibility in your body
• Creates muscle imbalances
• Increased risk in shoulder, neck and back pain
• Misalignment of your spine • Poor circulation

Contact your bio on how you correct and improve your posture.🧘🏼🤸🏼‍♀️

📱0715126699
📧 karish.bio@gmail.com

28/07/2022

Today is Osteoathritis Awareness Day! Let us look at protecting your joints:

- FACT! Exercise does not wear out joints, but rather strengthens and protects them.
- Always warm-up and cool down when engaging in physical activity - Skipping your warm-up can put your joints at a higher risk of strain and overloading on your muscles and joints, putting them at risk for injury.
- Listen to your body’s cues - Joint pain after exercise is telling you there is something wrong (we suggest then to consult with a Biokineticist to prescribe an individualised program).
- Balancing low-impact exercises with your higher impact activities to strengthen the muscles that help protect your joints.
- Increase the flexibility of your joints by warming and stretching before and after exercise - When a joint is stiff, it can alter the stresses seen during activities and it’s more prone to swelling, which can weaken the muscles protecting the joint.
- Plan to quit smoking - Smoking and to***co use are risk factors for cardiovascular problems to cancer and can hamper your joints.
- Replace energy drinks and soda with water - Water makes up about 80 percent of your body’s cartilage (the flexible, connective tissue that cushions your joints).
- Don’t let extra weight overtax your joints
- Wear the right shoes - Regardless of the activity, shoes should provide cushioning, stability, and comfort while being flexible.

Find a Biokineticist on www.biokineticssa.org.za to assist you in preventing or treating osteoarthritic conditions.

21/07/2022

A Biokineticist is a clinical exercise specialist who:
✔️ Functions within professional alliance to health and medicine, and is recognised by and registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa.
✔️ Improves a person’s physical well-being and quality of life through individualised scientific assessment and the prescription of exercise in rehabilitative treatment to prevent or intervene with certain ailments and the enhancement of performance (sport and work).
✔️ Evaluates & Measures: body posture, body composition, blood pressure, glucose levels, lung function, heart rate, fitness, muscle strength, endurance, power, flexibility and other health screenings.
✔️ Is a health professional who through health promotion and wellness create a better quality of life for people they work with.

Find a Biokineticist on www.biokineticssa.org.za and don’t forget to follow us on social media at .

13/07/2022

✨LOWER BACK PAIN✨

With lower back pain becoming increasingly common due to sitting for long periods , here are some safe exercises I like to use in practice:

1️⃣Cat- cow stretch
2️⃣Bird dog
3️⃣Glute bridge
4️⃣Supine alternating toe taps

‼️Core activation is essential when doing these exercises ‼️

Find out more on how a bio can help you out with your lower back pain!

📱071 512 6699
📧Karish.bio@gmail.com

27/06/2022

MONDAY MOTIVATION🤸‍♂️

Give yourself the time to heal. Slow progress is better than no progress.✨

13/06/2022

Help us, help you regain your strength, functionality and reach those fitness goals 💪🚴‍♀️

08/06/2022

04/06/2022

‼️WE HAVE EXCITING NEWS‼️

Our doors are now open at Virgin Active SA Rosebank. Experiencing those aches or pains during this cold weather or want to lead a healthier lifestyle?😊

Book your appointment now✅

*Note: you don’t require a membership to see your Biokineticist .