How to Conquer Dad Bod

Dr. Tony:

Dr. Tony here with the Essentials of Life Chiropractic coming to you from our Chiro Cave, and I am at home with my son Luke here. Say hi.

Luke:

Hi.

Dr. Tony:

Talking about dad bod. And so, typically, what we see with dad bod, and actually I looked up the term for, it is characterized by a physique with some extra weight and less flexibility, is generally happens to people as they get older and oftentimes during fatherhood. So, we get this wonderful term called dad bod. But let's be honest, am I as fast as you anymore, Luke?

Luke:

No.

Dr. Tony:

No. Am I as flexible as you?

Luke:

No.

Dr. Tony:

No. Am I stronger than you?

Luke:

Yeah.

Dr. Tony:

Yes. I'll hold on to that one. But as we age and get into working life and fatherhood and just stress with all the stuff that's on our plate, oftentimes our physical fitness and what we put into keeping ourselves healthy and well has gone by the wayside. So, let me give you a few tips to conquer this dad bod thing.

So, number one, make sure you stay active and make sure that activity, it does include some stretching to stay flexible as well. I also want to encourage you to make sure you take care of that spine and pelvis with regular chiropractic adjustments. Also, make sure you stay nice and hydrated. And when it comes to the nutrition thing, my tip for overcoming this dad bod is portion control. Make sure you just keep those portions reasonable. We don't need seconds and thirds. We don't need to have those extra beverages as well.

If you do these tips, you'll start that body in the right direction and hopefully you can leave a better health legacy to your kids and have a better dad bod.

Be Well

-Dr. Tony