I've been walking to school with ankle weight for nearly 2 weeks now. The distance between home to school is +/-1km. It's a 5 pound total weight on both feets. Will this make me taller?
2007-04-23 18:04:11 · 5 answers · asked by levis_88 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
No. Only proper nutrition can let you reach the maximum height allowed by your genes. So if you are still young, eat healthy foods, and stay away from nicotine, caffeine, alcohol, and other drugs which can stunt your growth.
Ankle weights are only intended to be used in occasional exercises. Walking in them every day can actually damage your ankles. So the best advice is to not wear them unless directed to by a physical therapist.
2007-04-23 18:52:24 · answer #1 · answered by jellybeanchick 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I badly sprained my ankle about 3 weeks ago. I was in a hurry going down the stairs, lost my balance and landed on a bad side of my left foot, causing my left ankle to be stretched going on the inside. The first 48 hours were excruciating and the pain was un-believable. I've never had a serious ankle injury before.
So I immediately treated it using the RICE method. The following day, the bruising and swelling were so horrible. I found out that I got a second degree sprain and immediately panicked after that. I had a football game on that week and it been looking forward to it because I've been training for rt. I had teammates that had similar injuries and it took them months to fully recover, some of them stopped playing altogether. So I kinda had a short-term depression because I can't imagine myself not being able to run and play sports anymore.
Because I was so desperate to recover again, I contacted a lot of people that I know who do sports and asked them if they had similar injuries. One friend of mine, from the boy's football team in my university, told me about H.E.M. Ankle Rehab. I got a copy 4 days after I got injured. I immediately read and followed what was instructed and felt improvement on the first day. I was able to walk a bit, but I was in pain.
A couple of days after that, the swelling and bruising were subsid-ing significantly and on the fourth day, I was walking comfortably again. Although I've had felt a bit of stiffness, I continued doing what was instructed. My sister was surprised that I have recovered this fast. I told her about this book and was shocked on how effective the procedures were. I'm just so happy that this book was shared to me and how effective it is.
Heal your ankle fully & fast?
2016-05-18 08:57:29 · answer #2 · answered by Karen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not in the least.
A persons height is controlled by the thyroid gland.
Midgets have an under active thyroid gland and Giants have an overactive thyroid gland. Your height is almost entirely
predetermined by genetics.Contrary to popular belief proper
nutrition will not make you taller than you genes determine you to be, however mal nutrition (nutritional defienency) can cause you to be shorter than you genetic make-up predetermines you to be.
2007-04-23 19:15:47 · answer #3 · answered by Future 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, it does not. It would give you some pretty nice calf muscles, but don't think it helps with height.
2007-04-23 18:11:41 · answer #4 · answered by mistress38501 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont think so..
2007-04-23 18:11:10 · answer #5 · answered by Melissa H 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋