Exercise

The exercises in this protocol is not intended to get you fit, but to move your lymphatic system.

Your lymphatic system is a central part of your immune system. You’ve probably heard of lymph nodes. Perhaps you know that you have a whole lymphatic system in your body. But do you know what it does?

This little discussed network in your body is a crucial part of your immune system and it has a central role to play in disease prevention.

Your body relies on your lymphatic system to remove waste, like bacteria, viruses, toxins and abnormal cells that can lead to disease. Every waking step you take helps it do its job.

That’s because the lymphatic system does not have an organ like the heart to pump fluid around your body. Lymph fluid relies on movement and the contraction of your muscles to make it flow.

The lymphatic system is made up of tiny tubes called lymphatic vessels, which collect lymph fluid. These vessels route the fluid through the lymph nodes, which house immune cells that kill off abnormal cells and other harmful substances.

The lymph fluid then drains back into the blood stream, which flows through the kidneys where waste is removed and passed out in your urine.

There are many systems in your body that rely on exercise. The lymphatic system is no exception.

The lymphatic system is stimulated by moving your muscles and putting your heart rate up. All movement stimulates the lymphatic flow.

The contraction of your muscles becomes the pump that helps the fluid get around your body. Exercise can help the lymphatic system flow more effectively and excrete more toxins from your body.

Any exercise is helpful for the lymphatic system. Exercise under water is especially helpful because of the pressure from the water.

Exercise or activity (doing things you love while you are in motion) is critical to keeping your lymph system open and flowing. When your muscles are moving, it helps move and pump the lymph within its vessels. Walking, running, swimming, bike riding, yoga etc, stretching and strength training are great ways to keep the lymph flowing. Dancing with lots of up and down movement or rebounding is particularly helpful because the vertical motion of exercise opens and closes the one-way valves that comprise of the lymphatic system and can increase lymph flow by up to 15-30 times.

Develop a daily exercise routine. Walk or run in a park or follow one of these exercises that suits you best to keep your lymphatic system healthy.

The best exercise you can get is on a rebounder, if you have one. You can buy quality rebounders here.

You can just sit or stand to do some lymph draining exercises as well.