Umhlahlandlela Wokugcina Wokugijima Nenja Yakho

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Uma ungumnikazi womngani onemilenze emine (yezinhlobonhlobo ze-canine, okungenani), mhlawumbe uyazi ukuthi ukugijima kuzuzisa ngokubambisana. "Ukugijima nenja yakho kukunikeza ugqozi oluthe xaxa, isikhathi sokuxhumana, kanye nento eningayilangazelela nobabili," kusho u-Jt Clough, umqeqeshi webhizinisi lomqeqeshi wezinja, owaqeda i-Ironman izikhathi eziyisishiyagalolunye, kanye nombhali wezincwadi. Umhlahlandlela Wokuqeqesha we-5K: Ukugijima Nezinja. Okungenani, "uma lina futhi inja yakho imile laphaya, inyakazisa umsila, kuzokugqugquzela ukuthi uhambe noma kunjalo." (Ngokuqinisekile kuyasiza lawa ma-celebs ukuthi ahlale elungile: Izilwane ezifuywayo ezi-11 ezithandekayo ezisebenzayo.)

Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-Rover idinga ukuvivinya umzimba: amaphesenti angu-53 ezinja akhuluphele ngokweqile, ngokusho kwe-Association for Pet Obesity Prevention. Futhi, njengabantu, lokho kubeka ama-canine ethu engcupheni enkulu ye-medley yezifo, okuhlanganisa nokufa kwangaphambi kwesikhathi-kuze kufike eminyakeni emibili nengxenye. Kungathinta ngisho nobuntu babo: “Izinkinga eziningi zokuziphatha zivela ngenxa yokungazivocavoci,” kuxwayisa uClough.

Njengakubantu, izilwane ezifuywayo zidinga ukudla okunempilo kanye nesilinganiso esihle sokuzivocavoca ukuze ziphile isikhathi eside, impilo enempilo. Kepha ngenkathi sabelana ngalesi sici, izinja zinezidingo ezihlukile zokuqina, ezempilo, nezomsoco kunabantu. Nawa amathiphu angu-9 ochwepheshe wokugcina i-pooch yakho isesimweni esiphezulu ngenkathi ushaya umgwaqo.

Qale Uhlolwe

Njengabantu, ama-canines kufanele abonane nodokotela ngaphambi kokuqala noma yimuphi umkhuba omusha wokuzivocavoca. Buza udokotela wezilwane ogxile emithini yokuvuselela izimilo ukuze ahlolwe i-biomechanical, ikakhulukazi uma ufuna ukubeka amamayela anzima, kuphakamisa uJessica Waldman, udokotela wezilwane, udokotela wokuvuselela izinja, kanye nomqondisi wezokwelapha we-California Animal Rehabilitation. Udokotela wezilwane angakuqaphelisa nganoma yiziphi izimo ezikhona ngaphambili ezingase zithinte ikhono lenja yakho lokuhamba ibanga, futhi akunikeze ukufudumala, ukupholisa phansi, nokunwebeka komsubathi wakho onoboya. "Uma uzenzela wena konke lokho, kufanele ukwenzele nenja yakho," kusho uWaldman. (Izinja zisisiza ukuthi sihlale sinempilo! Izindlela Eziyi-15 Eziphezulu Ezithuthukisa Impilo Yakho.)

Iminyaka Ebalulekile

Unomdlwane? “Izinja akufanele ziqale ukugijima kuze kuvalwe amapuleti azo okukhula,” kuxwayisa uWaldman. Lokho kusho ukulinda kuze kube yilapho ingane yakho inonyaka owodwa noma emibili ubudala, kuya ngohlobo.

Ngakolunye uhlangothi lwe-spectrum, izinja ezineminyaka ephakathi kanye nezindadlana zingase zidinge ukuyinciphisa. "Ukuguga kwezinja kushesha impela," kusho uWaldman. "Unyaka enjeni enkulu yokuzala uneminyaka eyisikhombisa kuya kweyishumi empilweni yakho." Kusukela eminyakeni emihlanu noma eyisithupha, qaphela impilo yenja yakho namazinga wamandla. Unyaka owodwa kungaba umehluko phakathi komngani osebenzayo onomdlandla nalowo one-arthritis noma ubuhlungu beqolo.

Uma isilwane sakho esigugile singasheshi ukusukuma siphume ngomnyango, kungahle kube yisikhathi sokunciphisa izinto phansi. "Bathola ukuvuvukala njengathi," kusho uClough, ophakamisa i-glucosamine kanye namafutha kakhukhunathi ukunciphisa ukuvuvukala. "Kodwa kubalulekile ukuthi ungayeki ngokuphelele - uzigcine zinyakaza." Yenza ukusebenzisa kube kufushane noma shintshela ekuhambeni. Isibonelo, uWeimaraner oneminyaka eyisishiyagalolunye ubudala kaClough ugijima amamayela amathathu kuya kwamahlanu ngesikhathi esikhundleni seziyisishiyagalombili kuya kwezingu-10 azincinza njengenja encane.

Cabangela Ukuzalwa Kwabo

Ezinye izinhlobo zezinja zazalelwa ukuqhutshwa, kepha ezinye zazingazalwa. Izinhlobo eziningi ezinobuso obusicaba ezinezinkinga zokuphefumula, njengama-pugs nama-bulldogs, azenzelwe ukuba ngabadlali abakhuthazelayo, kusho uWaldman. Kodwa abashayisibhakela bangabagijimi abasezingeni eliphezulu, uClough uthi-ngaphandle uma kushisa noma kunomswakama ngaphandle. UWaldman uphinde axwayise abanikazi bezinja ezinemilenze emide, ezinemilenze emifushane njengama-dachshunds, ama-bassets, i-shih-tzus namanye ama-poodle, angahle abe nezinkinga zemhlane. Ngasohlangothini lwe-flip, izinhlobo eziningi eziphakathi nendawo nezinkulu-kodwa hhayi ezinkulu zenza abangane abakhulu abasebenza kahle: ama-collies emingcele, amanye ama-terriers, ama-vizslas, ama-weimaraners nezikhombi zaseJalimane.

Kodwa okubaluleke ngaphezu kohlobo yizidingo zenja yakho kanye nokuqina. "Yonke inja idinga ukuzivocavoca," kusho uClough. "Ezinjeni eziningi, ukuziqeqesha ukuhamba noma ukugijima amamayela amabili noma amathathu kwamukeleka ngokuphelele." Ngakho-ke ungavumeli i-DNA yenja yakho ibe izaba zokungayisebenzisi nhlobo. (Kepha zama eyodwa yalezi Zindlela ezi-4 Zokuthola Ukulingana noFido ezingasebenzi.)

Msize Afudumale

Njengabantu, inja eyindilinga yenza okungaphezu kokumane igijime. “Lungiselela imizimba yabo ukuze isebenze, njengoba nawe ubungenza ngokwakho,” kusho uWaldman. "Inja yakho mancane amathuba okuthi izilimaze uma uthatha imizuzu embalwa ukuzifudumeza nokwelula imisipha namalunga." Uphakamisa imizuzu engu-10 yokuhamba ngokushesha ngaphambi kokugijima. Ngemuva kwalokho, zipholise phansi ngokuhamba ngemizuzu emi-5 ukuya kwengu-10.

Futhi ungakhohlwa ukuqeqeshwa kwamandla. "Izilwane ezifuywayo kufanele ziqinise ngaphezu kwe-cardio," kusho uWaldman. Uphakamisa ukuhamba kancane esihlabathini esijulile noma ukuhamba kancane, okulawulwayo ukuze uziqeqeshele amandla.

Yakha Ukukhuthazela

Uma inja yakho isintsha shaha, qala ngemizuzu emihlanu nje, kusho uWaldman, futhi okungenani imizuzu engu-15, kusho uClough. "Qinisekisa ukuthi awusuki futhi wenze amamayela ayisikhombisa nenja ngaphandle kokuqina," kusho uClough. "Abantu bacabanga ukuthi izinja zizalwa zikulungele. Akunjalo. Imizimba yabo kufanele izivumelanise nokuzivocavoca njengomuntu."

Ngemuva kwesonto ngemizuzu emihlanu kuya kweyi-15, engeza eminye imizuzu emihlanu kuya kweyi-10, kusho uClough. Kepha njalo vumela i-pooch yakho ibe ngumhlahlandlela wakho. "Ngemuva kokugijima imizuzu engama-20, ingabe isilwane sakho sinejubane namandla afanayo?" Kubuza uWaldman. Uma impendulo inguyebo, ungaqhubeka ngokuphepha. Uma kungenjalo, isikhathi sokuhamba futhi ubayise ekhaya.

Ngesikhathi Sokugijima Kwakho

Izinja azikwazi ukusitshela uma zikhathele, zibuhlungu, noma zisezinhlungwini zangempela, ngakho kufanele uziqaphele. Kepha (wo) abangani abakhulu bomuntu bazoziphoqa ngaphezu kwemingcele yabo ukusijabulisa. "Kunezinja ezizoqhubeka nokudlula lapho kufanele khona," kusho uClough. "Abantu abaningi bakuthola kunzima ukubona ukuthi inja yabo idonsa kanzima."

Ngesikhathi sokuzivocavoca, bhekisisa ijubane lomdlwane wakho, ukuma komsila, ukuphefumula, nokuhamba."Into ebaluleke kakhulu nelula ukuyiqapha ijubane," kusho uWaldman. "Isilwane sakho kufanele sibe seduze kwakho noma phambi kwakho ngaphandle kokubambana kusukela ekuqaleni kuze kube sekugcineni." Uma eqala ukusala ngemuva, sekuyisikhathi sokuyeka. Wazi kanjani uma kuwukukhathala hhayi ukuzithoba? Indawo yomsila wenja yakho kanye nokuphefumula kufanele kufane kusukela ekuqaleni kuze kube sekupheleni. "Uma umsila wehla noma ukuhefuzela kwabo kuzwakala kakhulu noma kusebenza kanzima, lokho kuyinkomba yokuthi basebenza kanzima," kusho uWaldman. Ukuhefuzela okunamandla noma okusheshayo kukhombisa ukuthi ukushaya kwenhliziyo kwabo kuphezulu kakhulu, kusho uClough. Futhi uma u-pal wakho eqala ukukhihliza amagwebu ngomlomo, yima ngokushesha, ubathelele amanzi, bese ubapholisa. (Zama lezi Izindlela Eziphezulu Eziyisi-7 Zokuhlala Une-Hydrated Kumigijimo Yebanga Elide.)

Ekugcineni, ushintsho olukhulu ekuhambeni luwuphawu oluyisixwayiso lokukhathala, ubuthakathaka noma ukulimala. Ngokuya ngejubane, izinja eziningi zizogijima endaweni yokuhosha, i-canter, noma i-gallop-njengehhashi. Kodwa izinja ezicindezelekile zigijima ngendlela eyaziwa ngokuthi "ijubane." "Izilwane ezifuywayo ezinezinhlungu noma inkinga zizosebenza ngohlangothi olulodwa lomzimba wazo zihamba ndawonye," kusho uWaldman. Uma inja yakho ihambisa ingaphambili lakwesokudla kanye nemilenze yangemuva phambili ndawonye ngenkathi ibhalansi ngokuphelele ohlangothini lwesobunxele, bese uyashintshana, sekuyisikhathi sokuma nokuhamba.

Naka Izidladla kanye Nesimo Sezulu

"Sigqoka izicathulo, kodwa azigqoki," kusho uClough. ' "Bheka izidladla zabo ukuthola izindawo ezibuhlungu," kusho uClough. Esimweni sezulu esishisayo, khumbula ikakhulukazi izindawo ezivuthayo zomhlaba. “Ngezinye izikhathi abantu abaqapheli ukuthi kushisa kangakanani umgwaqo ogandayiwe,” kusho uClough, ohlala eMaui. Uphakamisa ukuthi ubheke phansi ngentende yesandla sakho ngaphambi kokuba uxhume u-Fido. Futhi emazingeni okushisa abandayo, ungalenzi isikhathi eside kumngane wakho onoboya. "Uma bephume isikhathi eside emakhazeni, bangathola isithwathwa," kuxwayisa uClough.

Naka kakhulu ukushisa: “Umswakama ungenye yezinto ezimbi kakhulu ezinjeni, ngoba azinazo izindlala zokujuluka,” kusho uClough. "Ungazizwa kanjani uma ukuphela kwendawo ongajuluka kwakuwulimi lwakho, phansi kwezinyawo, nezintende zezandla zakho?" uyabuza. Ngakho-ke khumbula ikakhulukazi izimpawu zokuxwayisa ngezinsuku ezinomsoco.

Buka Ubuhlungu Obungapheli

Njengathi, abasubathi bezilwane bayalimala. Futhi njengathi, izinhlungu ezibangelwa ukugijima nezinhlungu kungenzeka kungakhuli kuze kube ngakusasa. "Uma isilwane sakho singakubekezeleli ukugijima, awuhlali ubona izimpawu ngesikhathi ugijima," kusho uWaldman. "Bangase babe namandla aphansi, badinwe, noma bakhathele ngosuku olulandelayo." U-Waldman ukhuthaza abagijimi ukuthi bangene nomdlwane wabo ngosuku olulandela ukugijima. “Inja kufanele ingathuki,” esho, enezela ukuthi inja ekhathele ingase ilimele, ikakhulukazi uma ijwayele ukuba nomdlandla.

Izifo ezivame kakhulu kubagijimi bezinja yizinyembezi zomgudu we-ACL nobuhlungu beqolo, kusho uWaldman. Buka izimpawu ezicashile zokuxhuga ngenkathi uhamba noma uncike ohlangothini olulodwa lapho umile. Futhi qaphela ukuziphatha kwenja yakho: "Noma yikuphi ukuguqulwa kokuziphatha kuwuphawu lokuthi kukhona okungalungile," kusho u-Waldman. "Uma isilwane sakho sibeka phansi kakhulu kunokulandela ngemuva kwendlu, noma ngokujwayelekile sigijimela emnyango kodwa sibonakala sinqikaza, kungenzeka ukuthi sisezinhlungwini." (Ungakhohlwa ukuzelula kwakho! Izindlela ezinhle kakhulu zokugwema ukulimala ngenkathi uqeqeshelwa iMarathon.)

Ukuhlangabezana Nezidingo Zabo Zomsoco

Uma kuziwa ekudleni kwezemidlalo, izinja zihluke kancane: Amaprotheni asewukhiye, kodwa ashisa amafutha esikhundleni sama-carbohydrate ukuze asebenze. "Noma yimuphi umgijimi we-canine udinga amaprotheni amaningi kanye nama-antioxidants ekudleni kwakhe," kusho uWaldman, okhuthaza ukondla inja yakho ukudla kwangempela. Ama-yam, ubhatata, ne-broccoli ephekiwe yizinketho athanda ukuzihlanganisa nenkukhu, inhlanzi, namanye amaprotheni. "Linda okungenani ihora ngemuva kokudla ukuze uzigijime," kusho uClough. Futhi ungabavumeli bagobhoze phansi isitsha samanzi ngaphambi kwalokhu. "Kungabangela ukuqunjelwa," uyaxwayisa.

Nikeza inja yakho amanzi njalo ngemizuzu engu-15 kuya kwengu-20 ngenkathi ibaleka, kusho uWaldman. Noma bengajuluki, badinga amanzi amaningi njengathi. Kodwa ungabelani ngesiphuzo sakho sezemidlalo noma ijeli ne-Spot. Izinja azidingi i-carbs yokusebenza neziphuzo zezemidlalo kungadala ukucindezeleka kwamathumbu we-canine, ngokusho kocwaningo ku Imitholampilo Yezilwane ZaseNyakatho Melika: Ukuzijwayeza Kwezilwane Ezincane. Manje, sukuma uphume lapho-kuzonikhokhela nobabili!

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