Q: Bend your left knee and pull your left leg behind your body, using your left hand to support it. Reach your right arm toward the ceiling, as far as it will go. After your arm is lifted, raise up onto your right toes and balance there. When you've got a good stretch on your left side, switch and do the same thing on your right side. Alternate back and forth. Do ten rounds on each side. From a standing position, fold your body over at the waist and allow your hands to touch the floor. Walk your hands forward until your body resembles that of an upside down letter V. Your hands should be shoulder-width apart. Your fingers should be spread wide. Keep your feet hips-width distance apart. Try to touch your heels to the floor. Stand straight up with your feet together. Lift your right foot and tuck it into the space right above your left knee, with your right knee facing out. Put your palms together in front of your heart. Stand in this position for ten seconds, then switch sides. When your feet are together, your big toes should be touching, and your heels should be slightly apart. Make sure your weight is evenly balanced. Don't let your foot rest on your knee, it can damage your joints. Lie on your stomach with your arms running beside your body make sure to keep your palms face up. Bend your knees and grab your ankles with your hands. When you breathe in, try to lift your knees and thighs even further away from the floor. Stay here for five seconds. Take a break, then try this pose two more times.
A: Try quad pulls. Try downward facing dog. Stand in tree pose. Experiment with bow pose.

Q: Most pieces of furniture will have a cleaning code on the tags under or inside the article. Looking for this code can provide you the recommended and safest way to clean velvet furniture items. In general, velvet is coded as "S," which means that it requires cleaning with solvents or dry cleaning and will not react well with water. Call the manufacturer if you cannot locate the cleaning code. Most companies will have a database of furniture items and can provide you important information about the cleaning code and caring for the piece. Ask any questions you may have in the course of your call. If you are unsure about your velvet furniture's code or the piece is an heirloom or has special meaning to you, take the safest route and hire a professional cleaner. It may cost you a bit more, but a professional cleaner has the training and know-how to most effectively and safely clean velvet items. Consider using a commercial dry cleaning kit for smaller household items such as pillow covers or duvets. Make sure to read the cleaning code and the kit information before you start any cleaning efforts. If you decide to spot clean your household velvet item, you should always vacuum it before you begin any washing efforts. Use your vacuum's brush attachment and run it along the nap, which is the raised and fuzzy surface of fabrics like velvet. This will puff up the fabric and prepare it for cleaning. One of the most effective ways to remove a stain from a velvet household item is gently applying a solution of lemon juice and baking soda. These two potent ingredients can lift and remove any stains from your item. Mix two tablespoons of baking soda in a bowl filled with lemon juice. Stir the mixture until it form a good amount of foam, which is what you will use to clean the item. If you are cleaning larger objects, use a larger bowl or tub. Before you begin cleaning any stains or spots, or wash the entire item, it's important to do a spot test. This can let you know if the mixture is too potent for your item. In this case, you should allow a professional to clean the object. Apply a small amount of the mixture to a spot on your item that is not visible. The can be under the object or at an inconspicuous seam. Make sure to test the mixture using the same gentle dabbing method you would on other spots. Just as with velvet clothing, you need to be delicate when cleaning stains on your household items. Gently dabbing or wiping away stains can ensure that your item gets clean and remains lustrous and beautiful. Skim the foam from the top of your mixture with a soft, clean cloth. Using long, straight movements, gently wipe or dab at the stains along the nap of the velvet. Make sure to not rub the solution into the fabric, which may cause stains to go deeper into the velvet or damage the item. Check the spot in between wipes to see if the stain is gone. Continue to repeat the process until the item is clean. Remove excess solution or residue by rinsing out the cloth and dabbing the spots until you can't detect anything on the velvet. Make sure to wring out the cloth before dabbing it on the velvet so that it doesn't soak the item and ruin the nap or texture. In most cases, it won't take a long time for a household item to dry from cleaning it. However, you may want to give it a few hours or full day to completely dry before letting others use it. This can ensure that the velvet stays lustrous and isn't exposed to any other potential staining agents.
A: Check the cleaning code. Hire a professional. Vacuum the item. Make a lemon juice and baking soda solution. Test the mixture. Wipe away stains gently. Allow the item to dry thoroughly.

Q: Most surgical sites have waterproof dressings so your doctor may already permit you to take a shower provided you take some precautions. But if they are not used, your doctor will advise you not to get the dressing on the surgical site wet as a moist dressing is a breeding ground for harmful microorganisms that could lead to an infection. To protect a surgical site without waterproof dressings, get a plastic bag and cut it so it just covers the surgical dressing (should be at least a few inches larger than the dressing). Make two plastic bag covers. The second one is a backup in case the first bag has any holes. Place the two cut plastic bags on the surgical site. Get tape and secure it. Make sure that a part of the tape touches your skin to prevent water from entering. If you cannot do this on your own, ask someone for assistance. You can also use medical or surgical tape, which can be purchased at your local drugstore. Almost all tape on the skin hurts when you remove them. Using a wet cloth on the tape will make it easier to remove the wet tape without hurting yourself. Do not to reuse the plastic bag covers as it may rip off upon removal of the tape. Use a new one each time you take a shower. Usually, your doctor will provide you with crutches after surgery to avoid putting too much weight on the newly repaired hip. Make sure your crutches are placed within reach in the bathroom so you can grab them easily after you're done showering. Having a family member, friend, spouse, or professional home care worker help you do this makes it easier for you to shower and prevents you from stumbling or falling. Make sure there is a clean, dry towel within reaching distance, such as on the rubber mat on the floor, just outside your bathtub or close to the shower seat. If you feel comfortable bathing on your own, instruct your assistant to stay outside of the bathroom where they can hear you in case you need help. Use a shower sponge with a long handle to clean your legs, feet and toes. Then, use the sponge to clean the rest of your body. You can stand up from the shower seat once or twice when bathing as long as you make sure that before you stand up, you dry your hands with a towel nearby and grab the vertical hand bars to support your weight. Make sure your hands are dry when grabbing the vertical bars or horizontal bars to avoid slipping. You can also have someone assist you as you get off the chair. When drying your body, do not attempt to bend down from your waist beyond 90 degrees and avoid excessive inward or outward turning of your feet when standing. Do not twist your body. Hold onto the horizontal bars and make small stomping gestures with your feet to dry them out.
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Protect the surgical site from water if waterproof dressings are not used. Use a wet cloth to remove any tape on your skin from the waterproof dressing. Move both crutches, followed by the unaffected leg and then the affected leg into the bathroom. Let someone assist you with taking off your clothes and preparing the shower chair. With help, sit down on the shower chair. Turn on the shower and begin to wash yourself. Once you are finished bathing, turn off the shower and slowly pull yourself up from the shower seat. Pat yourself dry with a clean towel.