Category: Exercise
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The Cure-all Exercises for Low Back Pain
There are a thousand ways to exercise the low back. There are bodyweight vs weighted exercises, yoga vs tai chi programs, plyometrics vs crossfit workouts. You name it, something is designed to work the core and low back. But knowing what programs to do when low back sprain or strain, spasm, or disc herniation occurs…
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Time wasting is spine saving
With so many offices going back to full time, in-person work, the old traditions of water cooler talks and bugging your friends at their cubicles can return in full force. Management may not want these time-wasters to return, but what if I told you that these classic office breaks can reduce your spine pain and…
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Why Halloween is one of the “healthiest” holidays
On the night of trick & treaters, pumpkins, and ghouls, kids and adults are getting steps and “goblin” up candy. Whether you end up carrying a pillow case of candies or piggy-backing tuckered out tikes, let’s chat about why Halloween is one of the “healthier” holidays. I cannot speak for everyone, but as a kid,…
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Osteoarthritis & Morning Stiffness: Causes & Tips to Move Better
If you talk to anyone in their ‘upper years’, (I won’t give any specific numbers to preserve everyone’s dignity 😉) you’ll hear that the first half an hour in the morning is stiff, restricted, and painful. They have some arthritis even though they “_____”. You could fill in that blank space with anything from, “were…
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How do I exercise?
If you’ve ever wondered what the best way to exercise is, you would not be the first one. Often, people see the muscle-heads at the gym, yoga classes with stretchy young adults, or no-vacancy tennis courts and have a feeling of nervousness that they don’t know what they’re doing or won’t fit in. The best…
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You can take this to the bank
We have probably all heard of the phrase, “use or lose it”. When you run or lift regularly and then take a break from activity, the body has a tough time trying to get back into the rhythm as before. This is because exercise doesn’t “bank up”. The human body is unfortunately a mechanical system…
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Strength and bulk: why speed matters for rehab
We may not be rehabbing a muscle at ‘race pace’ but the phrase “slow and steady”’ is a key aspect of regaining endurance and muscular control. Let’s quickly discover the weight of how speed influences muscle development. First, we need to discuss how a muscle responds to any kind of loading. When you lift weights…
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How exercise can make you gain weight
Diet and exercise play a huge role in maintaining and reducing and gaining weight. But the latter isn’t something people typically think will happen unless they are looking to “bulk up”. So why can exercise cause weight gain? Two simple reasons that exercising can make you gain weight. The first simply, is that your muscles…
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Exercising the 3 S’ of simple movement
The antidote to sitting’s harmful effects is simple: frequent movement. You don’t have to spend hours at the gym to counteract the damage of sitting. Instead, aim to break up long periods of sitting by standing, stretching, or walking every 30 minutes. Investing in a standing desk, walking meetings, or taking short movement breaks during…
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Top equipment for working out the home/office
Top equipment to workout at the home/office Article over. Great article! In reality, the best equipment that we have really is your own body. I’m very appreciative that Earth provides gravity and we provide our own mass to lift, and pull, and push. Using bodyweight exercises and calisthenics is an amazing way to not only…