Category: Exercise
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From Slouch to Strong: postural exercises that fix your back
Whether you’re texting, lounging, sitting at the desk, or just feeling down, the slouch posture puts a lot of stress through the upper back and neck. It’s one of the most common things to seek out care because of upper back pain and headaches that come along with it. Here are some of the best…
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Time for some Monkey Business
As bipedal beings, humans spend a LOT of time on their feet. Whether you’re running, jumping, or going bananas, your feet support you every step of the way. It’s hard to compare our toes to the dexterity of a great ape’s but we can always increase our muscle tone and movement with a little monkey…
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Motion beats Perfection
Did you ever watch those 1980’s exercise tapes or the P90x DVDs? The new version of these exercise clips are the instagram and youtube fitness influencers with titles like, “Instantly fix your back pain” or “The 3 best exercises to fix your knee pain”. They may be showing you the BEST way to move or…
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Exercise and Flossing
I’m not sure about you but as a kid I had scheduled check ups with my dentist that were roughly 9 months apart. At each and every appointment, I was told how to brush, when to brush, and that I should really start flossing more. In between those appointments, I had ample time to build…
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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…