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Customizing Your Movement Routine for Your Body

Customizing your movement routine is key to your success. Generic fitness classes don’t address the individual needs of your body and can work against your goals.

Manage Back Pain: Focus on What You CAN Do

Focusing on what you can do, which includes tracking your daily activities and recognizing your successes, is extremely beneficial when managing back pain.

Break Free from Limiting Beliefs to Overcome Chronic Pain

Break free from limiting beliefs that can have a profound effect on chronic pain. This guide will show you how to stay positive and set attainable goals.

How to Avoid Back Pain: Simple Tips for a Pain-Free Life

Follow these simple tips to ensure you do your best to avoid developing back pain, a common issue plagued by many people.

Affirmations and Visualization to Improve Health

You have the power to improve your health through affirmations and visualization. When combined, these two techniques have a profound and measurable impact on our mind and body.

The Power of Visualization For Your Health

Visualization is a powerful tool that can improve your mindset, your successes, and even your health. Find out how visualization can help you.

Insights and Strategies for Back Pain Management

Back pain management includes a combination of factors to work effectively. Here we review both the insights and best management strategies.

Staying Motivated to Exercise

Staying motivated to exercise is a common issue for many. Latest research has shed some light of the barriers and paths to being successful. Here’s how to overcome those challenges and maintain your goals.

Holistic Approaches to Prevent Knee Pain

Chronic knee pain affects millions of people due to injury, overuse, or underlying conditions. Here’s a helpful guide that will help you avoid knee pain.

Understanding and Addressing Knee Pain

Knee Pain is a Common Ailment Knee pain is a common ailment that can significantly impact daily life, hindering mobility and causing discomfort. Understanding the causes and managing knee pain is essential for maintaining overall well-being, whether it's due to...

Meditation is the CURE

Meditation has gained recognition for having a profound effect on the mind and body, leading to improved overall health and longevity.

Movement is the CURE

Including movement into your day can be the cure to many health issues that plague us later in life. Movement has incredible benefits to overall health and helps promote longevity.

Prevention is THE CURE

Amidst a fervor for pharmaceutical solutions, we overlook a fundamental truth: prevention is the cure in avoiding many ailments as we age.

Yoga Can Soothe Low Back Pain

With gentle stretches, strengthening poses and focus on breath and mindfulness, yoga can be a powerful tool to alleviate and soothe low back pain.

Rejuvenate and Unwind After a Long Day

After a long day, taking some time to stretch can be a game-changer for your well-being. It will help rejuvenate and relax your body and mind.

Extended Puppy Pose to Transform Your Body and Mind

Extended puppy pose will transform your body and mind. A few minutes each day will help shift your health in a number of positive ways.

Understanding Frozen Shoulder

What is Frozen Shoulder? Frozen shoulder is medically known as adhesive capsulitis. It's a painful and restrictive condition that affects the shoulder joint and can significantly impact one's daily life and functionality. Causes of Frozen Shoulder The cause of a...

Six Everyday Tasks That Contribute to Back Pain

Your daily tasks can be contributing to or be the primary cause of your back pain. Here’s how to correct those issues in a few simple steps.

Understanding Upper Cross Syndrome

Sedentary Lifestyle and Poor Posture are Key Factors in Upper Cross Syndrome In today's digital age, most of us spend hours hunched over computer screens and smartphones or sitting in comfy chairs watching TV. This sedentary lifestyle, combined with poor posture, can...

A Surprising Predictor of Longevity

A Quest for Longer Life In the quest for a longer and healthier life, people often turn to diets, exercise routines, and other wellness practices to maintain their well-being. While these are undoubtedly essential, an often overlooked indicator of overall health and...

Unlock Flexibility with a Full Body Stretch

In the hustle and bustle of our daily lives, we often neglect the importance of stretching and relaxation. The Supta Utthita Tadasana, also known as the Full Body Stretch Pose, is a yoga asana that can help you combat stress, improve flexibility, and rejuvenate your...

Malasana Pose Benefits Lower Body, Hips & Back

A Comprehensive Guide to Building Lower Body Strength, Hip Mobility and Alleviating Back PainA Key Yoga Pose that Benefits Lower Body, Hips and Back Malasana, also known as Garland Pose, is a fundamental yoga pose revered in yoga practices for centuries. Whether...

Exploring Back Pain Through Cognitive Functional Therapy

Back Pain is Not Always About InjuriesBack pain is a widespread ailment that affects millions of people worldwide. While many assume that back pain is primarily caused by injuries or physical trauma, this isn't always true. In fact, various factors, including...

The Link Between Hiking, Proprioception and Back Pain

There’s an important link between proprioception, body awareness and the reduced likelihood of developing back pain. Find out more.

How to Prepare Your Body for Hiking

Hiking is quite physically and emotionally demanding. These tips will help you prepare your body for the transition from walking to hiking.

Improving Back Pain: Adopting the “Failure is not an Option” Mindset

Back pain mindset has a big impact on improvement. Determination and a never give up attitude often prevents failure and improves success.

Enjoy Gardening Without Back Pain

If you’re prone to back pain when gardening, there are a few simple things you can do to enjoy your hobby without back pain getting in the way.

How to Cure Neck Pain Fast at Home

Neck pain can have many causes. These stretches will help to reduce and potentially eliminate the pain when practiced on a regular basis.

How Artificial Intelligence Can Benefit the Wellness Industry

Artificial intelligence has potential in the medical field. This poses some great opportunities to assist coaches, trainers and educators in the wellness industry.

Three Exercises to Strengthen Your Abdomen for Less Back Pain

Strengthening your abdomen is a key part of core strength that helps reduce or even potentially prevent back pain.

Strengthen Pelvic Floor Muscles to Reduce Back Pain with 5 Simple Exercises

How Your Pelvic Floor Can Affect Your Lower Back Having weak pelvic floor muscles can contribute to, or even be the primary cause of, low back pain. Strengthening your pelvic floor can be an effective way to help reduce or eliminate low back pain. Low back pain is a...

Back Pain Got You Down? Try Practicing Breathwork

Breathwork is essential tool to help prevent back pain. Understanding how to breathe properly will help you avoid unnecessary back pain.

Spinal Stenosis: What is it, Symptoms, Causes & Treatment

Spinal stenosis is when the spinal canal narrows and causes pressure on the spinal cord or the nerves that branch off it. Know the symptoms for early detection which will improve treatment success.

Piriformis Syndrome Treatment, Symptoms and Causes

Piriformis syndrome: When the piriformis muscle is irritated or inflamed. Identify the symptoms and cause to ensure accurate treatment.

3 Stretches to Release the Psoas Muscle

Use these methods to determine if your psoas muscle is tight and out of balance and try these 3 stretches to correct issues you have associated this muscle.

Leg Pain and Numbness: What Might These Symptoms Mean?

Leg pain and numbness symptoms experienced can be the result of a few reasons. Often leg pain is associated with the SI joint and muscles.

Low Back Pain: How Common is It?

Low back pain is one of the most common causes of disability. Approximately 80% of adults will experience low back pain at some point in their life.

Lower Back Pain Stretches

Stretching techniques are integral to reducing and improving lower back pain. Here are stretches and videos that key to improving back pain.

Channel Your Inner Athlete for Optimal Health

We all know that feeling. You're in the zone, entirely focused and performing at your absolute best. Every movement seems to flow effortlessly. Time seems to stand still, and you feel invincible. Athletes call this "the zone" or "being in the flow." It's a state of...

Michael Phelps Writes Perfect Ending in Olympic Race

It was August 21, 2004. The place was Athens, Greece, the birthplace of the Olympic Games. During the 2004 Olympics, the US softball team crushed the competition with a score of 51-1. Birgit Fischer, a German kayaker, was the first Olympian to win 2 medals in five...

The Power of Positive Thinking on Back Pain

Positive thinking is extremely powerful and it can be the key element in helping you reduce and recover from back pain and injury.

The Importance of Shoulder Muscles

Many underestimate the importance of shoulder muscles. If shoulder muscles are weak or inactive, it can lead to poor posture and discomfort.

How Chair Yoga Can Benefit Your Health

Regular yoga practice has been shown to provide a plethora of health benefits. These benefits include improved flexibility, joint function, muscle strength, balance and coordination, and more. Suppose you're looking for a way to improve your health. In that case,...

Shoulder or Neck Pain – It Pays to Know the Difference

A study by the National Institute of Health found that approximately 60% of adults aged 65 and older reported experiencing some form of neck or back pain in the past year.

Causes of Neck Pain

Finding the root cause of your neck pain is essential. Often the reason your pain is not improving is also the cause.

7 Things Employers Know About Your Health

Employers are realizing that supporting employee health is very important to the growth and success of both the business and their employees.

How Improper Alignment Causes Pain and Reduces Mobility

If you’re not maintaining proper body alignment in your everyday activities, that can lead to pain and eventually greatly reduced mobility.

Less Back Pain, Better Posture

Bio-mechanics and spine anatomy are the primary factors in chronic back pain. Improving your posture within various body positions and movement activities, greatly reduces back pain issues.

Causes of Lower Back Pain

About Your Lower Back Pain :: Improving your fitness is one of the best things you can do if you want to live a healthy, active life and prevent lower back pain. First, it is essential to understand the anatomy of YOUR spine and its supporting structures. The spine is...

How to Strengthen Your Core Muscles

When you're not feeling your best, you can't expect to be your best That's why it's essential to take care of your body with regular exercise, including workouts that target your core muscles. Core muscles have a significant impact on how our bodies function. They...

How to Naturally Manage Your Chronic Pain

The most effective treatment to naturally manage chronic pain includes both a variety of traditional medical and complementary techniques.

Difference Between Chronic and Acute Pain

The biggest difference is that acute pain starts quickly and goes away where chronic pain is ongoing typically lasting longer than 6 months.

The Benefits of Yoga

The benefits of yoga go beyond improved flexibility. Studies have shown it improves strength, balance, mobility, pain, awareness and more.

Back Friendly Tips

Improving back pain doesn’t need to be complicated or expensive. Here’s a few simple back friendly tips that will help improve your back pain.

Improving Back Pain Requires Belief & Determination

Just like many other businesses, I get client referrals from local physical therapists. Periodically I check in with them to keep the relationship going. I’d like to share the most significant part of a recent conversation with one physical therapist. The conversation...

How to Get Rid of a Charlie Horse

Charlie horses, can occur out of nowhere. These simple tips and practices will help you prevent and get rid of an existing charlie horse.

Exercise Motivation Tips

Need a little motivation to exercise and focus on your health? These tips will help you break through the barriers that often hold us back.

How Much Exercise Do YOU Need?

Studies show weekly exercise needs are based on number of minutes of physical activity. Increased physical activity times show a significant reduction in mortality rate.

Depression Can Affect Anyone

Depression and mental illness in general affects a great number of people. Anyone, including Olympic athletes, can suffer from depression.

Life Expectancy in the United States

Research shows average life expectancy in the United States has dropped. Luckily, there are things you can do to improve your life expectancy while enjoying a more fulfilling life.

Rotator Cuff Injuries

Over 460,000 rotator cuff surgeries performed each year in the US, making this injury the second most common soft tissue repair performed. Here’s what you can do to help prevent a rotator cuff injury.

Core Strength and Stability

Core strength and stability is dependent on a number of factors. How we walk and sit are two primary elements that contribute, here’s how…

These Hips Are Made for Walking

Your hips play a pivotol role when walking. Proper flexibiliby and balance helps your hip movements and prevents walking difficulties.

Proper Walking Techniques

Proper walking techniques are essential to keep your body aligned and assure that your muscles work efficiently and effectively.

Health Benefits of Walking

The British Journal of Sports Medicine’s research on walking concluded the health benefits of regular, brisk walks contribute to a long, healthy life.

Do you need an MRI for your back pain?

Sending a patient for an MRI has become one of the first tools in the medical doctors’ toolkit, but it’s not necessarily the best option. Decide what’s best for you.

Shoulder Blade Pain

What is the shoulder blade? The scapula, aka shoulder blade, is a sizable triangular-shaped bone that lies in the upper back surrounded and supported by a complex system of muscles. These muscles work together to help you move your arm. Your arm and scapula are...

Shoulder Pain and Prevention

Customized treatment plans can improve range of motion, strength and reduce swelling to improve existing shoulder pain and prevention of future occurrences.

Proper Alignment: What’s YOUR Pandemic Posture?

Proper alignment is essential as we find ourselves sitting more than normal. To be in proper alignment when sitting follow these simple guidelines.

Benefits of Daily Stretching

Adding stretching into your weekly routine is essential to increase your strength, flexibility, range of motion and to help keep your muscles healthy.

Life, Happiness & Overall Health

What’s most important in your life? Is it happiness and overall health? What I’ve learned are the keys to living a quality, fulfilling life.

Working From Home

Our workspace can be the cause of future aches and pains. When working from home, don’t overlook the importance of a proper workspace.

A Choice to Improve Overall Health

A virus is disrupting views on traditional healthcare. As more become aware of the benefits, alternative therapy practices are increasing.

Success Strategies for Winning at the Wellness Game

Tom Brady shared his success strategies for optimum health. Here’s his diet and exercise regimen with tips to achieve your personal goals.

Strong Abdominals Help Reduce Back Pain

Holding your stomach in creates a number of problems physically. Strong abdominals are key to avoiding those problems and offer many benefits at the same time.

Best Laid Plans of Mice & Men

Unplanned or unexpected change doesn’t need to be emotionally difficult. Learn to embrace change and stay positive for both your health and your happiness.

Visualize Like Beth Harmon

My unique skill when teaching yoga is similar to that of Beth Harmon from The Queen’s Gambit. I am able to visualize and execute in the moment based on the needs and desires of those I’m currently teaching.

Flexible Ankles

It’s important to keep your ankles flexible to help maintain mobility and balance and to reduce the chance of injury, damage or inflammation.

Does Mindfulness Help with Chronic Pain?

Studies show that mindfulness meditation practice effectively helps reduce pain and improve quality of life for those living with chronic pain

Neck Pain from Sleep

The way we sleep and the pillow we use can result in neck pain. The key is to maintain proper head alignment and ensure the type of pillow we use is ideal for our sleep position.

Posture Awareness for Better Overall Health

Improper alignment, it affects us in many negative ways. It’s important to have posture awareness in order to correct damaging behaviors. Here’s why and also how to identify your own alignment issues.

Posture Corrector

A posture corrector is a device useful to a very limited group of individuals. It’s not something to be used by anyone and here’s exactly why.

Meditation Helped Me Heal

Meditation is an amazing way to reduce both stress and pain. Aside from gaining mental clarity, meditation has been proven to help heal the mind, body and soul.

Fight or Flight – An Extreme Stress Reaction

With a perceived threat or danger, our brain has the capability to trigger a fight or flight stress reaction that allows us to react quickly in a time of need. This can save ours or someone else’s life, but it also has the ability to harm. Find out more.

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