Having tight and stiff joints can feel like being trapped in your own body. If you want to move with ease or achieve higher athletic goals, then it might be time to start focusing on mobility. Sometimes the key to improving your flexibility is not just about being more active. It’s about doing the right…
What’s the best kind of exercise? The kind that doesn’t feel like exercise at all. The kind that feels like play! Thankfully, warm, sunny summer days make it easy to get outside and enjoy being active without it feeling like a chore. So, lace up your sneakers, and let’s get moving with these fun summer…
If you’re bored with your regular fitness routine or would rather be outside enjoying the sun this summer, make plans to stay cool at the pool instead! It’s been proven that working out with water exercises two to three times a week can make a significant impact in your strength, flexibility and cardio. But before…
It’s not too late to improve how you look in summer clothes and get fit too. Here are three simple exercises to define and sculpt the shoulders.
Spring is full force, so it’s time to get started on a walking program. Here are ten reasons that will make you glad you got up and got going.
Low back pain is one of the top reasons people go to the doctor. It’s also usually in the top five complaints that send people to the ER. The fact is there’s a better solution… especially during a time when people are trying to avoid unnecessary emergency room visits. A quick chat with your local…
Neck pain isn’t something you have to live with. Yet, millions of people wake up, grab a couple of Tylenol or another NSAID pain reliever, and try to go about their day. Some people, if the pain gets really intense, even resort to expensive diagnostic testing and surgery to help them find relief. Thankfully, there…
Nearly half of adults in the United States have hypertension or high blood pressure. High blood pressure is a condition that can slowly damage your body over time. It can cause disabilities, kidney failure, and stroke, and is often a precursor to heart disease. Cardiovascular disease, heart attacks, and strokes kill more people in the…
Finding the motivation to start working out is not an easy feat on most days. Sprinkle in the stress of the past couple years, and all of a sudden, things just feel even harder even when we know our bodies crave movement and routine. So let’s take a look at a more simplified plan of…
When you talk to people about running, more often than not, they conjure images of big road races, where they’re one of 1,000+ other runners careening down a major city street. Many people don’t realize that there’s a more therapeutic type of running out there that’s actually more meditative and invigorating: trail running. Better yet,…