Category: fitness
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How To Get Stronger
Building strength is a process. No one starts out at their best. You can get to the best of your ability through effort. Whether you’re a natural talent or a little behind in strength, you can always get stronger. Welcome to Topic Thursday, where we talk about something specifically related to health, finance, or life…
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Running Programs For Athletes
To stay healthy in your sport, you need good form, good flexibility, and good nutrition. That might mean something different for each person, but it turns out, a lot of sports require the body to do a lot of the same things. You have to keep your body healthy in order for it to perform…
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How Your Physical And Mental Health Are Linked
It’s such a simple concept: one part of you is effected by others. When there’s nothing wrong with us, it can be easy to make sense of. But the second there’s something wrong that we can’t figure out, things tend to get a lot more complicated! Let’s say you have an important meeting coming up…
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The Importance Of The Right Healing Strategy
The body is a magnificent instrument, full of all kinds of capabilities. Most of them you never even see; it’s so efficient that you don’t notice when your blood pumps, when neurons flash electrical signals throughout your nervous system, or when you digest your food. It’s usually when something goes wrong that you start to…
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Why You Should Try Physical Therapy Before Pain Medication
The human brain is a magnificent organic structure. It not only allows us to understand ourselves and our environments, but it also governs all of the complex functions of our bodies. Involuntary actions, like our heart and digestive function, all take place without us even having to consciously control anything. Even our breathing, though partially…
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Physical Therapy For Pain Management
Physical therapists are experts in treating pain and its source. We’re trained to find where you’re weak, sore or stiff. We can find what could be making things worse and what you can do to alleviate some of these problems. Welcome to Topic Tuesday, where we dive into something specifically related to fitness, health, business,…
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Making Gains Over The Holidays
One of the great things about this time of year is the fact that we get to spend it with our families. If we haven’t in a while, the holidays give us a chance to reconnect with our loved ones and close friends. Not to mention the fact that the festivities always include delicious foods!…
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Reducing Stress For A Better Life
We’ve gone over a few of the ways that stress can cause problems in your life. Even though the right amount of discomfort can be motivation to improve things, unmanageable stress can cause serious problems to your health and well-being. On the other hand, there are some definite advantages to living a stress-free life, or…
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Signs You’re Under Too Much Stress
Whoever lives long enough encounters stress at some point. How we manage our stress levels, no matter who we are, can have a big impact on our lives. Stress is invisible, but it sure can be heavy! Since you can’t see your stress, it’ hard to know when you’re over-extending yourself. Sometimes, you have to…
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The 3 Most Common Pelvic Floor Muscle Dysfunction Symptoms
Today, we’re going to talk more about the importance of strength and stability in the pelvic floor muscles.
Dr. Slava Shut 