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Staying Healthy for the Holidays
For many people, the holidays bring out family’s typical reactions. It feels as though no matter how happy or successful you are in your life, somehow your family has a different agenda—as in the cartoon below. Welcome to the underside of being with your parents and...
Meet the Coach: Lori Sherlock
What Does "Being Healthy" Mean to You? If you want to be successful in reaching your fitness goals, you have to develop consistent habits. Over the next few months, we’re giving you an inside look at how the WECOACH team members stay healthy and fit. You’ll also...
5 Hamstring Exercises for Lower Body Strength
Although the hamstrings are best known for their role in flexing the knee, you might be surprised to learn they do much more. The hamstrings originate at the ischial tuberosity (that’s the bony protrusion that you can feel on your buttocks commonly referred to as the...
Exercises for Better Balance
DID YOU KNOW water currents increase core activity? Why is this important, and how can you use this information to get better results from your training? A stronger core can mean no more back pain, improved posture and even better balance. Thanks to our reader, Diana...
5 Minute Knee Pain Relief Exercise
Do certain exercises cause knee problems? If you Google “best exercises for knee pain,” here is what you’ll find: "To get relief from knee pain and prevent future knee problems, warm up the knees before activities by walking and stretching the muscles in the front and...
Exercises to Ease Arthritis Pain
Arthritis is typically characterized by joint pain and stiffness. Did you know that simple exercises can help ease arthritis pain? Arthritis Facts It is estimated that 50 million U.S. adults have doctor-diagnosed arthritis (1/5) 10% of all adults have...
Homemade Sugar Free Energy Bars
Industry expert Amy Slater helps us better understand the food we eat and gives us a favorite receipt for sugar free energy bars. Amy holds a bachelor's degree in Nutrition and Dietetics and is a certified personal trainer and Fellow in Applied Functional Science. ...
Ai Chi for Fibromyalgia, Asthma, Migraines
Ai Chi is a total body relaxation and strengthening technique. It uses slow broad movements coordinated with deep breathing. Created by Jun Konno of Japan, this therapeutic technique is based on elements of Qi Gong and T’ai Chi and is practiced standing in...
AquaStretch for Low Back Pain
The Body says YES to AquaStretch! This week, we look at another great water exercise technique that increases mobility and reduces pain called: AquaStretch. AquaStretch This assisted stretching and myofascial release technique is known to free the body of...
Aqua Pilates Recovery Workout
Aqua Pilates: stretch, strengthen and soothe the body. That's the aim of this unique movement discipline, as well as a big one you might be missing out on: promoting the ultimate body recovery. Why Recovery? Recovery is to regain something one has lost....
Exercise to Alleviate Neck Pain
STOP! Check your posture: where is your head positioned right now as you're reading this article? If you are bending your head forward, you could be putting up to 60 pounds of pressure on your neck. In an upright position, the human head weighs about 12 pounds, but a...
5 Best Exercises for Back Pain
Google "exercises for back pain" and you will find thousands of sites with exercises for the core. Top hits include: planks, bridges, pelvic tilts, crunches and face down arm and leg raises. The problem with many of these back pain exercises is that they lack...
How Water Aerobics Helps Low Back Pain
Back pain is no joke. It can dramatically affect your mood, your posture, even your stress levels. If your back pain is a result of inactivity, stiffness or muscle strain, it is best to get moving. Although your first instinct might be to rest, researchers confirm the...
5 Unique Exercises For Hip Pain
Did you know that the hip is the largest joint in the body? Its ball and socket design allows it to move freely in all planes of motion – front to back, right to left and rotate right to left. Because of the deep socket, it can also integrate these pure motions into...
Strength Exercises after Knee Replacement
A knee replacement, most often, is no joke. I'm here to help you get back on your feet quicker using a few simple exercises. Not only will you feel good doing these exercises, but you will also improve the long-term results of your surgery. Let's start at the...
5 Best Exercises for Knee Pain
Did you know that knee pain can be the result of limitations at the ankle or hip? Said best by Gary Gray, founder of the Gray Institute: “The knee is caught in the middle with nowhere to run and nowhere to hide”. The knee has no choice but to tag along after the...
Exercise Guidelines for Chronic Pain
Suffer with chronic pain? I know how life-changing and debilitating it can be. Osteopath and Fellow of Applied Functional Science Dr. Grant Burrows sheds an enlightening perspective on pain: most pain is associated with tissue damage. The explanation of how chronic...
Water Aerobics Builds Strength for Seniors
How to Build Strength at an Older Age The most important factor to an individual’s functional capacity is strength. After an average of 18-20 weeks of progressive resistance training, an adult can add 2.42 pounds of lean muscle to their body mass and increase their...
7 Benefits of Water Exercise
It's proven: doing water exercise two to three times a week can have significant improvements in strength, flexibility, and cardiovascular health. It can also decrease the risk of disability, improve balance, and increase your ability to perform daily activities with...
Top 3 Water Exercise Essentials
Get the Gear! You need 3 essentials for water exercise: Swimwear, Water shoes A bottle of water As part of your swimwear, consider a UV protective long sleeve shirt to block the sun or help keep you warm. Wear Water Shoes Why wear shoes in the pool? Absorb forces. ...
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