Activity is a necessity for most of us in this world, yet in our society, backache is the most common musculoskeletal ailment and cause for inactivity. These McKenzie exercises are different than the usual programs focused on muscle strengthening. These exercises are...
What is your REAL age, versus your calendar/chronological age? Take this fun test to find out. It’s interesting to see all the things taken into account that you may not even think matter. Some of you have probably seen this before, and as a result made some...
Soft Medicine Balls, also known as a medball, exercise ball, and weighted ball are great for abdominal/core work, legs, arms, shoulders, (demo photos below) and overall conditioning. Soft Medicine Balls are very different from the much lighter and larger Stability or...
I’VE GOT YOUR BACK, SO SHOULD YOU! Any well rounded program includes exercising the muscles of your back, the latissimus dorsi, aka “lats”. We often spend much of our time working certain areas (abs, arms, thighs) that are very visible to us; for...
You’ve all heard of jumping rope or skipping rope, and probably did it as a kid. Well, we’re all just big kids, so think about incorporating it back into your exercise routine. Right away many of you may think “but my knees”. Jumping...
As I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: There’s no such thing as bad weather, just bad clothing! If you like being outdoors, be outdoors. In a bad mood? Go take a walk. Need to de-stress? Go take a walk. Shake it off and take a short (or not...
