It’s easy to understand what an “acute” injury is. There is an incident or accident that causes a sprain, tear, or a break. An “overuse” or chronic injury is something much more subtle and will generally occur over time as a result of a repeated stimulus. In some cases this is obvious, others not so much. Understanding the factors involved…
Want to improve your mood, sharpen your memory, increase your metabolism, lower your anxiety, burn calories, help your heart, and boost your immune system? Go for a walk! Walking is movement in its purest form. The human body is designed to ambulate from one point to the next, one foot in front of the other. It can be relaxing motion…
Stores are making it easier for us to reach for healthy options! There are a ton of pre-chopped ingredients out there that will make your day-to-day cooking so much easier. Take advantage and save yourself some time at the cutting board. Here are our 3 favorite time-savers: 1. Cauliflower Rice: Anybody who’s ever spent 15 minutes chopping cauliflower rice on…
Chemicals and preservatives are great for the food business, extending shelf lives and making produce look colorful and nice. We have a choice though. Organic products are everywhere now, with demand for clean eating increasing everywhere. Countries across the world are beginning to ban the use of chemicals on food. Nutrition advice can be confusing, but it can be broken down…
This is perhaps the most underrated concept in all of physical fitness, rehab, and training! The human body moves as an integrated unit. When you are identifying sports motions, an injured muscle or joint, or an area you want to strengthen, you must include the neighboring joints and muscle actions. Do you think efficient ankle, hip, trunk, and shoulder motion…
More powerful than illegal narcotics, sugar is now firmly linked to an increased risk of heart disease, obesity, diabetes, cancer, and just about every other disease you can think of. If you’re not taking the harmful effects of sugar seriously, you might be addicted! Sugar lights up the pleasure receptors in our brains and overrides our self-control mechanisms. All of…
The human body was not meant to be crammed into chairs, couches, and cars for hours at a time. Research (and common sense) is finally revealing the devastating results this is having on our health. Prolonged sitting has been found to switch off the cellular responses that promote healthy blood flow, metabolism, muscle activation, and bone growth. If you are…
You’ve eaten dinner and are settling into your evening routine. Maybe you’re watching a show, researching your next vacation, or putting your kids to sleep. Pretty soon—and we’ve all been there—you’re back to the kitchen for one more snack before bed. But late-night snacking disrupts sleep, digestion, and metabolism. And let’s be honest, the late-night choice usually isn’t the healthiest….