6 Reasons Your Hands and Feet May Always Be Cold: Are your friends complaining that your hands are always cold? Do you find yourself longing to be warmed by the sun, sit by a blazing hot fire or turn the thermostat up to 80 degrees when others feel comfortable in…
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PT Corner: Exercises Designed To Prevent Shin Splints. A few years ago while training for the Boston Marathon, I developed shin splints. I thought if I could just make it through the race I would then do everything I could to rid myself of shin splints, and prevent myself from getting them…
5 Tips For Getting Ripped Faster: Summer is just around the corner and who wouldn’t like to look a little more shredded? As we start to shed our winter and spring cover up clothes for bathing suits and bikinis, we need to be ready. Building up muscle, and getting leaner…
Cramps – Causes and Prevention: Do you ever get a stitch in your side, or a pain in your leg that awakens you at night or during a workout? What are cramps and why do you get them? What are Cramps? Cramps are a sudden tightening of a muscle, which can be caused by several factors such as musculoskeletal, neurological, or…
4-Week Marathon Training Program How To Train For Your First Marathon: Week 1. The Benefits of Running: I must say that I have not always been a fan of running. I’ve run several races in search of the runners’ high, but have often been left feeling the aches and pains…
Stretches & Core Exercises You Can Do at Your Desk: Your health is at risk if you sit still all day. Maintaining a sedentary position for hours causes blood to pool in the lower extremities so the feet and ankles swell. Hip and knee joints stiffen due to lack of movement. Poor…
PT: Corner: Sprained Ankle? Exercises To Help You Bounce Back: Growing up I participated in both Irish Dancing and Soccer. Each requires a good deal of ankle strength and stability, neither of which I possessed. The result was chronic ankle sprains, which eventually landed me in surgery to stabilize them.…
Using The Total Gym To Help Joint Pain: Do you ever hear yourself or others say, “I used to run/hike/jog/walk, but my knees (or hips) are too bad?” Why can some individuals continue to exercise in high-impact activities like running and hiking, while others can’t? Joint health is multifactorial. It is dependent on, but not limited to the following factors: The activities an…
The Benefits of Real Tea and Coffee: Next to water, coffee and tea are some of the most consumed beverages in the world. Tea is often put on a pedestal for it’s widely discussed health benefits. Coffee gets the short end of the stick and conjures up images of stressed…
How To Restart and Continue Your Exercise Routine: Starting (or even re-starting) any kind of program or practice can be challenging, especially a physical workout or exercise regime. Whether you’re a seasoned gym veteran who has been out of practice, those who want to get back into shape, men…