#1 – Targeting Piriformis with a ball The Piriformis muscle can often be overactive and very tight. If not addressed right away, this can lead to hip tightness and pain, especially in the posterior area. For this exercise, use any small ball, like a tennis ball, golf ball, baseball or ...
Why is it important to have upper body strength? Upper body strength is incredibly important, especially for women. It is common to have shoulder or neck pain due to inadequate upper body strength. As we age, we naturally lose muscle mass. But we can maintain muscle composition with good nutrition ...
Stand up paddling is a really effective way of strengthening your feet. Any time you are standing on your feet, your bare feet in particular, you are strengthening the connective tissues in the feet. One of the beautiful things about stand up paddling is, as soon as you get on ...
Shyloe Fayad is Okanagan based and the CEO & Founder of Happiness Habits and Radical Wondering Collective. In this article she discusses anxiety, what it is, and how do you know if you have it. And this is the 1st article in a 3 part series. What is Anxiety? Anxiety ...
#1 – Too Much Toes Putting too much weight on your toes activates the muscles around your knees, especially the quads. This pulls on the knee caps and pushes the knee caps up against the knee joints. If you frequently wear high heels or are more of a ‘toe walker', ...
Lindsay Mustard is an Ottawa based Holistic Nutritionist and Personal Trainer. In this article, she discusses the importance of water, hydration, how to tell if you are de-hydrated, how much water you should be drinking, and ways to increase hydration in your diet. Importance of Water First and foremost, water ...
Proprioception. Let’s throw some big words occasionally because not everybody wants to know the big long fancy term of something when you can say it more simply. Proprioception is a big long fancy term for awareness. The little nerves in our tissues, joints, tendons, and muscles tell us about where ...
Plantar Fasciitis is one of the most common causes of heel pain. It involves inflammation of a thick band of tissue that runs across the bottom of your foot and connects your heel bone to your toes (plantar fascia). We have received many comments and questions regarding PF, foot pain, ...
https://www.facebook.com/healingthroughmovement1/videos/2028268507385473/ These simple body movements are great to do before and after a walk and will get your joints and muscles feeling strong and mobile! #1 – Quad Stretch Begin in an upright standing position, maintaining good alignment with your head, shoulders, hips and legs. Bring one heel up against ...
https://www.facebook.com/healingthroughmovement1/videos/2043744675837856/ A foam roller is a great tool to help decrease muscle tension. If you sit, exercise a lot, or have an injury, your muscles will tighten up especially in the injured area. Tight muscles will lead to decrease in flexibility, mobility, adhesions of muscle fibers and increase your pain. ...
