1. Sitting Position/Length Let’s face it, we don’t always have the best posture in standing or sitting positions. Sitting forward or crossing your legs puts greater stress on the hip joints and increases your risk for hip pain. Incorrect Positions: A. Sitting Forward: This position shortens the muscles in the ...
Do you find yourself sitting for hours at a desk? Do you have poor mobility and need a little extra support to stretch? These 5 Hip exercises you can do from sitting are a great way to open up the hips, thoracic area, and spine. Follow along and give these ...
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 and can consider as one of the exercises to boost foot strength. 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 ...
Let’s face it, traditional salads can often leave you feeling hungry and unsatisfied. But, have you tried a power salad? Power salads are more than just boring veggies – they’re a complete meal, full of nutrients, vitamins, minerals, healthy fats, protein… and most importantly, FLAVOR! Indulging in a power salad ...
What is Social Anxiety? With our busy lifestyles, anxiety is very prevalent in our current culture. Social anxiety, the challenge of overcoming social anxiety, ranks as the 3rd most prevalent mental health issue worldwide. Research says that 7% of the world population suffers from social anxiety. If you ever feel ...
What is Anxiety? Anxiety can be described as; a physical response to specific thoughts you’re having or specific circumstances in your life. Learn how to identify anxiety; it often affects the way your body works. It influences your thoughts and behavior. Anxiety can impact anyone regardless of age, even children. ...
1. Too Many 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', this ...
Read the show transcript here. Nancy Guberti is a Functional Medicine Specialist, Nutritionist, and passionate to empower others to become their own health advocate and learn how to live a healthier lifestyle. Nancy is very passionate about wellness because of her personal experience of healing her son with liver issues ...
Proprioception is a long, fancy term for awareness. The little nerves in our tissues, joints, tendons, and muscles tell us about where we are in space. This is how you know when you close your eyes that your feet are touching the ground, that your knees are touching together, or ...
