As boot camps, cross fit, and many other HIIT training methods continue to saturate the fitness industry, it is easy to get caught up in the \”harder is better\” mentality. The fore mentioned HIIT training techniques are great ways to to increase fitness and strength levels, but can also lead to injuries due to imbalances …
As boot camps, cross fit, and many other HIIT training methods continue to saturate the fitness industry, it is easy to get caught up in the \”harder is better\” mentality. The fore mentioned HIIT training techniques are great ways to to increase fitness and strength levels, but can also lead to injuries due to imbalances …
Far to often we are satisfied with the summary of information. Not a day goes by that I don\’t hear \”I read a study that……\”. To which my response is always the same: who conducted the study? Who funded the study? What oppositional view studies were excluded? What was the methodology of the study? And …
The old adage \”crawl before you walk\” is a perfect starting point for understanding infant development patterns. Motor engrams develop in a hierarchical pattern, so if you have a faulty motor engram at a developmental level you are likely to see a faulty pattern in a higher level movement pattern. This occurs due to imbalances in the tonic/phasic …
Get Pumped! When your muscles are not firing optimally, moving from point A to B is the least of your worries. When deficiency is present in any movement pattern we must remember that muscles aren’t just for movement, they help pump vital fluids. They help your heart pump blood and lymph through your body. After …
Movement is more than getting from point A to B. Movement is the blood flowing through your body (which takes roughly a minute at rest); it’s about light coming from the sun at over 186,000 miles per second to deliver photons of light into your body. This light helps you produce cytochrome oxidase within mitochondria …
Often times in life we tend to get ahead of ourselves. As children we want to, and are prodded to be “big” boys and girls, we get ahead of ourselves. At times words leap out of our mouths that we did not intend, we get ahead of ourselves. We enter into circumstances we do not …
To stretch or not to stretch, that is the question. Stretching has become a hot topic in the rehab world as of late. If you would like to take a peek into the research, these scholarly studies on stretching are a great place to start. For those of you who took the time to check out …
As the bootcamp epidemic rages on (thanks Biggest Loser) I often wonder what it would be like if everyone was privy to the physiological facts of bootcamp style programs. I wonder what it would be like if one was able to do interviews with ex-biggest loser contestants and see how their health is 6 months, 12 months, 5 years …
\”I think therefore I am\” -Rene Descartes Have you ever taken the time to ponder what this statement truly means? If not, don\’t worry Bruce Lipton has the science to break it down for you. Though this quote was made in the 1600\’s it is finally finding it\’s way into scientific validation. Before your write …
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