Tweet We’ve all been there. You’re on a lightning streak of productivity. You’re camped in front of your computer, coffee mug steaming up an inspirational storm next to your laptop, fingers floating over the keyboard like a concert pianists’, pages flowing onto your screen almost as fast as you can get the words into your [...]
What To Do For Pain in the Neck and Mid Back
January 4, 2012 by 2 Comments
Tweet Your neck is so stiff you can barely look over your shoulder. The space between your shoulder blades feels like someone’s got your spine in a vice grip. Your shoulders are so close to your ears it looks like you’re trying to start a new fashion in earrings. This is not a pleasant situation. [...]
If You Must Sit at a Computer, At Least Do This…
December 28, 2011 by 1 Comment
Tweet I hope you’re sitting down for this because I have some news….your office chair is killing you. No, seriously, it is. Sitting is now a proven health risk, as you might have guessed from the chronic aches in your back, neck and shoulders. Peter A. Levine, an obesity specialist at the Mayo clinic, states, [...]
Enough with the Foam Rolling, Already
November 30, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Tweet Foam rolling is the latest fad to rip through America’s gyms. In cities across the country, scores of people can be found flopped over their foam rolls, gritting their teeth as they iron out their stiff, tight, painful muscles. But, does foam rolling really work? This is probably going to ruffle some feathers and [...]
How to fix flat feet
November 9, 2011 by 7 Comments
Tweet Are flat feet genetic? Do people with flat feet face a lifetime of supportive shoes and corrective orthotics? What causes flat feet, exactly? Actually, about 20% of the American population has so-called “flat feet.” This is defined as a foot that has no discernible medial arch. If you ask a flat footed person to [...]
Injury-Proof Your Body
November 4, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Tweet Have you suffered an exercise-related injury and you want to get back to training but you’re scared that you’ll hurt yourself again, and maybe worse this time? I’ll share with you my strategies for keeping your body injury-free. You’ll learn: – Surprising ways your everyday life is injuring your body – What to do [...]
Got any upper back and neck pain stretches?
November 2, 2011 by 3 Comments
Tweet Upper back and neck pain are the worst. Not being able to turn your head and look over your shoulder plus feeling like your shoulders are permanently attached to your ears has a very confining, straight-jacket-like feeling. Most upper back and neck pain happens not because the neck is tense but because the shoulders [...]
