We use our hands all the time. We expect them to perform at a high-level, but how often do you actually mindfully connect to what you’re asking each finger to do? Learning how to isolate and move each finger (front/back, side to side, circles, figure eights) you will start to become aware of potential disconnects. … Continue reading Carpal Tunnel, Arthritis, Trigger Thumb: What’s in Common?
Before answering these questions, you should know that most modern-day eaters struggle with intuitive eating. In a perfect world, we would eat in response to “hunger,” and stop right when we’ve hit “satiated.” But, it’s much easier said than done. One important aspect of intuitive eating is understanding whether or not you eat in response … Continue reading Eating Intuitively
According to scientists, they have more knowledge about stars than they have about the human brain. For them it is the most complex and mysterious thing to learn about. Here are a few fun facts! 1. The size of a typical brain is almost 2% of a body’s weight but is uses 30% of the … Continue reading Brain Fun Facts
Many of your body’s physiological processes have a rhythmic nature: your heartbeat, blood pressure, digestive peristalsis, breathing rate- to name a few. Each system has its own rhythm. For example, the normal respiration rate for an adult at rest is 12 to 16 breaths per minute, normal heart rate is 60 to 100 beats per … Continue reading Optimizing Breath Rate
January 1st always brings about a time of new beginnings. New goals, new promises, new fresh start. I have a hard time with this. Don’t get me wrong, I believe in having goals and constantly improving on one’s self, but why January 1st? Why not December 28th? Please do not be insulted if you make … Continue reading Resolutions? I Prefer Re:Solutions
A message that’s been pushed in the fitness industry is that “more” is better. More weight, more reps, more time spent working out, more, more, more. What I’ve learned over the years (through some very tough lessons that came in the form of injuries) is that “more” is not always better… Our bodies need time … Continue reading R&R Builds Strength
Neural priming of the brain is like the "ready, set" before the "go"! Neural priming increases attention, focus, readiness, and accuracy of response. It can help you move faster and become stronger! Priming muscles increases their initial speed of response, giving us the edge when time of response is critical. Priming our visual, auditory and … Continue reading Neural Priming
A new study compares cognitive outcomes between two groups of healthy adults. One group did stretching and relaxation exercises while the other group performed balance training. They trained 4x/week for 6 weeks with each training session lasting 50 minutes. After the six weeks the balance training group showed improvements in memory, spatial cognitive abilities, and … Continue reading Balance Training Can Improve Cognitive Abilities
Ever wondered why you always feel the need to yawn when you’ve seen someone else yawn? Or why your mood is effected yo feel similar to someone who is happy, sad, or irritated? Did you know that 30% of our neurons are “Mirror Neurons”? These cells allow us to learn through imitation so that we respond not … Continue reading Mirror Mirror
Whether you stretch before or after your workout, how you should stretch depends on what you want your stretching to accomplish. Generally, there are two popular approaches to choose from: static stretching and dynamic stretching. But there are a lot more options and subtleties! Let’s keep it simple! Dynamic stretching is lengthening a connective tissue … Continue reading Dynamic vs. Static Stretching
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