by Jessica Kisiel | Jul 9, 2013 | Posture and Technique
This is the third and final blog entry in a series on sitting health. If you have read my previous blogs on healthy sitting, you now realize that prolonged sitting is a health risk factor with negative consequences similar to smoking. Additionally, if you sit for an...
by Jessica Kisiel | Jul 2, 2013 | Posture and Technique
This is the second blog entry in a series on sitting health. Look at the left side of the image. Can you see the “C”? This “C” posture is a posture of pain and dysfunction. Unfortunately, it is also very common. In fact, it’s the most...
by Jessica Kisiel | Jun 4, 2013 | Posture and Technique
In case you missed my article in The Weekly Sun of the Wood River Valley or the Los Alamos Daily Post it is reprinted below. When we hurt we often assume the worst. We become afraid and tentative with our bodies, telling ourselves that this much pain...
by Jessica Kisiel | May 8, 2013 | Posture and Technique
Use your time in the gym to improve your structural alignment, not ingrain poor posture and compensated movement patterns. Starting Position A staggered stance (1-2 feet apart) accommodates wider hips and larger dumbbells. The head, shoulders and...
by Jessica Kisiel | Apr 9, 2013 | Posture and Technique
Use your time in the gym to improve your structural alignment, not ingrain poor posture and compensated movement patterns. Starting Position Hand position on the bar is wide enough to create a 90 degree angle from the wrist to the elbow to the shoulder...
by Jessica Kisiel | Apr 3, 2013 | Posture and Technique
In case you missed my article in The Weekly Sun of the Wood River Valley or the Los Alamos Daily Post it is reprinted below. Sports and exercise shouldn’t hurt. For many of us, though, moving our bodies creates symptoms of pain. Consequently, the circle...
