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Practice Extreme Self-Care this Holiday Season
During the holidays when the pace of our lives accelerates with more commitments and longer to do lists the first sacrifice we often make is ourselves. Many of my clients have difficulty exercising regularly, eating healthy, and managing stress at this time of year....
Align Personal Values with New Year’s Resolutions
In case you missed my article in the Los Alamos Daily Post it is reprinted below. Every April in New Mexico I observe hundreds of people walking many miles on Good Friday before Easter to El Santuario de Chimayo Shrine. As I scan the crowd it is clear...
Plan Your Holiday Training Camp
For athletes with a day job the holiday break away from work can provide extra training time. A training camp is simply consecutive days of participating in a sport(s). It is an excellent way for master athletes who generally have limited training time...
Strength Training for Better Posture: Back Rows
Back Row on Commercial Strength Training Machine Starting Position Sit tall with straight vertical alignment from the hips to the ears. Neutral spine with a slight arch in the lower back. Feet hip width apart and flat on the floor. Shoulders at 90...
Express Gratitude and Attract Happiness this Thanksgiving
According to Martin E. P. Seligman, Ph.D., a leader in Positive Psychology, and author of "Authentic Happiness" one cause of low life satisfaction and contentment is failure to express gratitude and taking things for granted. "Gratitude is an appreciation of...
Pain Relief Through Posture Alignment
In case you missed my article in the Los Alamos Daily Post it is reprinted below. Do you have joint or muscle pain? It may be your posture. According to the Egoscue Method® of posture alignment the “design posture” of the human body is to have...
Strength Training for Better Posture: Biceps Curls
This is the first video in a series on proper strength training technique for better posture. Starting Position A staggered stance (1-2 feet apart) accommodates wider hips and larger dumbbells. Dumbbell heads are facing forward to keep the weights close to the body...
Is Strength Training Ruining Your Posture?
If you're lifting weights without addressing postural disparities such as one shoulder higher than the other, a hip that is rotated forward or rounded shoulders then YES your unbalanced posture is becoming stronger and more engrained with every repetition performed....
Back Pain and Spinal Posture
In case you missed my article in the Los Alamos Daily Post it is reprinted below. Several painful back conditions – stenosis, disc bulge or herniation, spondylolisthesis and sciatica – are due to improper spinal alignment. Proper Spinal...
Meet Jessica!
I believe we are designed to move and play throughout our entire lives. I don’t buy into the idea that we should slow down with age, or that pain, injury and physical restrictions are unavoidable aspects of growing older. So, here’s my philosophy. Our mental mindset, combined with the physical position and condition of the body that we bring into any activity (from walking to skiing to everything in between), determines our chance of hurting when we move. If we have a positive mindset, and if we have proper positioning and move with correct body biomechanics, all activities should be possible.
This is the goal I have for everyone: to overcome pain and limitations so you can Stay in the Game for Life!
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