Setting Fitness Goals

Chances are, at least once a year you set some fitness goals for yourself, January maybe? If you’ve had some trouble following through with these you are not alone.  We all have different reasons for losing momentum.  The bottom line is that if getting fit is important to you, you can do it in less…

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Time to see your PT?

Many of the injuries athletes sustain fall into two categories: training errors or overuse. Training errors commonly occur when athletes add mileage, intensity, or speed too quickly or do not allow for enough recovery time – either on a daily/weekly basis or within an overall periodization program. The pain that comes from training errors is…

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An Ounce of Prevention…

In my commitment to get healthier and get back in shape, I have struggled to get backon a normal schedule running daily. JUst a couple miles each day,, but enough to get my heart rate up, and burn some calories while strengthening and tightening the jiggly parts. As usual, I always try to over do…

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To Juice or Not To Juice?

Have you tried juicing? I have. And ya know what? It ain’t that bad. Honestly, I couldn’t imagine ever eating that many vegetables and fruits at one sitting, but guzzling them down in one sludgy baby-poop green slurpee? No problem. I tried juicing for the first time last week, (for the usual reasons; summer is coming,…

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What Is Direct Access?

Direct Access. Have you heard this term being thrown around lately? Seen it in newspapers and magazines? Do you know what that means? Allow me to simplify this term. Anyone in California, may now walk into a physical therapist and be treated for whatever back, hip, leg, arm, or other body part injury without stopping…

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