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Can Grip Strength Really Predict Longevity?
Health and Nutrition | Movement

Can Grip Strength Really Predict Longevity?

ByKristen Carter, MS

Perhaps you have recently gone to the doctor for your annual check-up (you have gone in the past year, right?).  As part of the exam, they may have given you a test of your grip strength, perhaps explaining that it is an indicator of your functional age.  Function is #1…

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What If You Don’t Like to Exercise (Much)?
Mindset | Movement

What If You Don’t Like to Exercise (Much)?

ByKristen Carter, MS

What if you aren’t enthused about exercise, or you know someone who is frustrated by their seeming lack of motivation to exercise.  They (and possibly you) know they “should”, but somehow it just doesn’t happen, at least most days.  Turns out 80% of people do not get the recommended amount…

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Does Your Spine Have a Strategy?
Exercise Basics | Movement

Does Your Spine Have a Strategy?

ByKristen Carter, MS

Wait…what?  Isn’t it YOU that needs to have a spine strategy?  For sure!  But, your spine has its own mission, which is important to recognize.  Then, you can work together “for best results.”  Hang in…this will all come together at the end. Your Spine’s Strategies Your spine’s list of strategies…

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Fitness Isn’t Always Sexy…or Is It?
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Fitness Isn’t Always Sexy…or Is It?

ByKristen Carter, MS

Ever notice that the advertising we see for fitness products has extremely fit people either sweating it out and loving it, or standing around at the gym looking great?  There is even an implied sexiness about it. As we all know…sex sells. What gives here?  Are we supposed to aspire…

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Four Easy Moves for Tight Shoulders
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Four Easy Moves for Tight Shoulders

ByKristen Carter, MS

Having just returned from a long-postponed road trip, I was unceremoniously reminded that car or plane travel can cause us (me) to stiffen up.  It’s great to get away, but having no choice but to hold one position for hours on end can mean needing some time to get the…

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Top Blogs of 2021
Exercise Basics | Health and Nutrition | Movement

Top Blogs of 2021

ByKristen Carter, MS

This past year has been a tough one, upending many of our lives and habits.  We have had to cope with lots of changes, lots of anxiety, and have had to come up with creative ways to keep our heads above water.  Along the way, perhaps we were buoyed up…

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Are Running, Walking, or Climbing Stairs Bad for Your Knees?
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Are Running, Walking, or Climbing Stairs Bad for Your Knees?

ByKristen Carter, MS

Bad knees are something that happens to many of us (50% at least, at some point in our lives).  I don’t need to tell you that it can be a game-changer, stopping many of us from getting around the way we would like to.  Thank goodness for the fact that…

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Are There Non-Responders and High Responders to Exercise?
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Are There Non-Responders and High Responders to Exercise?

ByKristen Carter, MS

Yes, it’s thing.  Some people respond very quickly to both strength training and cardio, and others literally remain the same.  There is actually a whole range of responses.  You could think of it as a bell curve, where the ones at one end will struggle to make headway, and the…

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What? Metabolism Doesn’t Slow with Age?
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What? Metabolism Doesn’t Slow with Age?

ByKristen Carter, MS

WARNING!  This blog is a LITTLE snarky at times!  Many of us have noticed that our bodies seem to go slower as we get older. And it seems more difficult to keep extra weight off.  But now there is some shocking new research.   Perhaps you have seen the headlines.  Something…

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Fast or Slow Exercise?
Exercise Basics | Movement

Fast or Slow Exercise?

ByKristen Carter, MS

For those of us who are just starting out or getting back into doing some exercise, the question of whether to go fast or slow may seem moot.  Just getting going can be a challenge.  Likewise, even for regular exercisers, “go big or go home” may seem out of the…

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