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Often when we think of fitness we don’t think about balance. We don’t pay attention to the role it plays in our workouts, and we don’t set out to deliberately train for it. And yet, balance is such a key thing to have in our arsenal of physical skills. This…
Let’s say you are lugging around a couple of grocery bags, bags of mulch (or ice melt, depending), hefting luggage, or even having to help your aged dog up a flight of stairs. Ever wonder what your beloved core is doing to help you with this? Probably not! Even if…
Museum Fatigue can be the result of aching hips, low back pain and/or knee pain. Any of these problems can leave you sidelined, longing for a bench or couch, or afraid to be very active. And, these symptoms can strike you in plenty of other situations. Indeed, we need our…
Lots of studies are starting to show that multi-tasking just doesn’t work. Meaning, it actually makes us less efficient, not more. And, alas, this is even more true the older we get. In terms of working your muscles, there are definitely times when you don’t want to multi-task, but instead…
It seems that at the heart of many exercise programs is exercise for the biceps and triceps. That would be the front (bicep) and back (tricep) of the upper arm. This is good. For one thing, it is always best to make sure you exercise opposing muscles. In this case,…
Suppose you belong to a gym. Chances are that the first thing they do is set you up on the machines. After all, it’s their bread and butter. Have you ever seen a gym that didn’t have these? You can get going right away on the circuit, and can avoid…
In the fitness biz these days there is a mantra “Stability before Mobility.” “Oh crud”, you might say, “NOW what?” Well, before you delete this, just give me a sec. Like its non-sexy cousin balance, stability is something that is pretty much under the radar but can make a huge…
I think that intuitively we already know that balance is important. After all, we have to be able to reach in different directions, get through an exercise class without falling over, or even just walk up and down stairs. Beyond that, do we really spend much time thinking or caring…
I’m just like you. I slouch at my computer or while watching TV, forget to stand up straight when standing around (in line at the grocery store or movie theater), or don’t take an inventory of my body when I am doing chores around the house. I can go for…