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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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2021:  The Year of the Stretch
Stretching & Flexibility

2021: The Year of the Stretch

ByKristen Carter, MS

How often do we blow off our stretches after an activity?  After all, we have done the work, it’s over, and we want to move on.  Or, we do a few stretches as a warm-up, thinking that is enough.  The thing is, stretching is just as important as the activity…

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Exercise: Go Big or Go Home?
Exercise Basics | Movement

Exercise: Go Big or Go Home?

ByKristen Carter, MS

Disclaimer:  I am not talking about running marathons, lifting weights to exhaustion, or even making sure you glisten with sweat as seen on TV.  I am not even talking about making sure you eat a supersize ANYTHING after a workout. No no!  This time it’s about range of motion –…

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Standing vs Sitting – Good News/Bad News
Mindset | Movement

Standing vs Sitting – Good News/Bad News

ByKristen Carter, MS

In February 2016, I wrote a blog called “Is Sitting the New Smoking?” It spoke of the problems we get from sitting too much. In addition, it mentioned that the problems brought on by lots of sitting often are not counteracted by fitting in some trips to the gym. This…

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Fitness/Body Assessment:  Why start with posture?
Exercise Basics

Fitness/Body Assessment: Why start with posture?

ByKristen Carter, MS

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…

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