Five Post-Natal Yoga Exercises to Help Improve your Fitness Again!
After giving birth it is important to focus on regaining strength, stability and flexibility while considering the unique needs of each individual postpartum body. Below are five exercises to help improve fitness post-pregnancy. 1. Pelvic Tilts: • Purpose: This...
Three Great Exercises to Help Rehab Your Ankle after a Sprain
Our feet and ankles become secondary by nature because we walk. Then we may ‘roll’ our ankle or end up in an accident and we realize how much we take for granted the fact that we do walk and often we walk without any pain. Making sure we have proper alignment of our...
Three Reasons Why Vitamin B12 is Important for your Body
Everyone hears about taking vitamins. The question is, what do they help our bodies with? Last month I reviewed vitamin B6. Today I am reviewing vitamin B12. Vitamin B12 gets a lot attention. Three important reasons why are: energy production and metabolism, helping...
Three Exercises to help heal Diastasis Recti
Diastasis recti is a condition where the abdominal muscles have separated. It is important to choose exercises that help strengthen the abdominal muscles without putting too much stress on the midline. Here are three exercises that can be beneficial for diastasis...
Five basic exercises to help strengthen knees (preventative care)
There are many people with knee complaints. Whether it is an injury that occurred, or accumulated stress on poor biomechanics. Below are five great exercises to help strengthen your knees. Please remember to consult a healthcare professional to make sure these...
6 foods high in Vitamin B6
B vitamins are important for many different functions in our body. Important functions of vitamin B6 include energy metabolism, neurotransmitter synthesis and hemoglobin production to name a few. Energy Metabolism: Vitamin B6 plays an important role in the...
Three Great Gross Motor Exercises for Kids to Promote Better Coordination and Balance
Gross motor skills are essential in helping kids improve their balance and coordination. These activities help in physical development and also promote overall well-being. Here are three great gross motor exercises for kids. Have fun! Hopscotch: Hopscotch is a...
Three great Prenatal Yoga Exercises to help lower back pain
Pregnancy is a wonderful time of great transformation. The female body undergoes many changes. One important change is the shift of gravity, biomechanically changing posture and placing more weight on the shoulders and back. Here are three wonderful exercises that...
Five Great Exercises to Rehab Rotator Cuff Injury
It is not uncommon to see shoulder injuries. The rotator cuff comprised of four muscles must work synergistically for optimal function and dexterity of our upper limbs. Rotator cuff injuries can include the supraspinatus muscle, infraspinatus muscle, teres major or...
3 Exercises Your Kids Can Do to Help Improve Their Posture
Posture and physiology are inter-related. This dates so far back in time, even Hippocrates was working with mud on people’s spines to see where it dried faster, to help him determine the area causing issues. Technology, when used appropriately is greatly...
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