What Is The Big Deal About Deep Breathing Anyway?
If you don’t breathe, you don’t live.It doesn’t get much clearer than that. The number one thing ALL human beings must do every minute of every day is breathe. But has breathing become ‘too’ second nature to us?Do we take our breath for granted? I think it’s safe to say absolutely yes, most of us do. I know I do. Since we don’t have to consciously think about our breath, it doesn’t get our full attention.It’s like blinking. If we...
Building Joint Balance
The balance of a joint is one of the key factors in the injury risk over time. If you have poor joint balance, you’re going to risk your joint’s wellbeing, and potentially the overall quality of the movement from that joint. Today we’re going to discuss what joint balance is, why it matters, and what you should be doing to keep your joints healthy and balanced. Read on if you like not being injured… What Is Joint Balance?By joint...
Why Having An Attitude of Gratitude Matters
Do you have a gratitude attitude? If you answered yes, how do you know this? What is it that you measure this by? How do you show and/ or practice gratitude? Is gratitude something that is experiential based only or is gratitude something for you that simply just is … always, or at least a majority of the time? Gratitude is one of those things that is often talked about & discussed as far as being a necessary element to...
Proprioception and Balance – What You Can Do To Improve Both
Proprioception is the human sixth sense and it is a crucial factor in better movement and long-term health. It’s the feeling of where your body is – body awareness – and it plays into everything from posture to better exercise to balance and fall-risk. Today we’re going to discuss proprioception and balance, what you can do to improve both, and why this matters so much! Stick with us if you want to improve almost every part of your...
The Benefits of Rebounding
If you think that “bouncing around” is just for kids, then think again! There are a ton of health & fitness benefits that you can get from bouncing! Just 15 minutes a day is all you need to start feeling the impact that this uber fun activity can have on your health. There are several studies, including one done in 1980 involving NASA astronauts, that support several of the health benefit claims being made about...
Superfoods to Fight Inflammation & Heal Your Body
Do you suffer from chronic joint pain? Have you ever been told or heard that chronic inflammation can wreak havoc on your body and cause pain that you do NOT need to suffer with?I’m sure many of you reading this have heard even a little bit about inflammation just how much destruction it can cause. And while many of us are aware of the inflammation that occurs as a result of injury from physical activity or accidents that cause harm...
