Correct head posture and FORWARD head posture

Modern Life Alert: Forward Head Posture Can Damage Your Health

The digital age comes with plenty of side effects, one of which is the painful and headache-inducing FHP, or forward head posture. Read on to find out if you suffer from FHP and what you can do to correct it.

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How to Get Over Your Fear of Exercise with Foundation Training

Fear of exercise may simply sound like a bad excuse not to work out, but it’s actually an even worse reality for those who suffer from it. One of the main causes of that suffering is lower back pain, and one of the ways to get over both the pain and the fear can be Foundation Training.

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Better Breathing: Using Pilates and Foundation Training to alleviate the respiratory effects of neurodegenerative disorders

Neuromuscular disorders can be a damaging bunch indeed. The category includes multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, Huntington disease and other neurodegenerative disorders of the central nervous system. While the etiology of each disease may be different, all share the common symptom of respiratory dysfunction. Their symptoms often start quietly and insidiously, making it difficult to recognize whether a NMD has taken hold until extreme respiratory duress becomes apparent.

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Elephant balancing on ball

Proprioception: An Essential Sense We Take for Granted

Ever heard of proprioception? Well, you should, since you use this sense every day and would be immobile without it. Learn more about this amazing sense we take for granted and how to keep it as strong as possible as long as possible.

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Shoveling

How to Shovel Snow (without Killing Your Back and Knees)

Shoveling snow can be figurative pain in the neck, but it also can be a literal pain in the back and knees if you’re doing it wrong. And if you feel like you were just slammed by a Mack truck after clearing off your sidewalk or driveway, chances are you’re doing it wrong.

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Lunge Stretch

Foundation Training: What It Is, Why You Need It

Thanks to our lifestyles riddled with lots of sitting and little movement, our bodies are breaking down. The breakdown is apparent in things like back pain and repetitive stress injuries. Treating the pain is not the answer, but Foundation Training can be. Read on to learn more!

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Hallux Valgus

Bunion Basics: Causes, Effects and Potential Correction of This Common Problem

Bunions are common, but not inevitable. Knowing what contributes to their development can help you halt and even prevent this painful condition.

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Windlass mechanism

Why Happy Feet Need the Windlass Mechanism

Even if you don’t know what the windlass mechanism is, you better hope your body is properly activating it. If it’s not, you could be plagued with a host of problems and pain. Find out more!

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The Story of the Human Body

Why We’re Living Longer but Getting Sicker

Most of us don’t sit around thinking about the human body’s evolution. And that’s a main reason we’re living longer but suffering ill health along the way. At least that’s the reason outlined by Harvard University evolutionary professor Daniel Lieberman, who puts it all on the table in his book The Story of the Human Body. He outlines how modern man typically mistakes comfort for well-being, and many of the things that make us comfortable are also eroding our health.

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