Christine Yanke is the first person in Canada to graduate from a program called Yogafit for Warriors. She teaches trauma-based yoga classes to those people who suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, emotional trauma or stress.
As humans, we often take good health for granted. Even worse, we fail to recognize the bad habits we have developed that can negatively impact our health in significant ways. With the ever increasing use of cell phones, laptops, tablets and video games, these present us with another cause for concern. Use of these devices can lead to chronic poor posture…
The most common symptoms a client experiences after undergoing a total joint replacement are pain, swelling, stiffness, muscle weakness and limited activities of daily living. Traditional rehabilitation for patients following a total joint replacement typically involves some combination of range of motion, strengthening…
The value of a life well lived is in the legacy we leave behind at the end of it. I have often thought over the past two decades about my own legacy. How will I be remembered? Is it in my words? My deeds? My character? My integrity? Or all of these – and more.
I spent a day recently in an Elite Athlete Training Gym. I was watching, in this case, high school athletes training hard, and the personal trainers working to improve the functional movement, speed, and agility of these athletes…
Technology is a powerful and required tool in the Lifestyle Medicine and Health Coaching toolbox. The key to realizing the benefits is having both the patient/client and health professional use it!
Let’s be honest! Getting fit at any age can be a challenge. Each day you’re flooded with new fitness gadgets, diet pills and get fit quick commercials. We’ve all seen them, you know what I am talking about! The commercials that promises six-pack abs with only 3 minutes of exercise per day! Or what about losing 10 pounds in 10 days while eating all the burgers you want.
Currently on Instagram there are 182,094,824 posts with the hashtag “fitness” and 91,720,969 posts with the hashtag “gym.” According to the PewResearchCenter, of the 79% of online adults, 68% use Facebook. What’s more intriguing is that on a daily basis, 76% of adults use Facebook, 51% check Instagram daily and 42% check Twitter.
We’ve extended the warranty on the human heart, and people are living longer. We’ve improved care for skin, and people look better. But it’s your frame that gets you where you need to go whenever you need to get there. Without the proper care, your bones and joints can all too easily become the limiting factor in your enjoyment of life. Have you outlived the warranty on your frame? Would you like an extended warranty?