How Resistance Tubing Exercises Are Used in Physical Therapy
Physical Therapists have a number of primary goals: to promote a patient’s ability to move; to reduce a patient’s pain; to restore a patient’s functional abilities and to prevent disability. Although they deal with a wide variety of body struct
Slow Down to Eat Less
Slow down when you eat. That’s the takeaway from a new Japanese study on the relationship between lifestyle habits and obesity. Data collected over a five-year period from 59,700 individuals showed a clear trend: 21.5% of self-reported slow eate
Rached Maalouf
In late September, 2012, Rached Maalouf left the parking lot of a yoga festival in Joshua Tree, California. He doesn’t remember what happened next. He was on his motorcycle; a car made an unexpected lane change. Rached was found fifty feet from his
How Hard Are You Working When You Exercise with Resistance Tubing?
When strength training with weights, it’s relatively easy to determine how much weight you can lift. The weights have numbers, after all, and with just a little experience and some simple math you’ll be able to figure out what your limit is, for
Sitting Is Forgetting, New Report Claims
We’ve been worried for a long time that all this sitting is making us fatter. But now researchers have added a new twist to our fears: too much chair time is actually making our brains thinner. In a new study, researchers have found that the bra
To Sit Or Not To Sit, That Is The Question
This is where things get frustrating. Two recent studies, taken together, are enough to leave us paralyzed with confusion: In the first we learn that prolonged standing on the job is more likely to lead to heart attack than prolonged sitting; and
Exercise Keeps You Young
We’ve been over this before: one of the best things you can do for your health is to exercise regularly. No matter your age, exercise keeps you more vibrant and less prone to illness. Exercise makes you happier, stronger, more energetic, mentally s
What’s the Buzz on CBD Oil and Massage?
There’s plenty of talk lately about the benefits of CBD (formally known as cannabidiol) as a wonder drug with a myriad of applications. After gaining prominence for its effectiveness at combatting epileptic seizures among children, CBD has been pro