Today we are going to discuss nutritional supplementation. I firmly believe that nutrition should primarily come through our dietary choices and food; however, I do believe that supplements play a role in properly feeding and fueling our bodies. I look at supplements as insurance to a good diet, helping to assure that we are getting …
Last week we discussed exercise and how it does not always equal fitness. In that post we briefly touched upon how recovery is a necessary component of fitness. Recovery is what prepares our body’s ability to receive and respond to stress. Exercise is a form of physical stress and as such proper recovery prepares us …
Does Exercise Equal Fitness? Being a health professional, I often have my patients inquire with me on the topic of exercise and what they should be doing at the gym? This is a loaded question, that often is unable to truly be answered without gaining more information and data. The first question being, is this …
Seeing that February is Heart Health Month, I thought this opportunity to discuss cardiovascular health would be very appropriate. Many of us know that a healthy heart is one of the most important aspects of our well-being. However, even though we are aware of this fact, heart disease is still the number one cause of …
How We Screen Functional Movement (Series): Wrap-Up This week will be looking at the overall importance of the Functional Movement Screen, as we have previously reviewed all 8 screens that make up the Functional Movement Screen. We should think about the Functional Movement Screen as we think about blood pressure to cardiovascular health and an …
How We Screen Functional Movement (Series): The Deep Squat Welcome Back! Thank you for your patience as we took a week off from the blog. For those who are not aware yet, we moved offices! Not only did we change locations, but we have changed our name!! We want to welcome everyone to ChiroFitt (Fitt= …
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How We Screen Functional Movement (Series): Inline Lunge Welcome back! Last week we discussed the first of our functional-based screens, the Hurdle Step. Our functional screens will all be completed from the standing posture involving many of the underlying mobility and stability requirements that we have already screened in our mobility and stability screens from …
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How We Screen Functional Movement (Series): The Hurdle Step Welcome Back! So far, we have reviewed all of our foundational mobility and stability screens. To review, our mobility screens included the Active Straight Leg Raise, Shoulder Mobility and Ankle Mobility. Our stability screens included Rotary Stability and Trunk Stability Push Up. This week we take …
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How We Screen Functional Movement (Series): Ankle Mobility Welcome Back! After taking a couple of weeks to discuss our stability-based screens, Rotary Stability and Trunk Stability Push Up, we return to the final mobility-based screen of the Functional Movement Screen (FMS), Ankle Mobility. This Week We Will Discuss: The Importance of Ankle Mobility When we …
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How We Screen Functional Movement (Series): Trunk Stability Push Up And We’re Back… Last week we discussed the first of our stability screens, Rotary Stability, of the Functional Movement Screen. Today We Will Discuss: How Core Stability Impacts Daily Movement The Trunk Stability Push Up (TSPU) screen evaluates how well our core can react to …
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