After the indulgent foods eaten over the holidays, I was determined to stay on track during a road trip with my husband last week. I packed water bottles, almonds, and apples for snacks. However, eating out was inevitable. And it’s always harder to make healthy...
Trevor Ling
Increasing Protein to Meet Spring Health Goals
As winter comes to an end, we want to move more and feel renewed in our body. That makes spring an ideal time to focus on optimizing your fitness, performance, and health. No matter your age, stage, or season of life, we are going to challenge you in increasing...
Do I Really Need to Stretch After My Workout?
I know we are all short on time and taking 10 minutes to stretch at the end of a gym session, long walk, or tennis game can seem like a waste. We believe the gains made to improve our cardiovascular system, muscular strength, and agility are during the workout . . ....
3 Most Common Golf Injuries And How Any Golfer Can Avoid Them
How can taking a seemingly effortless stroll and hitting a few balls along the way cause an injury? This may be your perspective if you have never played a round of golf. But if you have, you realize that even this non contact, low impact sport results in frequent...
Get to the Root Cause of Pain With Astym Therapy
When you go to the doctor and get a prescription you are chasing symptoms. Although, maybe very effective in the short term, you never quite resolve the root cause of your pain or movement problem. Finding the source of your pain and dysfunction is our goal. Using our...
Friday Foodspiration: Roasted Chicken and Carrots
What better words to describe a winter family dinner than . . . warm, hearty, cast iron, and BACON! This is where comfort food and healthy food merge. It’s a heavier dish with bacon and chicken thighs, so you don’t need a bunch of extra sides to make a meal. A light...
Are Holiday Treats Making You Stiff and Sore?
This time of year sweets and treats are everywhere. In fact, it starts at Halloween and follows us all the way through New Years . . . candy, pies, cookies, cakes, fudge, and brittles. You may be concerned about the impact this has on your waistline, but most just...
10 Best Foods For Rapid Muscle Recovery
A little soreness with a workout is bearable. . . maybe even pleasant if it’s a reminder of how hard you worked the day before. However, some aches and pains are more intense or don’t seem to go away quickly enough. This can limit both your ability and motivation to...
5 Stretches to Prevent Nagging Shoulder Pain
Are you feeling a pinch in your shoulder when you reach overhead? Did you stop doing pull ups because it hurt your shoulders? Do you have difficulty throwing a ball with your kids? If you answered you, then most likely you have tightness in your shoulder muscles that...
3 Running Mistakes Made When Marathon Training And How To Avoid Them
For all of you training for the St. Jude marathon, we congratulate you on your commitment. Whether this is your first or fifteenth race, it is important to train to reach the finish line, but also protect your body so you can make it to the starting line to begin...