Health & Fitness

Jul
19

Tennis elbow or lateral elbow tendinopathy is one of the most commonly diagnosed conditions of the upper extremity (Day, Bush, Nitz, & Uhl, 2015). Tennis…

Jul
19

It can be hard to maintain good fitness as you age.  Unfortunately, with age comes loss of strength, flexibility, and balance.  The good news however,…

Jun
19

When I ask my clients what leg strengthening exercises they do, most say squats, lunges, leg press, and sometimes deadlift, leg extension and leg curl.…

Jun
19

As an cycling enthusiast with a firm belief that riding for general health makes living in Fort Collins quite pleasurable, it was one of the…

Jun
19

Balance is the ability to maintain a stable position, whether it be sitting, standing, walking, or moving around. We use our balance every day to…

May
17

Image by John Hain from Pixabay Do you know where pain comes from?  In this fourth article on how you can…

May
15

If you have back pain your first stop doctor is a physical therapy one. Most people who end up seeing a physical therapist for back…

Apr
23

You probably understand the importance of maintaining flexibility as you age.  More importantly however, is maintaining good mobility. What’s the difference between flexibility and mobility?…

Apr
23

In the first article in this series we introduced how chronic inflammation can impact our health and function.  Low levels of consistent inflammation in the…

Mar
13

If you want to be strong and injury free as you age, you must lift properly. This doesn’t mean only lifting with good technique when…