How to Adapt Your Training Routine to Winter

For much of the autumn season, you keep the same training routine as spring and summer. Unfortunately after Daylight Saving Time ends and colder temperatures set in, there’s less chance you’ll be running or working out in dark, chilly conditions. While on the surface this can be an inconvenience, you also risk developing an injury,…

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How Do Repetitive Motion Injuries Occur?

We need our hands for work, leisure and various tasks in between! Yet, we often don’t think about how these areas of the body consist of a network of nerves, tendons, muscles and over 25 bones. These components assist with movement, no matter how simple or complicated. Yet, overuse can damage these tissues, resulting in…

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What Makes a Good Fitness Routine?

While gyms were closed during the COVID-19 pandemic, many individuals were left to their own devices; some relied on steaming programs or exercised with a socially distanced friend to stay fit. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the average adult should get about 150 minutes of moderate aerobic exercise each week,…

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The Relationship Between Posture and Exercise

Many people slouch unintentionally, perhaps as a result of sitting throughout the day or a lack of regular physical activity. However, poor posture is not an isolated incident. It’s often an indication of weak core muscles and further affects how well you retain form during exercise. Long term, maintaining proper posture may help lessen the…

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4 Tips to Prepare for Spring Sports Season

Whether you’re a tennis, baseball or lacrosse player, you have spent the winter months keeping up fitness levels, but not fully engaging in your sport of choice. In more extreme cases, you might have taken the “off-season” literally and it’s been a few months since you engaged in physical activity. Your skills are bound to…

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