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Paying for speed and agility? The first thing that I would like to say is that I am not in total in agreement with the title of this blog. Speed and agility are necessary components of …

Every 52 minutes, a person dies as a direct result of an eating disorder in the United States (1). Think about that. Eating disorders account for over 10,000 deaths per year and yet still remain …

National Eating Disorders Awareness Week National Eating Disorders Awareness Week is an annual campaign to increase public awareness around the deadly realities of eating disorders. Recent years have brought about hopeful changes in terms of …

What is Personalized Nutrition? The first time I heard the term “personalized nutrition” I thought, “that’s what registered dietitian/nutritionists are trained to do: develop the most appropriate eating plan for each individual person.” Sequencing the …

Where did the idea of “work-life balance” come from exactly? It’s crazy to think that during the Industrial Revolution, prior to the 1920’s, the average work week was between 70-100 hours!! Can you imagine?! It …

Every year, World Peace Meditation Day is held on December 31 as we all contemplate the start of a new year. It is commonly known that when people are at peace with themselves, they are …

Recently, while talking to a doctor, the idea of this article came to me when he said, “Most people don’t even know what the anterior longitudinal ligament is, let alone the fact that it is …

The holidays can be a crazy time that causes stress as timelines become closer and closer. This can lead to aches and pains springing up that weren’t there before. This can be directly from stress …

When traveling we can get stiff and sometimes even have increased pain. Making sure you attain movement that gets you out of the postures that cause your stiffness/pain can reduce the amount or completely eliminate …

Pain in runners is common across all levels of fitness and demographics. When a runner is beginning to have pain, we start to question everything about our running routine. Am I training too hard, or …

Science suggests that 75% of how we live is determined by our lifestyles and everyday choices.. Humans are obsessed with deaging, dieting, and more. Yet, for most,  none of these stick.  For the few that …

Many people don’t think about getting back in shape for the things they usually do in the summer and jump right back in. If these activities involve any quick and/or explosive movements that you are …