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7 Health Strategies to Get You Motivated for The New Year

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Health and lifestyleAnother year is coming to an end.  It’s that time again where we all want to lose weight, exercise more and just feel more healthy

Whatever your health goals are, it’s important to stay motivated.  Without motivation, you are more likely to fall short of achieving those goals.

Not sure how to stay motivate?  Here are seven tips to help you out. [Read more…] about 7 Health Strategies to Get You Motivated for The New Year

Exercise: A Workout For Your Brain Too

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Brain exercise

Exercise and physical activity play such a vital health role in the body. This isn’t a groundbreaking secret.

Effects range from reducing risk of heart disease, stroke and diabetes to improving bone strength and preventing arthritis.

heart health

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High School Sports Injuries

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Best 7 Ways To Avoid High School Sports Injury

soccerNearly 30 million children and adolescents are participating in sports in the U.S.  This high number of participants means an increase in sports injury potential.

In fact, high school athletes account for nearly 2 million injuries per year with 62% of these occurring in practice! These alarming numbers can be reduced if our younger athletes are properly prepared and precautions are taken. [Read more…] about High School Sports Injuries

July 4th Safety Tips

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July 4th Safety Tips

July 4th safety

Fireworks Safety

  • Don’t allow children to ignite or play with fireworks
  • Always have a bucket of water or hose nearby
  • Make sure fireworks are legal in your area

 

Drink WaterStaying Hydrated

  • Drink plenty of water
  • Drink even when your not thirsty
  • Minimize consumption of alcohol, coffee and soft drinks

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Springtime

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Springtime

Springtime, spring fever, spring in your step.   These are all things that pop into our heads with the change in weather to warmer temperatures and days that are becoming longer.  With that we feel a need to revisit our outdoor activities.  Whether it’s participating in sports, recreational activities or yard maintenance there is an inane desire to be doing something outside.  This is all good in that any activity is beneficial to your physical and mental health, but we would like to caution you to take it slow and prevent injury.

Our brains remember where we were physically and at what intensity level we could push to.  The unfortunate truth is that our bodies don’t remember this, especially so as we age.

With a little common sense, resolve and precaution you can take advantage of the nicer weather to improve your physical and mental health without having to deal with an injury throughout the summer that you incur now.  It is important to allow your bodies time to adjust to this increase in activities.  [Read more…] about Springtime

Active vs. Static Stretching

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Yoga StretchStretching is one of the most important things we can do to improve flexibility and help to prevent injuries during sports and recreation.

Stretching is equally as important with those who are more sedentary. Especially if you have a job that requires you to sit at a desk or at a computer station all day.
The questions people often ask me is “when is the best time to stretch?” or “what kind of stretching should I be doing?”
The answer to these questions are based on what the goal of the stretch and the activity that stretching is involved in. However, before we get into that, let’s go over the types of stretching that you can do. [Read more…] about Active vs. Static Stretching