Dorsiflexion: Movement of the ankle which brings the toes closer to the shin. The tibialis anterior and the ankle extensor muscles (deep to the front of the leg) guide this motion. Typical range is about 12 to 18 degrees. Plantarflexion: Movement of the ankle that increases the angle between the front of the foot and […]
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Do you ever find yourself asking your significant other, “Please, just press here, right between my shoulder blades!” Are there tight, sore muscles that you notice yourself pushing on frequently to try to get some relief? You may have trigger points in your muscles. Trigger points are taut, irritable bands (about the size of a
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What are adhesions? When the load placed on the body is greater than the capacity of the body’s tissues to handle that load, the result is dysfunction. Any time a muscle is overworked (repetitive motions, repeated contractions) or acutely injured (fall or collision causing a tear or crush), it receives a decreased amount of bloodflow
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Congrats, you have successfully navigated the grocery store aisles efficiently and avoided these 4 Unhealthy Grocery Store Mistakes. You now have to put together dinner on the table quickly! Check out these 5 Fast and Healthy Dinner Ideas for some inspiration: 1. Lemon & Butter salmon, grilled asparagus, over a bed of greens. Preheat your oven
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Your grocery shopping trip is going well, your cart is filled with fresh veggies and fruits, you’ve navigated the aisles efficiently and you’ve followed our tips for Grocery Shopping In A Hurry. But more than likely you have fallen into one of these common unhealthy mistakes. Thanks to aggressive marketing and veiled information provided by
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4 Things You Must Do After Every Gym Workout You’ve put in the hard work already, you’ve sweated it out and got some strength training in, but you’re not quite done. Following these four things can help you recover more quickly from your workout so that you maximize your results and safely prepare your body
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Many yoga classes include some cat/cow motions, usually near the beginning of the sequence in order to warm up the spine. Have you ever wondered why we do them? Is it just so we can stretch out our backs? Is it good for breathing in and out? It all made a bit more sense to
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You’re relaxing at home on a rainy gray morning after a nice trail run, and you get that craving for a sweet, rich, comforting mug of hot chocolate. But what do you do if you don’t eat sugar? Make a cup of tea perhaps, maybe some roasted brown rice, peppermint, or chai flavored? That could
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October is almost here, bringing with it visions of fall colors, pumpkins, trick-or-treating, as well as the start of the months-long holiday party season! It’s difficult to maintain willpower in the face of all the sweet-treats and unhealthy comfort foods that we encounter on a weekly basis from October through the first week of January.
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Warrior 2 is an interesting pose that involves the action of external rotation of the rear hip, even though the foot is angled towards the body. It flows well with reverse warrior and side-angle pose, as the leg and hip position remain largely unchanged throughout those poses. The most important consideration when doing any of
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