The way a person walks varies across their lifespan and where they are walking. A baby toddles while learning to walk. The way you stroll...
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Pickleball Injuries: Common Risks, Prevention Tips and Safe Play Strategies
Pickleball has become one of the fastest-growing sports in America, drawing players of all ages to courts in community centers, retirement communities, parks, and back...
11 Common Fitness Myths That Are Holding You Back
I often work with people who want to be more active but worry they will hurt themselves or feel fitness is no longer meant for...
How to Strengthen Your Lower Back with Exercises
Whether you are picking up groceries or your grandchildren, a strong back is crucial for daily activities and pain prevention. But you might wonder how...
Can Waist to Hip Ratio Predict Health Issues?
Can it really be true that a simple measurement you can do at home by yourself can reveal your risk for cardiovascular disease, Type 2...
Back Pain Exercises to Improve Your Spinal Function
If your spine is screaming, back pain exercises are probably the last thing you feel like doing. Fact is, the worst thing you can do...
The Unexpected Health Benefits of Walking
In the many years that I have practiced as a family doctor, I have prescribed countless medications and treatments. Yet one of the most powerful...
Calisthenics for Beginners
Calisthenics are a form of strength training that uses the exerciser’s own body weight as the primary fitness equipment. Think of it as a form...
Which Is Better for You? Walking vs. Running
Does running provide a fast track to better health? Running is among the best-known forms of exercise, requires little equipment beyond a pair of running...
Overcoming Sarcopenia with Heavy Resistance Training
Go inside most gyms these days and you’ll the latest trend: heavy weightlifting. And it’s not just younger men and women who are engaging in...
Best Exercises for Sciatica Pain
Sciatica, a sharp shooting pain that radiates down your leg, is caused by irritation or compression of the sciatic nerve, the largest nerve in your...
The Best Exercises for Your Hips
Hips don’t lie. If yours are sore, tight or weak, it probably means they could use some TLC in the form of hip stretches and...
