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Injury Prevention Guidelines
1) Proper Nutrition -Studies have shown that injury, pain, and degenerative diseases increase with decreased pH levels (more acidic). That being said, choose foods that will keep your body more alkaline rather than acidic. For a list of alkaline/acid foods, … Continue reading
Posted in health, injury, Nutrition Information
Tagged Hydration, injury prevention, Nutrition Information, Overtraining, proper technique
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7 Easy Stretches to Do at Work
7 Easy Stretches to Do at Work Tightness in the shoulder, neck, and back often leads to fatigue, injury, soreness, and lack of mobility. It’s a casualty of the modern desk job. Good flexibility allows a muscle to lengthen and … Continue reading
Posted in health, injury, Intro, Posture
Tagged fatigue, injury, lack of mobilitof mobility, soreness, Tightness
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Preventing Muscle Soreness
Don’t be afraid to push yourself hard during a workout because of that dreaded muscle soreness that follows. This pain and stiffness that everyone feels 24 – 72 hours after a heavy workout is referred to as delayed onset muscle … Continue reading
Posted in health, injury, sports, Weight Training
Tagged active recovery, delayed onset muscle soreness, DOMS, low intesity, Muscle soreness
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Tight Hamstrings? – Try PNF Stretching
Is regular static stretching not cutting it with you? Then ask your trainer to perform PNF stretching with you. PNF stands for proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation and it is a combination of passive stretching and muscle contractions to induce muscle relaxation. … Continue reading
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Tagged Flexibility, PNF, stretching, Tight Muscles
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Keep on Running! – Vancouver Personal Trainer Tip
Shin splints is an umbrella term used to describe a common overuse injury among runners. This term suggests pain in the front portion of the lower limb located between the ankle and knee. There could be many different problems arising … Continue reading
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Tagged Cardio, Fitness, MTSS, overuse injury, Personal Trainer, Running, shin splints, tibia, Trainer
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Back Care Tips To Stay Healthy – Vancouver Personal Trainer Advice
Back Care Tips To Stay Healthy – Vancouver Personal Trainer Advice 80% of the population will experience back pain at some point during their lifetime. Strategies for promoting a healthy back can be categorized into physical, behavioral, and postural. Physical: … Continue reading
Posted in injury, Pilates, Posture, sports
Tagged back pain, core strength, Flexability, injuries, Personal Trainer, Posture
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Signs of Overtraining – Vancouver Personal Trainer Tip
Overtraining is a physical, behavioral and emotional condition that occurs when the volume and intensity of an individual’s exercise exceeds their recovery capacity. They cease making progress, and can even begin to lose strength and fitness. Overtraining is a common … Continue reading
Common Injuries – Tennis Elbow – Vancouver Fitness Tip
Tennis Elbow (officially known as lateral epicondylitis) is simply an inflamation of the lower outer edge of the humorus (lateral epicondyle) that results in discomfort. Tennis elbow is a repetative strain injury which means that overuse over the course of … Continue reading
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Tagged Fitness, injuries, Personal Trainer, strength, tennis elbow, Weight Training
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