So…speaking of pre-programmed body movements (seriously, I actually was in this last post on Engrams), there is one engram worthy of its own blog post. More accurately, it’s a component of a larger engram–of most engrams really. That alone is a large part of why it is so important. What I’m referring to is the […]
Remember when your parents taught you how to crawl? And to walk? And to reach your arm out to grab something? Actually, you don’t…but not because your memory is failing you. You don’t remember because it never happened. I mean, you did those things, but you were never actually taught to do those things. You […]
Remember when your parents taught you how to crawl? And to walk? And to reach your arm out to grab something? Actually, you don’t…but not because your memory is failing you. You don’t remember because it never happened. I mean, you did those things, but you were never actually taught to do those things. You […]
Have a muscle that just won’t loosen up no matter how often you stretch it? After all, the way to loosen a tight muscle is to stretch it, right? Wellllll……not necessarily. Not all muscles that are tight need to be–or even should be–stretched. It all depends on why it’s tight in the first place. Contrary […]
Have a muscle that just won’t loosen up no matter how often you stretch it? After all, the way to loosen a tight muscle is to stretch it, right? Wellllll……not necessarily. Not all muscles that are tight need to be–or even should be–stretched. It all depends on why it’s tight in the first place. Contrary […]
Ever stop to wonder what your knee cap (patella) is there for? It’s somewhat of strange thing to think about–and there’s generally not much reason to until something goes wrong with it, like dislocation or fracture. But despite being a bit of an oddity, its presence is certainly not incidental. Given the remarkable design of […]
Functional Health is about using your body’s design to your advantage, and stretching should be no exception. There’s nothing wrong with the tried and true method of holding a muscle in a stretched position for a sustained period of time (generally 30 seconds). But one way to get a more effective stretch is by doing […]
Functional Health is about using your body’s design to your advantage, and stretching should be no exception. There’s nothing wrong with the tried and true method of holding a muscle in a stretched position for a sustained period of time (generally 30 seconds). But one way to get a more effective stretch is by doing […]
If you have painful arthritis, you may feel like you’re caught in a catch -22 dilemma: you need to exercise, but it hurts to move. The truth is, not only can you exercise with arthritis…you need to exercise for the arthritis. Regular exercise will help you minimize the pain, debility, and in some cases, the […]
Have you ever strained or even torn your calf muscle? And then, just when you thought you were all healed…it happened again? While there are several possible reasons for such a recurrence, one lesser known factor has to do with the anatomy of the calf. As you may know, the “calf muscle” is really a […]
