I often talk to clients and students about knee noise (and other joint crepitation) coming from tight tendons rubbing over the edges of bone and gaseous popping. This video does a good job of demonstrating that and even more. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQOZZgh5z8I
There are a proliferation of low-carb high-fat diets out there these days. They appear to be helpful for some people wanting to lose weight. However, efforts to use LC-HF diets for athletes doing intensive workouts are less promising. A recent […]
Something we talk about in nearly all of my classes. The importance of maintaining muscle balance and strength consistently as we get older in order to enhance our quality of life as we age. I would add that it’s equally […]
Want good bone health? Make sure your magnesium levels are good, as well as calcium and vitamin D. http://blog.designsforhealth.com/si-42214/new-study-demonstrates-magnesiums-role-in-fracture-prevention?utm_campaign=Weekly+Science+Update&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=51043796&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8dIWzWKcZtS3CIIxen8W7C6pgfWmmYTPqp7YxbyCfYvfDxyflpSuL4Kj4Nt9PFNF2CYZyPNfG9E_H62lTQ0GNVr1E5zA&_hsmi=51043796
Interval training is the way to go. It’s never too late to start an exercise program. https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/03/23/well/move/the-best-exercise-for-aging-muscles.html?mc=aud_dev&mcid=keywee&mccr=dommob&kwp_0=367955&kwp_4=1372898&kwp_1=605799&_r=0&referer=http%3A%2F%2Fm.facebook.com%2F
Good general overview of sciatica and pirifornis syndrome, though simplistic at times. The stretches are good and will work for most people. However, they don’t help to strengthen and stabilize around the joint as well as the pnf-based Piriformis Fix […]
I’ve been teaching similarly for a long time. I like his focus on the ‘big muscles’ above affecting the foot. And the effect of a weak anterior tibialis. But he misses the importance of the posterior tibialis re plantar fascitis […]