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Raking Leaves Safely in Your Yard

Sarah Kelly — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 16:13:34 +0000

What a GORGEOUS Fall we are having…a nice reward after a somewhat blistering summer! Autumn months of course means falling leaves and seasonal yard clean-up. Yardwork can lead to lots of injuries if not done properly, preventing you from doing things you enjoy. I see everything from low back pain and disc ruptures, to neck [...]

Don’t Just Sit There! STAND! Don’t Just Stand There, MOVE IT!

Sarah Kelly — Thu, 31 May 2012 01:56:01 +0000

Most of us at this point are aware on some cognitive level of the dangers of too much sitting. Reports of the adverse health effects and statistics about shortened life spans have been hitting the media lately. A recent Australian study followed approximately 200,000 adults 45 years and older, and found that those who sat [...]

Safe Gardening Tips for Your Body

Sarah Kelly — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:28:17 +0000

With Spring arriving so prematurely this year, gardeners are out playing in the soil earlier than ever. Although digging in the dirt can be therapeutic for the mind, it is definitely a workout for the body, and if not properly introduced can be problematic. Lifting heavy bags of mulch and dirt after a winter of [...]

Springtime Running Tips

Sarah Kelly — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:30:06 +0000

It’s that time of the year again…time to lace up the running shoes and get those legs moving. For those of us who run, there’s nothing quite like the call of the trail, the lure of another race shirt, and the inescapable desire to be just a little bit faster. Runners are a breed unto [...]

Post-Partum Incontinence: Another Joy of Motherhood

Kate Shean — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:40:26 +0000

“Ever since I had my baby…..” If I had a Poise pad for every time I’ve heard that phrase in my office, I’d have my lifetime supply. The joys of motherhood often bring along with it some less desirable traits such as urinary urgency, frequency, and incontinence. While pregnancy can cause some of the physical [...]

Ballet Bar for Post Partum Exercise

Kate Shean — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 23:12:45 +0000

If you are like most women, you have struggled to shed those extra pounds after having baby. And even if you’ve been successful at getting the number down to a good place on the scale, your body just doesn’t look the same. You are probably softer in more areas than you’d like to be and [...]

Yoga Clarity

Kate Shean — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 15:15:41 +0000

After sitting at your desk hunched over a pile of papers or your computer for eight plus hours a day, you’ve hit your wall with the upper back stiffness, tight shoulders, sore back and/or headaches. You know you need to do something to change your habits but how do you do it when you can’t [...]