What is good posture?

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New clients often ask me to analyze their posture or teach them ‘proper posture’. This is actually a complicated question because we are not 2D characters on a poster, we   

Improve Your Posture!

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In this 21st century, we all spend too much time hunched over a screen or a steering wheel. If you look at yourself in the mirror, do you notice that   

Calf and Hamstring Stretch

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We have another great Ki Hara calf and hamstring stretch this week–this one simultaneously stretches your foot, calf and hamstring (back of the thigh). Another Ki Hara threefer! Ki Hara   

Back Stretch=Improved Posture!

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Most of us spend long periods of time in more or less the same position for our jobs–this could be sitting behind a computer, standing behind a counter or hunched   

Exercise Your Brain

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Can’t remember things like you used to? Memory loss with age is something that many of us are afraid of, myself included. We do crossword puzzles or online brain training   

Eyes Around Austin: Knee Locking and Back Pain

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Last night I treated myself to a facial (LOVE) and chatted away with my aesthetician about her persistent back pain. Chiropractors and massage therapists have helped her in the past, but   

Are standing desks better?

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I get asked this question a lot and my usual response is that the research clearly states that standing as opposed to sitting for 8+ hours per day is far   

What is plantar fasciitis?

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Many of us suffer from severe pain in the soles of our feet, otherwise known as plantar fasciitis. Until recently, experts thought inflammation in the connective tissue, or fascia, of   

Shoulder Rotation Exercise

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If you look at your shoulders in the mirror, do they appear to be rolled in? Check out the side view–rounded upper back? Do you have neck pain? Do you   

Hip Abduction and Rotation

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Tight hips? You could be weak in the abductors–the leg muscles that lift our legs out to the side and that help with balance. It’s a movement we don’t do