Balance training is a powerful form of preventative medicine. It strengthens your body’s reflexes, keeps your cognitive ...
To help you get started, our resident personal trainer, Sam Hopes, who trains clients of all ages, shared her five go-to ...
If you think your hips feel tight from sitting at a desk, imagine how pro cyclists felt spending over 2,000 miles in the saddle during the Tour de France. After hours slumped over a laptop or a ...
Various abilities can decline as we age. This includes coordination abilities such as balance, flexibility, and strength. Different exercises can help maintain these skills, plus reduce the risk of ...
If you spend a lot of time sitting (and who doesn’t?) whether that’s at a desk, in a car or even on the sofa, you may well find your hips are prone to tightness. As I sit typing this, I can feel a ...
Everyone can benefit from hip conditioning, even if you don’t have any hip concerns. Stretching and strengthening these muscles can help build stability and flexibility. Many people have weak or ...
Prolonged desk work can lead to musculoskeletal problems ranging from annoying aches and pains to injuries. This month, we launched a six-part series showing you how to stretch and strengthen your ...
Hip pain can be incredibly uncomfortable and distracting, with causes ranging from tight muscles to osteoarthritis, a joint condition. Some exercises and stretches for hip pain may be just as helpful, ...
Place a looped band around feet. With core engaged, send hips back into a shallow hinge position, shoulders down and back, ...
“Strength training increases muscle mass, which in turn improves how the body uses insulin and helps move glucose out of the blood and into cells for energy,” says Lettenberger. “This can lower blood ...