You’ve heard about the benefits of weight-bearing exercise for strengthening your bones. Being straight and having a strong backside puts the pressure of being upright on your bones, where it belongs. That lets your bones become strong. And you can read about preventing osteoporosis with good posture (which you can create with the SimpleStrengthening exercises.) […]
I was starting to have “crabby” knees, and decided I had to do something about it. I remembered working with a man who had severe damage to both knees. He told me he could walk without pain, even on stairs, as long as he kept the muscles around his knees strong. He did this with […]
If I were to ask you what causes the pain between your shoulder blades, what would you say? Would you tell me the cause was stress? Overwork? Old age? Arthritis? Or coming from your nerves or bones? Would you be surprised if I told you that the cause was most likely…in most cases…muscles? But not […]
If a doctor looked at an x-ray of any one of us, he or she would say, “Oh, you have arthritis.” When the doctor can see bony changes in an x-ray, the assumption is that’s the reason for our hip pain as well as any other complaints we have. Well, maybe. Maybe not. We all […]
Shins? Why on earth would you need to have strong shins muscles? Here’s why. 1. Strong shin muscles create balance between your strong calves and the front of your lower leg. 2. They help prevent charley-horses, or cramps, in your calves. 3. They help create balanced posture. A balanced body has less pain. 4. And, I […]
If your muscles get out of balance – some too tense or tight, and others too loose or flacid – it is easy to have muscle strain. Here is an example. You may recognize this pain that lots of us experience: The one on your back, between your spine and your shoulder blade. If you are right-handed, […]
There is a reason for your upper back pain. Most of the time we hold our shoulders in a forward position. Our head and shoulders are in front of our body during virtually all of our activities. As a result, the muscles in our back get overstretched. Then those muscles hurt and complain. They don’t like being overstretched. Strengthening […]
Do you have neck pain? There are many causes for neck pain, but here is a very common cause and a simple strengthening solution. Often our heads get “stuck” in a forward position. This happens because of the way we hold our head for long periods. The muscles both in front and in back of our necks can […]
All day long we are very often stuck in one position. Our shoulders get tired and ache. If we are a new mom, the position we are stuck in might be holding our baby. If we work at a desk, it could be leaning over the desk. If we are a mechanic or line worker or cook, it is […]
When your head starts hurting, do you ever think about your back? Do you wonder why your head is hurting? Do you notice that your back aches, or feels tight, at or around the same time? Are your shoulders tight, too? Here’s how it works, in a nutshell. If you get out of balance – […]