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As you age, and especially after having kids, waking up with stiff, achy, and creaky muscles and joints becomes increasingly common. These feelings usually go away after about 10 min...
The rotator cuff is a group of four muscles that attach to the ball of the shoulder (head of the humerus). The muscles that make up the rotator cuff include...

Health professionals have many titles, and it can sometimes be difficult to fully understand how their roles differ. The goal of this blog post is to help you better understand...

Everyday Stretches Everyone can learn to stretch and should stretch everyday regardless of age or flexibility. Stretching does not require fancy equipment or a high level of athleticism and can...

Osteoarthritis Treatment Pyramid Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis. Some people call it degenerative joint disease or “wear and tear” arthritis. It occurs most frequently in the...

Why Should I Exercise? We have all heard that exercise has many positive effects on our health, but what does this actually mean? When most people hear “exercise is good...

Hip Hike The hip hike strengthens the hip abductors, which plays an important role in maintaining stability of the pelvis during activities such as walking or running. When these muscles...

Hamstring Curl The hamstring curl with ball roll in targets both the hamstrings and core. These are muscles that almost all of us could use some strengthening in especially if...

Standing hip rotation In our modern lives we do a lot of sitting and this can lead to our glutes becoming weak and our hips becoming tight. This in turn...

One of the perks of living somewhere as beautiful as Vancouver Island is it also has a mild enough climate that we can participate in our favourite activities all year...

Seasonal Foods – Aligning with nature and the ancestors Late autumn is here and with it is cooler weather, bountiful farms, gradually shorter days and longer nights as we transition...

Running Warm-up Exercises Fall is here and it is running season! With the cooler weather, less humidity, and less people outside. It makes it perfect time for running. Plus, this...

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