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Beware of slacking off during Holidays!

With the holidays coming, I want to urge you to continue exercising and not slack off.

Exercise is crucial for everyone’s health and wellbeing. It is commonly stated by many health professionals that if the benefits of exercise could be reduced to pill form, it will be the most prescribed pill due to the vast amount of positive effects exercises has on our health. Some of these positive effects include reducing stress, increasing muscle strength, improving cardiovascular function, lowering risk of chronic diseases, among others.

So come the holidays, continue to exercise to keep those benefits. Note that it only takes two weeks for muscle to start losing strength/endurance and cardiovascular fitness to decrease so don’t let the holidays derail your health. Take some time for yourself and make exercise a priority this holiday! If you have any questions about exercise, you can talk to any health care professional at Form and Function Clinic. We will be happy to answer any of your questions.

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Lets talk Injury Prevention

When it comes to injury prevention during activity, whether that be your zumba class, kickboxing or lifting, it all comes down to alignment.  When your joints are properly lined up your body is strong and able to produce force optimally.  Proper alignment also prevents injury.  Any deviations from proper alignment put additional stress onto the muscles and/or ligaments of the joint.  Take for instance your ankle.  This image of the right foot viewed from the front, demonstrates the proper or normal alignment of the ankle in the middle. You’ll notice the two lines on each side in blue representing equal and proper distribution of stress and force.

Use proper alignment to prevent ankle injuries
Use proper alignment to prevent ankle injuries

On the left, we have inversion where stretching or tensile stress (in red) is placed on the outside of the ankle and compressive forces (in brown) on the inside.  The opposite is true for the image on the right or eversion.  When the body cannot handle the stresses placed on the joint, you get injury to the surrounding structures.  This is just a simple example of how proper alignment prevents injury!

For more information come into the clinic or join me this Saturday, December 6th at noon within the fitness studio at Club Markham where I will be giving a talk on injury prevention focusing on the back, knees and wrist.  Email info@formfunctionclinic.com with your name and phone number to sign up today.

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Lets talk Injury Prevention

When it comes to injury prevention during activity, whether that be your zumba class, kickboxing or lifting, it all comes down to alignment.  When your joints are properly lined up your body is strong and able to produce force optimally.  Proper alignment also prevents injury.  Any deviations from proper alignment put additional stress onto the muscles and/or ligaments of the joint.  Take for instance your ankle.  This image of the right foot viewed from the front, demonstrates the proper or normal alignment of the ankle in the middle. You’ll notice the two lines on each side in blue representing equal and proper distribution of stress and force.

Use proper alignment to prevent ankle injuries
Use proper alignment to prevent ankle injuries

On the left, we have inversion where stretching or tensile stress (in red) is placed on the outside of the ankle and compressive forces (in brown) on the inside.  The opposite is true for the image on the right or eversion.  When the body cannot handle the stresses placed on the joint, you get injury to the surrounding structures.  This is just a simple example of how proper alignment prevents injury!

For more information come into the clinic or join me this Saturday, December 6th at noon within the fitness studio at Club Markham where I will be giving a talk on injury prevention focusing on the back, knees and wrist.  Email info@formfunctionclinic.com with your name and phone number to sign up today.

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You’re not as old as you think.

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You don’t stop playing because you grow old, you grow old because you stop playing, so continue to move and have fun. If you are active and pushing through limitations or pain, you will likely run into trouble.  Gone are the days of ‘no pain, no gain’. Take the time to listen to your body, stretch the muscles that are tight, and strengthen those that cry because they are weak. Take a look at our foam rolling video here for a great place to start.