Dear Fitness Trainer, I love people who inspire others to be healthier, to get more out of their life and to enjoy the journey. This absolutely includes fitness trainers : ) Unfortunately, sometimes, as people work to be fitter, the get injured. This, of course, sucks because they are putting time and energy and often […]
You have probably heard of the trendy social media catch phrases for some of the days of the week: “throwback Thursday” and “meatless Monday”, well I am going to try to start a new one and I need your help! May I introduce #standtalltuesday! Looking to raise awareness of the importance of posture through selfies […]
When my daughter, Hannah, was a baby, I had a 3 wheeled running stroller. Since I was often alone, down in Portland Oregon while I finished up at my Chiropractic Collage, the stroller got A LOT of use as my only form of exercise. (My husband had just been hired with Coquitlam Fire Rescue so […]
I am all about confidence; it makes me sad when people don’t shine like they are meant to. It is a part of my motivation for The Posture Project as I understand how important posture is to support us and our purpose. Too many dreams and visions are closed in by rounded shoulders and down […]
Let’s do an experiment….stretch your abdominal muscles so they can no longer contract, duck tape a 20 pound kettle bell to your stomach and now loosen all of the supports across your joints. How is it possible that any of us make it through pregnancy WITHOUT back pain? We are amazingly created and it is […]
Dear Teachers, First off let me say what an admiration I have for teachers. I am personally so grateful for the sense of wonder and tools for learning that you have shared with my children. They have been inspired and encouraged and both of them have such supportive yet propulsive platforms to head off into […]
Lucky, lucky you! I love and totally believe the saying, “travel is the only thing you can spend money on and be richer for”!So, I am just curious if you want to start your vacation feeling stiff and sore? If so, DO NOT do any of the following things… ; )1. Think about your pre-trip […]
In January I began my exploration into the unknown world of social media, with the creation of the Posture Project. It has been very exciting to have had such positive feedback and know I may be inspiring health and confidence within such a limitless audience. Of course my posts and tweets all have to do […]
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] I know some of you can relate to me; for many, many years, since I understood about calories in and calories out (science 8 I believe), the goal of my work outs have been to burn as many calories as possible. How great was it when the tread mills and […]
It is SO unfair when people are working hard, trying to strengthen their core and end up with a back that is even more sore! In my experience the primary reason for this is due to an imbalance with the hip flexor (or psoas) muscles and the deeper core muscles. In my experience, this is […]