Category: Sitting

Back Pain, Culture, Habits, Pelvic Health, Sitting

This One’s for the Guys

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"My husband/boyfriend/dad needs this stuff!", I hear it all the time!  So, in response, I'm teaching an Alignment for Guys workshop February 28th (details below). I work primarily with woman, but corrective exercises, alignment principles, and natural movement apply to men too.  Other than our reproductive organs, men and women have the same basic anatomy & physiology.… Continue reading This One’s for the Guys

Back Pain, Pelvic Health, Pictures of Exercises, Sitting

Movement Breaks for the Office (part 1)

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By now you've heard about the benefits of sitting less a time or two. Maybe you've created a standing desk or experimented with sitting on the floor in a variety of positions. Changing you position throughout the day (rather than sitting in one position ALL day) has improved your health in countless ways. Well done! Here is series to help relieve the lower body… Continue reading Movement Breaks for the Office (part 1)

Feet, Hip/Leg Pain, Lymph, Pictures of Exercises, Sitting

Make Fists With Your Toes

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We are flying back to California for Christmas today. If your trip is like ours, you drive about an hour to the airport, sit on the plane for another couple hours (in our case about 4 ½), then ride in a car another hour or (or 3 depending on Los Angeles traffic) to your destination.… Continue reading Make Fists With Your Toes

Habits, Hip/Leg Pain, Pictures of Exercises, Sitting

. . .but what about when I DO sit?

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I'm always telling my clients about the health benefits of sitting less, and the question that usually follows is something like this: "...but what about when I DO sit? What's the best way?"  I know that you aren't going to spend the ENTIRE day standing and walking (and I would not advise that you do so).  At… Continue reading . . .but what about when I DO sit?

Back Pain, Habits, Health, Hip/Leg Pain, Sitting, Standing

More Exercise Isn’t The Answer

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WHAT?! I know, I know. Hear me out. You may have seen this article in Buinessweek that came out a few years ago titled Your Office Chair is Killing You. It focuses mainly on the way that sitting negatively affects the alignment of your spine, encouraging a "C" shape instead of the natural "S" curve, which… Continue reading More Exercise Isn’t The Answer

Back Pain, Sitting

Homemade Desks & Hedgehogs

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If you read Sitting is the New Smoking, you know that sitting less is one of the best things you can do for your health. Transitioning to a standing work station at home or the office is a great way to start. It doesn't have to be anything fancy. You can stack a plastic crate or… Continue reading Homemade Desks & Hedgehogs

Back Pain, Health, Hip/Leg Pain, Sitting

Sitting is the New Smoking

taylorbroggie

Right off the bat let me say that I can't take credit for this title. It's been all over the news, which makes me exceedingly happy for two reasons: it's a fantastic headline, and it's becoming mainstream (not just for the health nerds anymore!). I had to steal the title because, the truth is, sitting… Continue reading Sitting is the New Smoking