If you love a fitness challenge, CrossFit offers exactly this! This interval training mixes strength and conditioning workouts, encouraging you to perform functional movements, like pushing, pulling, squatting, etc, at a high intensity. Though this will whip you into excellent shape, pushing yourself athletically always runs the risk of injury. If you suffer from CrossFit injuries, do you know how to … Read More
Fit at 40: Essential Tips to Stay Fit and Build Muscle After 40
In the US, only 23% of adults get enough physical exercise. As we age, it becomes more and more important to stay active to keep our immune systems strong and healthy. If you’re hoping to stay fit at 40, check out these useful tips to help you build muscle and stay strong. 1. Commit to 9 Minutes Per Day Every day, you … Read More
Liver-heart-lymphatic axis. The missing piece to helping your nagging discomfort and muscle tightness.
What you may not be aware of is the connection of every organ to yourself. Today we will highlight the liver-heart-lymphatic system’s connection. As Long Beach’s only Sports Medicine and Orthopedic Physical Therapy that emphasizes healing from within, we preach that there are two ways to getting any little tension or discomfort to go away FOR GOOD. 1. Do more … Read More
How to Tone Your Arms Safely While Having Back Pain
Many head to the gym to work out with a purpose of losing weight or to build muscle. If you are looking to shed fat and firm up your body (aka “tone up”), but have back pain, you are left guessing with a trial and error system. You either try a weight machine, hoping that it does not tease your … Read More
When You Should Try Pilates and Yoga for Neck Pain or Tension (Part 1)
Neck pain is troublesome. Many do not realize that restoring your alignment and rebalancing your muscles is possible with Pilates and yoga for neck pain sufferers. yoga and pilates are great for helping you restore your neck tension or pain. When you have neck pain, it can be difficult to perform all the vigorous pilates movements or twisting poses that … Read More
How to Exercise While in Pain (Part 1)
Everyone knows that exercise is important. Did you know that exercise impacts all but one system in your body? Exercise makes you look and feel younger. When you are in acute or chronic pain, there are no clear guidelines besides rest…and maybe more rest (until infinity and beyond). Okay. I have two children so I could not resist sneaking in … Read More
3 Tips That Will Help You or Your Child’s Upcoming School Year
It is that time again. Back to School. While everyone is scrambling to get school supplies, parents and students forget about keeping our body in tip top shape to withstand being squished in those school desk and chairs. The boom bust cycle of being active during summer to slow down to a turtle’s pace can be just as bad for … Read More
How to Help Superman Be More Unstoppable
This is the biggest weekend holiday coming up. It is father’s day!….Of course I am biased and like to think I am superman. I know my children think I am made of steel and can do anything and everything. The reality is that everybody needs maintenance especially since modern society asks everyone to take huge responsibilities and forces us to … Read More
Running 101: Debunking the Myth of Running and Arthritis
It is almost spring, and this is the time when people come out of hibernation to start running. Our first article on running titled “Instruction Manual on How to Run Like Tony Starks (Iron Man)” details why one should be fit to run rather than running to stay fit. If you desire a healthy run, the article elaborates how to address your … Read More
Instruction Manual on How to Run Like Tony Starks (Iron Man)
Running is great for the body and easy to incorporate anytime you choose. The biggest issue is running with this mindset sets up our body to fail. It results in runner’s knee, shin splint, ITB syndrome, stress fractures, and other orthopedic issues that I treat throughout the year. The motto “you have to be fit to run and not run … Read More
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