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  • 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 brush your teeth for four minutes. How quickly does this time fly by? This is because you’ve built a mindless habit. 

    With just 20 minutes of strength training per day, you can begin to feel and see huge benefits. All you need to do is start a routine. 

    By committing to a shorter period of time, you will trick your brain into thinking, “Wow, that wasn’t so bad!” 

    2. Speak to a Professional 

    It’s expensive to hire a personal trainer, but it’s even more expensive to damage your body by exercising incorrectly or by pulling a muscle.

    Hire a professional for just a few sessions and they will show you the ropes. They will be able to teach you what to eat, which weights to lift, and how to hold your body. 

    If you simply can’t afford to hire a professional, check out the local gyms in your area. Regularly, you will find that there are open days or reduced classes to get people through the doors. Make sure you are involved and then ask for some guidance!

    3. Use Your Backpack for Weights at Home

    You don’t need to invest in fancy equipment to start lifting weights, you don’t even need to go to the gym. 

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  •  Why Having Pain is Like Having a Stroke (Part 1)

    Think-Youre-Too-Young-for-a-Stroke-1440x810Movement is movement.  There are no differences when the body is having trouble moving, whether it is due to pain or a major stroke.  Okay, I understand I am making a big exaggeration.  When you understand how to help people move and have done it successfully for many, I would like to share how your tension or pain is no different than how a stroke patient moves.

    Why is this important?  Most people can see and agree that there are inefficiencies that a stroke patient has to deal with when walking, pushing, and pulling.  When people are in pain, it is easier to ignore thus neglecting the true underlying need of why most are in pain.  Coordination and movement strategies.  There are many concepts that come into play and I don’t think many would want a 20 part series article =) so I will write about how movement strategies causes people to be in pain in part 1 and lack of coordination in part 2.

    Let’s get started.

    Physical Therapists are known for their work in orthopedic and stroke rehab.  As someone who can add pediatrics and sports movement to the mix, I realized one thing.  I should have paid in class more, especially the subject that didn’t peak my interest.  I wish our first-year instructors emphasized that everything is connected since we have one brain, from pediatrics to geriatrics.

    Everyone grew up the same way.  We all came from our mother’s womb to come out as a baby with no movement options.  We saw something that peaks our interests or it helped us survived so we learned to move in a specific sequence.  Roll.  Crawl,  Stand.  Cruise.  (more…)