Tag Archives: stretching

Try Active Relaxation At Work

Sounds like an oxymoron, right? Active relaxation — is it possible to have one with the other? Try these gentle exercises to help beat stress and increase flexibility. If you spend most of your day sitting at a desk or in front of a computer, these stretches are for you! Wrist stretches. The dreaded carpal tunnel syndrome or repetitive strain injury are big fears for folks who spend a lot of time at the keyboard. Give your hands and wrists a break with a quick prayer stretch: place your palms together, fingers straight and push. All you need is a … Continue reading →

Kid Fitness: Play Now; Pay Later

I told my daughter not to do something the other day and another mother suggested that I was being too protective. I considered her comment for a long moment and then said, “Maybe so, but no matter how flexible she is now and how quick she is to bounce back from hurting herself – if she doesn’t do something right and learn how to do it the right way now – long term stress injuries are going to plague her later.” Maybe it’s because I write about fitness for a living or maybe it’s because I have my own host … Continue reading →

Tip of the Day- Stretch before bed

No gym and no special equipment, no previous experience required. Learn a lesson from your cat, and stretch! Stretching is often over looked for its health benefits. It can give you increased flexibility and better range of motion, improved circulation, better posture, stress relief, enhanced coordination, and lowers your risk of injury during exercise and daily activities. The American Association for Clinical Chemistry even suggests that stretching can lower your blood pressure and your cholesterol, and increase your body’s ability to use insulin to improve the metabolism of blood sugar and carbohydrates. Stretching keeps our muscles flexible and increases blood … Continue reading →

Should You Warm Up Before Golf?

Should you warm up before you head out to the golf course? Too often when we think of golf, we don’t think of it as a sport that can get your muscles heated up or actually create a strain on your body that will be worse if you don’t warm up or stretch out before you hit the golf course. But let’s think about this, stretching before a game can help prevent tendon injuries that may occur when your muscles are cold. Golf is a Game of Repetitive Motion You perform a number of repetitive motions when you are playing … Continue reading →

Stretching! More on Goals.

You know, keeping this blog is good for me. It’s forcing me to reconnect with myself. One thing I’ve always preached is follow your passion! If you don’t love what you are doing, you won’t have the energy or motivation to do it! Life starts with passion. You need passion to maintain it! What do I love to do? I love people and my family! I love helping others, writing, and accomplishing things. There is something about that feeling of hitting a goal or knowing you did something good for others that is reenergizing. It’s funny, I did not have … Continue reading →

Reduce Stress with Office Mini-Breaks

Stress is a common cause for serious diseases and general loss of productivity due to burn out. Whether you are a work-at-home mom, a professional with a hectic schedule or manage your kids and household for a living, nobody is immune to stress. Reducing stress even a little bit though can have an immense impact on your energy levels, well being and overall health. One easy way of doing this without changing anything about your life is to take “mini breaks”. When stuck on a problem at work, or stuck in a rut at home, look away from the computer … Continue reading →

The Benefits of Stretching

Stretching has several benefits during pregnancy. Stretching is a great tool for preventing and treating back pain. Regular stretching during your pregnancy can also release tension and improve flexiblity. You can stretch anytime, either before exercise or to relieve back pain that is common during pregnancy. You should stretch before exercise to prevent injury. It’s important to stretch properly to avoid injuring yourself. Stretch gently and be careful not to stretch too far. You should stop as soon as you feel the stretch. Continuing to stretch beyond this point can actually cause injury or make existing pain worse. Stretch gently … Continue reading →

Want to lose weight while sitting at your desk?

Well, duh! That’s a no-brainer of a question, but now that I have your attention, let’s chat about the fact that working at your desk is something many of us do whether we are working from home or working in an office. Losing weight while multi-tasking is a dream come true. While weight loss is something that is a constant, ongoing event 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, there is a way to help keep your calories burning while you’re sitting at your desk and working. Sit Up Straight Sitting up straight and practicing good posture will increase … Continue reading →

6 Tips for Fitness on September 6, 2006

Fitness tips are easy enough to write, you throw in a few clichés and a little bit of common sense and you have a good tip. But there is a reward for writing fitness tips and for reading them. It can help you emphasize what you know and many of us learn by repetition. So with that in mind, here are my 6 fitness tips for today, September the 6th. Flu Season is upon us – don’t train while you’re sick with the flu. Your temperature rises when you are sick and viruses affect your muscles (note the body aches … Continue reading →

Revisiting the Fitness Magazine: You Can Do It Challenge

I signed up for the Fitness Magazine You Can Do It challenge. I’ve been following their advised workout and let me tell you, four days in – I’m sore. I am pretty good at following my own regular fitness regimen, but this one targets specific areas with specific exercises to be performed in specific time frames. Including Regular Stretching The challenge recommends that you warm up and cool down, I’m also going to include a regular session of deep stretching every evening before bed. While I enjoy the workout as described in the challenge – I think that I am … Continue reading →