5 Awesome Hamstrings Stretches to Avoid Soreness After Exercising
Today, I will go through the 5 Awesome Hamstring Stretches to avoid soreness after exercising. These 5 exercises cover a wide variety of people. You don’t need to do all of them. You can only pick the ones that work best for you. Why should you stretch your hamstrings? If you will look at what…
5 Bed Exercises to Loosen Up Hip Flexors
I would like to welcome you to another Facebook Live Video. This video is based on a question that we got on the Healing Through Movement Facebook Fan Page: It’s from Heather: “Loosening my hip flexor on my right side has been really a tough challenge. I use a wheelchair for mobility which causes the…
Great Exercises to Relieve Pain From Piriformis Syndrome
I wanted to answer a question that has come up on Healing Through Movement Facebook Fan page. It’s from Steve: “Have your programs worked Piriformis Pain Syndrome?” The quick answer is – Yes! Piriformis Syndrome is the tightening up of the Piriformis muscle. It could either shorten up or develop into a muscle spasm. The…
Why Cardio Isn’t The Ultimate Workout for Weight Loss
A cardio training program should definitely be a part of a weight loss or fitness regimen. Aerobic activities help to burn calories, increase metabolism, improve blood flow, boost the immune system, and maximize oxygen absorption. They make an exciting way to blast calories and extra fat. However, sticking to a purely cardio program that is…
How New Moms Can Stay Healthy and Energized
Being a first-time mom can be tough. Learning to take care of the needs of a new bundle of joy and adjusting to the child’s feeding and sleeping schedules can easily deplete the mother’s energy levels. This is especially hard during the first few weeks when the mom herself is still trying to recover the…
10 Top Reasons Why Women Should Lift Weights
A lot of myths surround the concept of weight training that prevent women from giving up their extensive cardiovascular workouts. For one, ladies naturally assume that lifting weights will make them look bulky. It is not uncommon to find most women in the cardio area of the gym while men occupy the space dedicated to…
The Importance of Getting the Right Sleep and Amount of Sunshine for Hormonal and General Health
Quite often, when we think about becoming healthier, we only focus on exercise and diet. It is the same when we think about recovering from an injury or dealing with physical pain. We think about controlling our food intake as well as how we can work out to achieve weight loss or engage in physical…
Common Postpartum Health Issues and How to Deal With Them
Pregnancy and delivery changes a woman’s body in ways she never would have thought possible. After delivery, she is bound to go through various adjustments both physically and mentally as her body and her hormones adopt to the changes that occur after she has carried a child in her womb for 9 months. Slowly, it…
How To Sneak In A Work Out When You Are Traveling
Summer is always a great time to travel, which means you may soon be jet setting or road tripping to an exciting destination ready for rest and relaxation. When our schedules get busier and we step out of our daily routines, it can be easy to start slacking on our diet and workout regimens. Traveling…
Tricks To Fit Your Workout Into A Busy Schedule
Did you know that the more you engage in physical activities, the longer you’ll live? This is a study conducted by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and according to them, one’s life expectancy increases by up to 4.5 years in those who engage in constant moderate to vigorous physical activities. It is because the risk…