I’m thoroughly convinced that bodywork is crucial for maintenance of a more pain free body.  We must GET OVER the lame conservative thought that “it’s sexual”…or “I’m not letting a guy touch me”.

If you have muscle aches and pains.  If you are getting a lot of headaches, your shoulder hurts, low back pain, hip pain, cervical spine pain, even TMJ (jaw pain).  Work from a great therapist CAN work wonders.  There is medical science behind the efficacy of this type of work, but most doctors don’t prescribe it because:

1).  It’s easier to give a pill

2).  Most people won’t go anyways because they think it’s weird or bogus.

3).  Pharmaceuticals won’t make a dime on it.

I send my clients to the BEST therapist I know in Las Vegas.  He is a professional, works out of a pilates studio, makes my pain go away, makes many of my clients pain go away.

His name and contact info are as follows:

Dustin Snook

702-355-3035

neurosomalv@yahoo.com

Treadmill training can be boring, but it doesn’t have to be..check this out

http://gallery.me.com/paradigmshiftfitness#100011

The foundation to great health is through smart nutrition. Learn how to eat great with information of grocery store readiness and how to survive eating out. Angelique is an R.D. who thinks out of the box, has a fitness background, and can actually cook real food!

Why do we do lunges only going forward or perhaps backward? Instead, we should think of a clock on the ground and be able to hit the whole dial! It’s a great way to hit the whole lower extremities FUNCTIONALLY, and it’s not bad on the knees when done right. Hitting different angulations can mimic sports/activities such as basketball, baseball, football, hiking…Life is 3D Movement! Have a great weekend

We’ve all done Jumping Jacks before, but they get can get boring just moving in the frontal plane(side to side) with the arms and legs…Who says that we can’t move the legs into other planes or the arms into other planes….Why not going in sync with the arms and legs or out of sync with the arms and legs. One footed…throwing and catching med balls…Exercise can be fun and 3 dimensional!

Love this quote: “The Doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame, in diet, and in the cause and prevention of disease.” -Thomas A. Edison The wisdom to understand that YOU have the ability to CHOOSE to exercise and eat well…to get plenty of sleep. Your health is up to you!

Have we ever wondered WHY?! Why do we exercise the way that we do?
Why do most Physical Therapists treat us the way that they do?  Why do
most Personal Trainers train us the way that they do?  Where does the
methodology come from?  When did it start?  Is it THE best way?  Are
there better methods?  Are you tired of all the questions?  Do you
want some BRIEF answers?

Good…

The days of completely focusing on ISOLATION, working ONLY in 1 plane
of motion, and treating SYMPTOMS versus attacking CAUSES will one day
be only a memory.

First, virtually NOTHING in the body works in isolation.

…So, why do most Physical Therapists and Personal Trainers focus on
isolating body parts?

Next, life and movement is 3 dimensional(think of a Sphere).  Nearly
every muscle in the body twists and curves around joints.

    …So why do most training programs focus on one plane?

Finally, life and movement is a chain reaction with a cause and an effect.

    …So why do we not work our bodies standing?  Why don’t we
workout and do Physical Therapy from the ground up and from the top
down?

Curious?  I (and many others, especially like minded professionals at
the Gray Institute<www.grayinstitute.com> am as well.  Let’s learn
together how to make a better you…from the bottom up to the top
down.

Thank you!

Hello,

I’m going to make this short and sweet for 3 reasons:  First of all my battery is dying.  Secondly, I’m running short on time.  Finally, and most importantly long drawn out blogs are BORING.

My weekly advice is this:

Find something that you like to do to for “exercise” and stick to it CONSISTENTLY for the next 90 days.  You will sense a difference in many areas of your life.  

What is exercise?  Well what it’s not is sitting on the couch.  Get up, clean the house, mow the lawn, walk around the block, go for a hike, swim, hike…etc

That is all for now.  I’ll be back soon.  I’m here if you need me!

Ryan