It's the last blog in our From Desk Life to Best Life journey and I wanted to end the series by talking about the dreaded forward head posture, which is something that affects most of us. THE DREADED FORWARD HEAD POSTURE Did you know? "For every inch of your head that moves forward in front of the body, its weight increases by 10 pounds. I remember the first time I heard this a few years ago and how crazy I thought that was. Fast forward and now every time I go to the coffee

Imagine this - you're walking down a dark alley and in the distance you see a shadow of what looks like a creature..maybe part human, part gremlin and their hunched over a meal, ready to dig in. Oh wait. Nope, Not that at all. It's just a guy with poor posture walking down the street with his kid. How embarrassing...you almost screamed like a girl! In an effort to rid the world of these monster like sightings, I'm going to focus this blog in our From Desk Life to Best Life se

We've been on this From Desk Life to Best Life journey together now for a couple of blogs, building a foundation of fascial anatomy by learning about the hazards of sitting and what fascia is. Now it's time to get a little more specific and dive into exercises you can do anywhere, anytime. WRIST AND ELBOW MAINTENANCE Wrist and elbow maintenance is a simple yet, often overlooked way at preventing some common injuries like tennis elbow and carpal tunnel. When sitting at a desk

In my first blog of the From Desk Life to Best Life series, we got an introduction to the hazards of sitting and some quick tips you can do today, to combat it. Now it's time to take a look at this increasingly popular term called fascia and how if you know more about it, you can prevent and eliminate pain. WHAT IS FASCIA? Fascia is one of the most important systems and structures in the human body and is only now starting to be looked at when evaluating injury. It holds ever

How often does this scenario happen? It's the weekend, your out enjoying yourself in whatever activity you love, and BAM! something in the body doesn't feel right. It may be your back, neck, knee, elbow or any other body part. The simplest activity just caused an injury. A series of thoughts run through your mind like, "What the...?", "I don't deserve this!", or "Why is this happening?". For most, all of this can be contributed to lack of mobility and strength, which happens