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Pelvic Floor Party: Anniversary Special
If you’re interested in reading more on ideas presented in the article below, I suggest reading Alignment Matters. If you’d like movement instruction via video, start with Nutritious Movement for a Healthy Pelvis. Once upon…
7 (foot) Signs Summer Has Arrived
1. You just bought a new ($37.00) bottle of O.P.I. nail polish called: “I just may quit my job” 2. You can tell from your tan lines what shoes you were wearing yesterday. 3. The…
Compensatory Mechanisms
I actually thought my book was done when I turned it in in January, but then came the first round of edits. And then the second round. And then there was organizing the photos. And…
5 things you didn’t know about exercise and high blood pressure.
Since I am on a cardiovascular roll, I thought I’d keep going. One of the most frustrating things I experience as a scientist of human mechanics is the constant mis-prescription of exercise that is happening…
More Blood Physics
Today’s word is hemodynamics. I actually prefer the spelling haemodynamics, probably because my dad is Canadian, and I like to mix it up. Fun fact: I wanted to name my kid something original with reversed…