by Dr Peggy | May 5, 2011 | Exercise and Fitness, Wellness and Self Care
As the spring weather slowly starts to peek its way out from under this year’s never-ending winter, I’m excited to see that my lilies and my peonies have survived in my front garden and are doing a little stretch as they look for the spring sun. Watching the little...
by Dr Peggy | May 2, 2011 | Exercise and Fitness, Wellness and Self Care
Wow, that’s a pretty charged title isn’t it? I know I don’t exercise or move my body as much as I should but sitting too much killing me? Are you kidding? Nope. The human body is a kinetic motion machine. As we have discussed in previous posts, it is...
by Dr Peggy | Apr 29, 2011 | Exercise and Fitness, Wellness and Self Care
Injuries due to unsafe lifting are something that I see in my office every week. These debilitating injuries are most commonly felt as low back pain can and happen in a variety of ways. Most of the research and statistics are related to lifting injuries that...
by Dr Peggy | Apr 21, 2011 | Exercise and Fitness
How do you know if you’ve got Shin Splints or something more serious? There are different reasons that your shins could hurt. The term ‘Shin Splints’ gets thrown around a lot to describe just about any pain in the shins. If you have shin pain that...
by Dr Peggy | Apr 18, 2011 | Exercise and Fitness
Today is a day that many marathoners dream about, talk about, prepare years for and aspire to in a way that is unique to the sport of running. Today is the day that upwards of 25 000 people will be propelling their bodies, one foot in front of the other, for 26 miles...
by Dr Peggy | Apr 11, 2011 | Exercise and Fitness, Wellness and Self Care
I’m guessing you don’t think much about your calves as you go about your day-to- day activities. There they are at the back of your lower leg, not doing much… so it seems. They have a crucial role in your ability to stay balanced,...
