Blog entries tagged 'stretching'

Building Successful Relationships

DrErica

all need to be needed, by someone. Husbands and wives often complain about the drudgery of caring for their "needy" spouses, but are then devastated if that "needy" person dies or leaves them. Added to the mix of this relationship confusion, is the disjointed and mixed messages we have received from our caretakers and others in our developing years.

Self-reflection and self-understanding is essential toward creating successful relationships in an [...]

Why is fitness INVISIBLE?

jjflizanes

From there, your trainer or coach monitors your progress and fine-tunes your fitness program consistently to help you reach your goals fast and injury- free.

All personal trainers are NOT the same.
Any fitness trainer can help you squeeze a few more reps out of your set. But will they know what you're doing to your body on the inside?
The risks involved over the long run? Or even provide you with a several alternatives to the same exercise?We care about fo [...]

To Stretch or Not to Stretch?

jjflizanes

What is a stretch? In very basic terms, a stretch is the lengthening of a muscle. We consider it a "relaxed" state. But in order to get one muscle into that relaxed and lengthened state, another muscle has to be shortening.

There are 2 types of stretching- passive and active. We consider passive BAD and dangerous. We encourage you to use active stretching. Studies from the American Journal of Applied Physiology and reports brought to us by [...]