Feb 07
The gift of existing in the world as bipedal organisms puts the human race at the top of the hierarchy in the animal kingdom. With a set of hands with opposable thumbs and the ability to walk, our body’s engineering makes us one of the most sophisticated and successful species on earth. While the skeletal …
Jan 29
“It’s challenging for me to eat enough protein throughout the day,” shared Nester during his training session. “I’m only one hundred and fifty pounds, and the doctor recommends that I eat about half a gram of protein per pound of body weight.” This would mean that Nester must consume around seventy-five grams of protein throughout …
Jan 23
“How’d you feel after the last workout?” I asked Thor, one of our long-time personal training clients, before beginning his first of two weekly training sessions. “I feel pretty good except for some knee pain I’m experiencing.” I looked at Thor with a gaze of concern as he continued sharing how his body reacted from …
Jan 16
The storage of excess fat mass and metabolic conditions such as pre-diabetes can produce undesirable events in our everyday life functionality. Not only does excess fat mass create threatening environments within our cardiovascular system, but carrying around more weight than our body can manage due to a surplus of fat mass combined with deconditioned fitness …
Dec 26
The six hundred and two bones comprising the human skeleton are sophisticated structures of living tissue. Our bones are key components that allow us to interact with the physically active environments in which we participate in our normal daily lives. Starting from the cellular level, bones are made up of a dense concentration of osteons, …
Dec 05
Relatively simple movements one would think we should be able to do every day without even thinking about it include squatting down to pick objects off from the ground, standing up from a seated position, or ascending stairs. These everyday functional movements depend on optimally conditioned hip joints. Consisting of a ball and socket joint …
Nov 19
Lower back injuries are among the most common physical maladies affecting people’s functionality and experiences in their everyday lives. The lumbosacral joint, the area of the body in which the fifth vertebrae of the lumbar spine connects to the fused vertebral bones of the sacrum, allows the body to perform complex movements. The ability to …
Nov 06
Regular exercise adherence improves our overall quality of life in an almost immeasurable way. Keeping our bodies fit assists in losing weight, decreasing the risk of cardiovascular or metabolic disease, and contributes to beneficial stress management to our psycho-emotional well-being. Exercise continues to be a panacea for healing symptoms that threaten physical, emotional, psychological, and …
Nov 01
Humans perform upper and lower extremity actions daily without thinking too much about it. Starting from getting out of bed, the upper and lower body are involved in morning rituals as simple as walking to the kitchen to start a cup of coffee. More sophisticated and physically demanding actions requiring coordination and dexterity, including walking …
Sep 19
“They all put their underwear the same way,” my high school football coach proclaimed during his pre-game motivational speech. This seemingly off-topic comment, a nugget of wisdom from our leader, left my teammates and I pondering its relevance to our upcoming game against Vallejo High School. We were preparing to face a team known for …
