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Can Interval Training Improve Your Health?

How 1-Minute Intervals Can Improve Your Health By GRETCHEN REYNOLDS John P. Kelly/Getty ImagesCan brief bursts of exercise improve your health? While many of us wonder just how much exercise we really...

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Can Too Much Running Effect Your Thyroid?

Women: Running into Trouble By  John Kiefer Published: November 7, 2011 When I look at the fat guy in the gym wasting his time on forearm curls to lose weight, I don’t feel sympathy. The big tough guy...

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Why Exercise Makes Us Feel Good

Why Exercise Makes Us Feel Good By GRETCHEN REYNOLDS Brent Holland Why does exercise make us happy and calm? Almost everyone agrees that it generally does, a conclusion supported by research. A survey...

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Which Is A Better Way To Run, Heel, Full-Foot, or Midfoot Striking?

Here’s a great article about Foot Striking that was published by USA Triathlon. The Footstrike Debate By Bobby McGee Which is a better way for me to run, midfoot or heel striking? The answer is a...

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Taking off from New York, NYC to end a friends SI Joint pain.

 Movement & Posture Restoration takes off from NYC and heads to Mount Kisco I headed out of New York, NYC today to visit my good friend Mike Cola, of Mike Cola Fitness. I met Mike about eight years...

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Torres Fitness recommends isometric exercises for injuries

My good friend/colleague Brad Thorpe who is a Muscle Activation Techniques specialist was kind enough to share this information about the benefits of isometric exercises.

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What’s easier on your knees the Arc Trainer or the Elliptical?

If you’re looking to avoid knee pain while doing cardio. Watch this informative video from Cybex.  

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Various Knee Impairments

Anatomy Of The Knee The knee is one of the largest and most complex joints in the body. The knee joins the thigh bone (femur) to the shin bone (tibia). The smaller bone that runs alongside the tibia...

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Why knee arthroscopic surgery for meniscal tears may not be the best option

Physical Therapy alternatives for Knee pain in NYC I constantly get asked what my thoughts are on orthopedic surgeries, my response has always been the same. We have orthopedic doctors  for a reason....

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What is a herniated disk?

Herniated Disk Here is a little insight on what a herniated disk is.  As a  Movement & Posture Restoration practitioner and Muscle Activation Techniques specialist in New York City, I have worked...

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Do you suffer from Plantar fasciitis? Big toe positioning may be the cause.

Some good information for the next time you go shoe shopping. Follow

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What you should know before starting an exercise routine

We need to ask ourselves some logical questions before incorporating an exercise into our routine. What is the nature of the tissues we are trying to effect? What are the forces we are trying to apply...

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Is foam rolling (SMF) making you weaker?

Here is a video showing how foam rolling (Self-Myofascial Release) can actually make your muscles weaker. Follow

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Before and after results after one Movement & Posture Restoration session

Before and after pictures of a client with a torn Labrum. He was feeling instability, pain, lack of muscle activation, and range of motion limitations. These are the results after one Movement &...

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If you want your muscles to work efficiently stop foam rolling!

This is a follow up video demonstrating how foam rolling inhibits your muscles and makes you more susceptible to injury Follow

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Exercise Analysis – Traditional Squat vs. Ball Squat

Biomechanics of the legs during both the traditional squat and ball squat. We found that performing the exercise with the physio-ball results in reduced glute and hamstring involvement and an increase...

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What are Neurostab chips and insoles?

NEUROSTAB is a Micro-electronic circuit chip developed by researchers at the University of Marseilles, France, which produces a high-frequency electromagnetic current . When adhered to the skin of the...

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Squats, are you doing them all wrong?

I am constantly being asked about my thoughts on single leg squats, regular squats and whether one is better than the other. Here are some great videos from one of my mentors Tom Purvis founder of the...

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Perspective: Train Motions not Muscles?

We have plenty of trainers and pseudo-experts that often state that muscle training isn’t important, and we should just focus on challenging motions. …But when we consider the direction of resistance,...

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Do your knees hurt?

Have you ever thought why do we have kneecaps? The patella (Kneecap) is a small bone located in front of your knee joint — where the thighbone (femur) and shinbone (tibia) meet. It acts like a fulcrum...

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