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Your Functional Health

WebYou’re still very much in the game–just newly, and very keenly, aware of your functional mortality. And your perspective changes. It has to. Exercise takes on a whole new …

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The Functional Health Advantage

WebMore Bang for Your Sweat. There are several advantages to the Functional Health approach. But its Benefit Efficiency –the most amount of benefit in the least amount of …

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Who Needs Functional Health

WebThis website and blog are designed to provide general information in healthcare and are not intended nor should they ever be used as specific instructions for a specific person or …

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FH Tip: Contract-Relax for a Better Stretch

WebFunctional Health is about using your body’s design to your advantage, and stretching should be no exception. There’s nothing wrong with the tried and true method of holding …

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FH Tip: The Myth of Perfect Sitting Posture

WebPlease note that all personal health information you submit on the blog will be deemed non-confidential. By making any submissions available through the blog, you represent and …

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FH Tip: Not All Tight Muscles Should be Stretched

WebNot all muscles that are tight need to be–or even should be–stretched. It all depends on why it’s tight in the first place. Contrary to popular thinking, inflexibility isn’t always due to …

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There’s More to Balance Than Meets the Eye

WebThe concept of balance is thrown around a lot these days. There’s the whole yin-yang kind of balance, the stability-mobility kind of balance, and then there’s traditional balance, the …

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FH Tip: How to Engage Your Core Effectively

WebHere are a few ways to get the feel for it: Use your front six-pack abdominal muscle to “pull up” on the front of your pelvis (not in), then bear down a little in order to push your …

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Postural vs Phasic Muscles: Built-In Imbalance

WebPostural muscles (e.g. spinal muscles, hip flexors, calves) are those most involved in maintaining our upright posture, while phasic muscles (e.g. glutes, deltoids, triceps, …

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Engrams: Your Body’s Movement Software

WebBeing sedentary at a desk for 8 hours a day, 5 days a week causes key muscles like your glutes (buttocks) to shut off due to chronic disuse, which interferes with multiple …

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Why Do We Have Knee Caps Anyway

WebIn fact, it actually serves a very important function–it makes your quadriceps muscles (on the front of the thigh) more effective. The tendon of the quadriceps muscle crosses over the …

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The Great Joint Compromise: Stability vs Mobility

WebIt’s an issue of stability versus mobility– each joint a trade-off between structural sturdiness and maneuverability. And since each attribute inevitably comes at the expense of the …

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Is Your Resting Heart Rate Too Low

WebAs A. O’Connor’s recent New York Times article states, a normal adult resting heart rate is considered to be anywhere from 60-100 beats per minute (BPM). But like most things …

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Get Your Diagonal On!

WebAlthough this post is intended to introduce the basic premise of rotational exercise, it’s worth pointing out that each of these exercises can be modified in so many ways to suit fitness …

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Are You Right or Left-Footed

WebYou’re right-footed if you tend to use your right foot to do tasks (e.g. dribble a soccer ball) while standing on your left leg, and vice-versa. A study by Anthony Schneiders et al last …

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FH Tip: Muscle Not Doing Its Job

WebIf you’ve had the misfortune to need any significant physical therapy, you may have caught your therapist lightly jabbing or poking at a muscle that just wasn’t cooperating.

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