Tag: exercise

Why Stretching is Essential for a Healthy Body

May 12, 2023 ·

Benefits of Stretching: Improved Flexibility: Stretching helps to increase your flexibility by lengthening your muscles and improving your range of motion. This can help prevent injuries and make everyday tasks easier to perform. Reduced Muscle Tension: Stretching can also help to reduce muscle tension and soreness. It can improve blood … Continue reading Why Stretching is Essential for a Healthy Body →

Let’s Talk Snow Shovelling and Beyond

January 18, 2022 ·

After a large snowfall, we often see patients in our clinic. From Physio to Massage, to Yoga, our practitioners are helping people with injuries and aches and pains. We have shared blog posts in the past with snow shovelling tips (Click Here) to help prevent injuries. While the advise still … Continue reading Let’s Talk Snow Shovelling and Beyond →

Gift Ideas to get more active in 2022!

December 19, 2021 ·

Stumped for holiday gifts this year? Cutting it dangerously close? Need some ideas to spark your inspiration? Is your loved one missing the gym but COVID-19 restrictions are making it hard to go? Or maybe that describes you! Set them (or yourself) up for success! What about a subscription to … Continue reading Gift Ideas to get more active in 2022! →

Am I “Too Old” For Working Out?

December 17, 2021 ·

As we get older, we may notice more aches and pains. We are a little stiffer. We don’t jump out of bed as quickly… We are more prone to pulling a muscle, or “throwing our back out.” It takes us longer to heal from injuries… And as a physiotherapist, I … Continue reading Am I “Too Old” For Working Out? →

What IS exercise? Part Two…

August 7, 2021 ·

Welcome back to Part Two of what is exercise! Here is quick link to Part One for a refresher on what counts as exercise and whether it may or may not be enough of what you need. This time we answer some burning questions like… Why do some of us … Continue reading What IS exercise? Part Two… →

What IS exercise? Part One…

July 21, 2021 ·

What a great question! Often, people who work more physical jobs consider their job to be a form of exercise. Whether it’s construction or landscaping… working in a warehouse… doing daily house and gardening work… or even as a physiotherapist, we might all feel that because we are on our … Continue reading What IS exercise? Part One… →

Tips on how to start and maintain Lifestyle Changes – Part 2

May 28, 2020 ·

Welcome back! In our last post, we talked about what lifestyle changes are, along with some examples to get you started. As we noted before, making changes in your routine or behaviour is easier said than done! Often, like New Year’s resolutions, these changes fall by the wayside within a … Continue reading Tips on how to start and maintain Lifestyle Changes – Part 2 →

What are some lifestyle changes YOU can benefit from? – Part 1

May 26, 2020 ·

What are “lifestyle changes” anyway? It’s a rather vague expression that gets thrown around a lot. And just how easy is it to actually change your lifestyle? Lifestyle changes are modifications you can make in your daily routines or behaviours. Often, they are mentioned in regards to making healthier choices … Continue reading What are some lifestyle changes YOU can benefit from? – Part 1 →

Yoga Basics, Part 6: Styles of Yoga

May 16, 2020 ·

There are many styles of yoga, some more modern than others, and some which are combinations or derivatives of more traditional styles. For our purposes here, we will describe the five main styles you are likely to encounter in a yoga studio near you! This way, when you sign up … Continue reading Yoga Basics, Part 6: Styles of Yoga →

Get Moving Series

March 20, 2020 ·

Are you having a hard time sitting to work and focus? Are your littles also have a difficult time focussing on school work or other sit down learning projects? We have some suggestions for you! Exercise can help with stress, boost your immunity, and for this posts purpose; help you … Continue reading Get Moving Series →