Backpack Safety
With the incredible summer we experienced this year, chances are many of you were enjoying the great outdoors. In the Puget Sound area, that often includes hiking...
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Get Fit Tip! Posturing for Success: Good Posture Creates a Strong Foundation for Movement
The spine is the backbone of the body, but proper posture is what holds us up. Posture is frequently mentioned and for great reason. Faulty posture can limit breat...
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Pacing While Running
If you have followed the Fit Flash Blog you know that I am participating in the Nike Women’s Half Marathon in San Francisco next month. One of the things I noticed...
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Am I Really Ready for that 5k, 10k, or Marathon?
It’s becoming increasingly popular to run through mud, get splashed with soap suds, and bombarded with colored paint as creative 5ks and marathons are this summer’...
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Get Fit Tip! Maintaining Mobile Joints – Thoracic Spine
Continuing the mobility series, this week’s fit tip moves up the chain to thoracic spine, the middle area of the spine, just below the neck and just above the lowe...
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You Can Lead a Horse to Water…
Are you feeling like you sweat too much or too little when working out? That may be due to the lack of water you take in while exercising. Here are some general guideline...
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Get Fit Tip! Maintaining Mobile Joints – Let’s Talk Hip
In our four-week series on the body’s mobile joints: ankle, hip, thoracic spine (middle section of the spine) and shoulder, remember that if a joint is not moving...
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Ergonomic Tip of the Week: Don’t be a Hulkamaniac
When lifting objects that are out of the “safe lifting zone” (between your knees and shoulders) it is very important to have good technique. Poor technique can lea...
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Get Fit Tip! Maintaining Mobile Joints: The Ankles’ Supporting Role
The human body is comprised of a sequence of mobile and stable joints. When one joint is not functioning as designed, the force shifts to a different joint. Differ...
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Ergonomic Tip of the Week: “Keep Your Eyes on the Stars, and Your Feet on the Ground”
This is a wonderful philosophy from Theodore Roosevelt, but if you stare at a computer screen all day you should keep your eyes level with the top 1/3 of your monitor. Th...
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