Here are a few exercises you can do with your own body and gravity– you can load up a backpack if you want a bit more weight, but it sure isn’t necessary to make these moves challenging!
One Minute Wellness: Part 3- Body Weight Exercises
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One Minute Wellness: Part 2- Stair Exercises
Try these 4 movements you can do with your body weight and a set of stairs!
One Minute Wellness: Part 1- Mat Exercises
Only have a few minutes and want to try some body weight exercises at home? Try these to work your core!Mat exercises
One Minute Wellness: Yoga Flow
As adults, we live in the forward plane– walking, running, buking, stairs– they all keep us moving in one direction, and we never move laterally (side to side) or rotations, and our bodies are meant...
One Minute Wellness: Kegels
The pelvic floor group of muscles work like every other muscle in your body, but are generally ignored until someone has an issue! Here’s how to make sure you’re engaging (and releasing!) properly....
Stretching Should NOT be a Major Component of Physical Fitness
This recent study looks at static stretching, specifically the sit-and-reach test. The argument has always been that hamstring flexibility is important to activities of daily living and sports...
We look down too much! Here’s how you can help your neck:
In life, we look down all of the time– our hands are in front of us and we are constantly looking down at what our hands are doing, right? Over time, your neck might become sore, and here is a nice...
One Minute Wellness: Sitting Posture
During this crazy time of COVID-19, Elevation Physiotherapy & Wellness is closed with so many other businesses, and people are at home. Since it is not normal life, many people are probably...
Is Carrying a Backpack Hurting Your Neck?
Backpacks can be an excellent way to carry books, binders, lunch, running shoes and other items for school or recreation, but they can be a source of temporary discomfort or eventually serious...
Kegel Exercises for Men Post-Prostatectomy May Not Always Be Good
Pelvic floor physiotherapy does not equal Kegels. It also involves teaching each patient how to manage the increased pressure in the system when they cough, sneeze or move, and also learning how to...