The Body & Movement
Fitness Gift Giving
Stuck on any last-minute gifts for people you love? Encouraging people to move is a wonderful gift. Of course you never want to try to twist someone’s arm if movement isn’t their thing. This year for CT LIVE we put together a few fitness ideas that are playful and practical. Click here to watch. I hope these ideas help with [...]
Monster Moves
As children, movement is often playful and fun. Then, as adults, we tend to see it as repetitive and grueling. But it is important to remember movement can be playful and productive. As long as moves are safe, it is okay to be light-hearted with them, especially if that makes you more likely to move. These are all movements [...]
Stiff Neck
September is Pain Awareness Month. And, sadly, a fifth of us are dealing with chronic pain. Often pain can make us afraid to move. We don’t know what we should do. We worry about making it worse. But research shows movement is almost always the better option. Lack of movement tends to create more pain. The exception would be an [...]
Standing Abs
There are multiple reasons to opt for a standing ab workout. If you have trouble getting up and down off the floor, you don’t have to. Even if you can get up and down, these moves are convenient because you don’t have to pull out a mat and get on the floor. If you’re prone to neck pain when doing [...]
Low Impact Cardio – Gentle Moves for a Healthy Heart
Cardio exercise is beneficial on many levels. Getting our heart rate up strengthens our heart, enhances our lung capacity, and helps reduce blood pressure and cholesterol. It can also boost our mood and may help with immunity. If cardio exercise came in a pill everyone would want that pill.  Running, HIIT, and swimming are all great forms of cardio, but [...]
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