These days, it seems everyone either plays pickleball or knows someone who does. It’s estimated to be the fastest growing sport in the United States, but you may be surprised to learn that it’s not new. In 1965, the game was invented by three dads in Washington...
I recently had the opportunity to hear Dr. Belinda Beck* speak about the Onero exercise program that she developed for the prevention of osteoporotic fracture. Onero translates to “overload” in Latin, and that is precisely what the program aims to do: progressively...
Let’s take a few moments to consider the basic movements that we do every day. We carry objects, we squat down to retrieve something from a low surface, we pull open a door or pull clothes out of the washer, we push ourselves up from the floor, we reach for something...
If you’ve been diagnosed with bone loss in your hips, there are specific, evidence-based exercises that are known to help. We do a wide variety of hip strengthening exercises in our Strong Bones class, but for this blog I’ve highlighted three that are simple to do. ...
Walking is an excellent activity not only for our overall health and wellbeing, but also for our bones. In a large study of over 61,000 postmenopausal women, Feskanich and colleagues found that walking 4 hours/week “substantially” reduced the risk of hip fracture...
WHY A SOLID SNOOZE IS SO IMPORTANT As a result of the large uptick in sleep research over the last several years, we now know that good sleep quality is a predictor of physical health, mental health, and vitality. There is growing evidence that high-quality sleep can...
