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Pilates Q&A
... aerobic exercise or it can be used to help you get back on your feet after an injury. • What kind of benefits can I expect? The no-impact, toning technique is designed to improve posture and body awareness and strengthen and lengthen ...
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The Trick to “Fitting In” Fitness
... of the questions I get most frequently as a personal trainer is: “How do I sneak exercise into my daily routine?” And the answer is: I ... squats while you wait in line at the grocery store or lunge your way to the mailbox, but honestly, I recommend taking a close look at your ...
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Comfort Touch
... magazine, December/January 2004. "The tiger is ready to go. That was grrrreat!” These are words spoken by an 82-year-old ... • Slow — Relax and be present in the moment, letting your own breath be full and deep. Moving slowly creates a restful atmosphere ...
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The Greening of Massage
... Bodywork magazine, June/July 2006. Massage is widely considered a form of natural healing. Images of leaves and waterfalls ... toward making our work sustainable and earth-friendly. Your Green Room Start with an evaluation of your work space. Recent ...
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Get On My Back
... like a dance that she does,” McCollum said. What Is It? For her Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy, Hardee combines what she’s ... they saw it in a James Bond or Bruce Lee movie. Make sure your therapist has had formal training and specific study of the spinal column ...
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Making Sense of Back Pain, I
... this article (and Part 2 in the August/September 2006 issue) is to offer therapists ways of predicting the probable outcome of a client’s ... have back pain as a primary symptom. So, it is clearly in your interest to understand the possible causes of back pain, the mechanisms ...
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Footprints for Health
... You walk on them all day, but did you know your feet do more than carry you from one place to the next? They also have a ... in Western practice. As we know it today, reflexology is viewed primarily as a stress reduction or relaxation technique. Using the ...
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When Drugs and Exercise Collide
... over-the-counter and herbal products — can affect your response to exercise, potentially increasing your risk of injury? Discover ... caffeine found in coffee, colas and some aspirin products is a stimulant. However, cold medications, diet pills, allergy remedies and ...
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Microdermabrasion
... In response to the quest for perfect skin, microdermabrasion is gaining popularity in day spas, medical offices and medispas across the ... in Denver, Colo. “It’s an amazing service. You feel like your skin can breathe.” However, since the skin repairs itself, ...
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Energy Medicine: A Field of Potential
... at arm’s length on this side of the world. Now, as science is slowly proving out what energy practitioners have always known about their ... author of Whole Healing: A Step-by-Step Program to Reclaim Your Power to Health. “This is a definite shift from just a few decades ago. ...