The Piriformis Maybe Causing Your Back, Hip or Knee Pain

The Piriformis Maybe Causing Your Back, Hip or Knee Pain

Our Piriformis stabilises our hips and tight piriformis muscles can cause back, hip and knee pain. They keep hip and knee joints properly aligned and are particularly important to those who play sports that require agility (i.e. soccer / netball / basketball). Try these exercises to help loosen and relax those tight piriformis muscles to help you feel and move better.

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Sharpen the Saw  - Synergy of Renewal
Transformation Thursday, Psychology, Fitness Design Your Life Transformation Thursday, Psychology, Fitness Design Your Life

Sharpen the Saw - Synergy of Renewal

Now we’ve looked at the dimensions of renewal:

Physical.

Spiritual.

Mental.

Social/emotional.

It’s important to focus on balance in renewal. Although each is important, if we neglect one, it impacts the others.The opposite is also true. The things you do to improve one dimension positively impact the others.

Covey calls this Synergy of Renewal.

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What is Fitness?

What is Fitness?

So, we have spoken every week on ‘Fitness Friday’ about fitness and exercise and how it affects our stress levels, immune system, sleep and even our memory and cognitive abilities. But what is fitness? It is not just how puffed out yet get. There are actually 11 components. There are health components of fitness and skill-related components. Over the next week’s we will look at what they are.

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What is Fitness? (Copy)

What is Fitness? (Copy)

So, we have spoken every week on ‘Fitness Friday’ about fitness and exercise and how it affects our stress levels, immune system, sleep and even our memory and cognitive abilities. But what is fitness? It is not just how puffed out yet get. There are actually 11 components. There are health components of fitness and skill-related components. Over the next week’s we will look at what they are.

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