The Benefits of Exercise – Fall Prevention

The Benefits of Exercise – Fall Prevention

Lack of regular physical activity has been deemed to be on of the lead causes of chronic disease. Conversely, regular physical activity as been associated with a reduction in the risk of heart attack, lower blood cholesterol levels, lower risks of type 2 diabetes, lower risk of some cancers, prevention of stroke, and prevention or high blood pressure.

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Scalene Muscles – A pain in the neck

Scalene Muscles – A pain in the neck

The scalene muscles are a muscle group in our neck that support the top of the spine which are located on the side of the throat and form a triangle together. As well as supporting the spine, they are also used for flexing, tilting, and laterally bending the neck.Tight or painful SCMs can cause pain in the jaw, neck, back of the head, ear, cheek or teeth and tension headaches.

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The Benefits of Exercise – Listen to your heart

The Benefits of Exercise – Listen to your heart

Lack of regular physical activity has been deemed to be on of the lead causes of chronic disease. Conversely, regular physical activity as been associated with a reduction in the risk of heart attack, lower blood cholesterol levels, lower risks of type 2 diabetes, lower risk of some cancers, prevention of stroke, and prevention or high blood pressure.

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Flexible Optimism - No when to hold ‘em, no when to fold ‘em.

Flexible Optimism - No when to hold ‘em, no when to fold ‘em.

Over the last few weeks we have looked at the ABCDs of pessimistic thoughts.

With the two Ds being

Distraction and disputation.

Today we’ll look further into how to dispute your pessimistic explanations.

There are four tacks to dispute these. Evidence? Alternatives? Implications? Usefulness?

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Gastrocnemius - Not a Supervillan but Your Face-plant Saviour

Gastrocnemius - Not a Supervillan but Your Face-plant Saviour

The shoulder is one of most mobile joints but this also makes it unstable. The rotator cuff muscles hold the shoulder together. They stabilise and enable movement of our shoulders but can sometimes become unbalanced. Here are some mobility, self-massage and yoga exercises that can help.

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