Slouch, a perfect word. In verb form, it means: to stand, move, or sit in a lazy, drooping way. As a noun: What a slouch. Unfortunately, slouching is the new norm for many people. It has to do with the enormous amount of time we spend with our indispensable electronic devices. This coupled with most …
In one word: YES! Posture is the most undervalued aspect of health in our society today. Posture affects our everyday activities of daily living, good posture allows for freedom of motion and bad posture eventually creates pain and orthopedic dysfunction. At this very moment, almost 35% of us are experiencing back pain, some of …
As a child, I spent many afternoons watching western movies. I was in for the horses. The stampede scenes were great, big horses tearing it up among all the crazy-eyed buffalo. Not until many years later did I realize the two big mistakes about westerns. (1)Those weren’t buffalo, they were American Bison, and (2) Bison …
When we’re young, we think we are invincible having the freedom to explore, play, learn. Fresh ideas, abundant energy, raw potential. It’s a beautiful thing. Soon enough though, we learn the only certainty in life is aging. And with aging comes change, physical change being the most obvious. Recently I attended my high school reunion. …