I was talking to a man today and he was telling me that he’s had pain in the tip of his finger for years. He’s seen doctors who tell him nothing is wrong, he’s had x-rays and nothing showed up there, and he was starting to think he was crazy. Pain that doesn’t come from […]

Several of my grandchildren are serious athletes, even though they are still young teenagers. Soccer, the sport that my grandson Martin plays, is especially hard on young bodies. Now, I know I won’t change the entire training program for soccer, although I sure wish I knew someone who had that power! One movement, called “headers”

Several months ago I decided to move from Texas to Chapel Hill, NC, and I’ve finally gotten here. Yesterday I arrived and I’ve found the perfect place to live…surrounded by trees so the temperature is pleasant, and the sounds of the birds are all that I hear. Plus, I’m only about five miles outside of

I heard a wonderful speaker on Sunday and she gave me the idea for today’s message. So many of us are always watching out for others, helping them, doing for them, yet we ignore our own health needs and body. However, if we aren’t well and strong, we can’t be of help to anyone, and

This weekend I was at a convention for massage therapists. It was held in a college in KY, and everyone stayed at the college. It’s a wonderful college that gives scholarships to the children of the mountains who otherwise wouldn’t be able to go to college, so money is very tight and they rely on

Today I took my first Pilates class. Alexandra, the instructor, is a totally toned woman with abs that are washboard flat. I, on the other hand, have realized that my abdominal muscles are someplace between a marshmallow and putty. Something that needs to be changed immediately! Now, I knew I have been driving on a

I’ve had several cyclists posting on my forum lately, and the theme seems to be a lot of knee and hip pains. If you’ve already read the thread I put into my forum about the iliopsoas, quadratus lumborum, and quadriceps muscles, you’ll understand how cycling can cause a long list of aches and pains. However, one

Well, as I admitted in my message that talked about Pilates, I’m a beginner. In fact, I’ve been a “faux athlete” for many years. I was always blessed with a strong looking body (note the keyword “looking”) and I really hate to sweat, so exercise and I haven’t always been friends. Until, that is, I

I’ve found another amazing exercise program. It’s a form of Pilates, but it’s called RedCords. You use cords to assist you to do the Pilates movements and you get a smoother movement, supported with a type of sling. It’s really confusing to try to describe but I really liked it a lot. I found RedCords

Here in North Carolina the summer is in full swing, although it sure isn’t as hot as it was when I was down in Houston, TX. Still, I see so many people out running that I wanted to write a bit about dehydration. About 75-80% of your body weight is from water, so when you