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How To Check For Diastasis Recti

June 15, 2017

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Recently, my wife and I had the privilege of welcoming our fourth child into our home! Of course, with a newborn comes incredible joy, incredible fatigue, and an incredible amount of love!

My wife is now six weeks postpartum and ridiculously excited to resume working out again (even “ridiculously excited” it is somewhat of an understatement in her case! Let’s say she’s incredibly anxious to get her pre-baby body back!).

However, the physical therapist in me says that we need to check a few things before she jumps back in to working out full-time. The most important of which after having a baby is diastasis recti.

Today on Tone and Tighten I wanted to quickly discuss what is a diastasis recti, why it’s important to know whether or not you have one, and show you a simple test of how to check yours. Here we go!…

Best Home Stretches For Low Back Pain

July 30, 2016

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Who among us hasn’t experienced some degree of pain in their lower back? It’s easily the most-common complaint that I treat in my physical therapy clinic. In fact – did you know that 8 out of every 10 people will experience a significant episode of low back pain at some point in their lives? Whether you hurt from lifting your toddler, sitting long hours in a desk at work, or even something so ridiculously simple as picking up your toothbrush off the floor (I’ve actually seen it before) – no one is immune and no one likes it!

So what do we do about it? Most people just bear with the pain until it eventually goes away or bugs them so much they go in to see a healthcare professional about it. As a physical therapist I can say unequivocally that there is A LOT you can do conservatively to treat your own back pain. Today I wanted to share with you 5 of my favorite stretches you can do to mitigate your low back pain and get back on the symptom-free track. Here we go!
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7 Ways To Make Your Workouts More Effective

July 23, 2016

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Let’s face it – you’re busy.

Ever have one of those days that you feel like you’ve got more going on than there are hours in the entire day?! Between family responsibilities, work requirements, recreation, socializing, religion, and whatever else you may be involved with your entire day is on a pretty tight schedule. It’s easy to see how some things have to be cut down if not eliminated altogether; unfortunately all-too-often exercise time gets cut long before some of these other obligations. But let’s say you manage to preserve 15-30 minutes for a quick workout? How can you make sure that you’re getting the most out of your time? How do you ensure that every precious minute spent working out is maximizing your outcomes and helping you to fulfill your potential?

Well you’re in luck! Today I’m sharing 7 of my favorite tips that are guaranteed to make your workouts more effective. Even if you don’t have a ton of time to dedicate to fitness, make every second count by remembering the following: …

5 Reasons Why Sugar Is Wrecking Your Diet

June 18, 2016

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How many times have you looked at a nutrition label and thought to yourself “this is no fat and low calories – it has to be OK for my diet!”? Sometimes we get so caught up in looking at the two facts that are right on top – the calories and the fat – that we forget to look any further then that. We often forget about the one little diet destroyer that hangs out a little bit lower on the label… SUGAR! In addition to watching your fat and your calories, it is crucial to monitor your sugar intake; and today I wanted to share with you five of the main reasons why. Keep reading for more!
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12 Inspiring Weight Loss Stories To Encourage You To Lose Weight

June 15, 2016

One of the best ways to hold yourself accountable during your weight loss journey is to hold yourself accountable . . . and a great way to do that is through blogging.

Each of these people lost a significant amount of weight and they shared their stories on their blogs.

Ready to have your own successful before and after picture?!
I put together a FREE step-by-step guide that walks you through the steps of starting your own blog so that you can journal your journey, share it with others, hold yourself account, and inspire everyone around you.

And be sure to check out these inspiring blogs:

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