Muscles Worked:  Deltoids, Pectorals, Traps Purpose: Strength and Stability Form: Standing in the middle of the theraband, grasp the ends of the band in one hand. Lift you arm upward in front of your body to shoulder level. keep elbow straight and thumb facing upward. Hold and slowly lower, and repeat. Complete exercise on both arms.

Stability Ball Classes have started! A strong core is essential to well rounded fitness and decreased overall pain cause my muscle imbalances. Focusing on all the core components; shoulder stability, trunk stability, hip stability; including glute control and strength, balance and muscle control through movement. To keep the class fresh and interesting we use a variety of techniques and equipment such as stability balls, BOSU balls, [...]

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Exciting new research has been release regarding aging and muscle growth. IT used to be believed that after a certain age 79 plus that it was very difficult to build new muscle in fact virtually impossible. It is now known that it is not the fact; in reality and elderly individual following the same training program as a twenty year old will make the same muscular gains, thought [...]

Check out reach physio’s blog for the biggest fitness trends of 2010. Very interesting.

Exciting news for those of you trying to reduce your waistlines… Obesity is a prevalent public health problem associated with a number of severe health effects and those over 40 are at increased risk of being overweight. This risk may be due to a decrease in energy expenditure, reduced energy requirements, or an increased susceptibility [...]

To introduce some of the new techniques I learn while away at my course I am offering a special promotion. The first 4 people to email me who are in the Sqamish area will get a complementary functional muscular and motor pattern imbalance assessment this Saturday. To find out what that it click here. violetquartzwellness@gmail.com  

A study has just been published about the training effect on mucked tendons. When starting a weight training program initial changes in strength are displayed in the nerveous system; more efficient neural conduction and mucle recruitment. After 8 to 12 weeks and consotstent loading the mucles would then hypertrophy or grow. However tendon tension increases [...]

Your core is more than just your abdominal muscles. Indeed your abdominal makes up the majority of the core; with the rectus abdominus, external and internal obliques and the transverse abdominus. Your lower back and glutes; maximus, medius and minimus also contribute to your core stability. DO not forget that the top of your quads [...]

Following is an editorial on the effects of emotions, specifically negative ones, on heart health. Many Emotions Can Damage the Heart Most people know that anger is bad for your heart’s health, but loneliness and depression affect your heart, too. Volatile emotions like anger and hostility are bad for heart health. But studies have shown [...]