Both strength and flexibility play a significant role in how your posture develops. For instance, a strong and flexible core helps the body dynamically adapt to every environment. The spine is supported and moves well, reducing the possibility of injury or pain. While it’s true that "perfect" postures may not exist, improving our strength, flexibility, and ergonomics goes a long way toward improvement. Your body is dynamic and designed to move, but over time, it may feel less dynamic … [Read more...] about Posture: Balancing Strength and Flexibility
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The Anatomy of a Spinal Disc: What Does it Look Like?
Waterbeds were something else, weren’t they? It’s still crazy to think there was actually a time where so many of us were sleeping on vinyl “mattresses” that were filled with gallons and gallons of water inside of our carpeted bedrooms. What’s crazier still is that… they were actually pretty durable. They made it through round after round of young kids playing on them and jumping off the headboard and otherwise hurling themselves right into the middle of the mattress unscathed. For … [Read more...] about The Anatomy of a Spinal Disc: What Does it Look Like?
3 Easy Ways to Naturally Increase your Energy Levels
There’s a reason you see so many commercials for “do-it-all” energy drinks like Red Bull and “have-it-all” energy shots like 5-Hour Energy… We are exhausted, people! The mid-afternoon energy crash is very real for just about everyone. And the mind-boggling thing is we’re often left wondering… why? If we got enough sleep, already had 2 coffees, didn’t skip lunch, and haven’t had a particularly stressful day, why is our energy still lacking? We think to ourselves that we must need … [Read more...] about 3 Easy Ways to Naturally Increase your Energy Levels
How to Stretch Your Way to Better Health
Life is motion. “Motion is lotion” for your body. You get the idea. The point is that moving every day is crucially important to your overall health and wellness, and stretching (and knowing how to stretch properly) is just as important to making sure you’re moving well. The truth is, stretching is an often overlooked element of self care. That’s a big part of why we offer stretch therapy in Seattle. Many of us think the need to stretch applies only to athletes or that we need … [Read more...] about How to Stretch Your Way to Better Health
The Surprising Link Between Posture and Depression
Posture can either work for or against us. Take it from the leading posture correction specialist in Seattle. Each day we’re learning more and more about new health conditions associated with prolonged sitting, ill-positioned technology, and even furniture that may have been repurposed to suit the frantic requirements levied at the start of the pandemic. It’s obvious that it’s never been more important to find the best posture for working at our computers. And get this. We’re also … [Read more...] about The Surprising Link Between Posture and Depression
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