Osteoporosis and Fall Prevention Osteoporosis has been on my mind lately. I’m curious about the way patients are informed about what they shouldn’t do once diagnosed. Here are some things I’ve heard from students/clients: “never flex your spine again” “never twist again” “cat/cow is not safe for your spine” “if you Read more…
The Pose you Hate Might Be the One Your Intuition Is Telling You Doesn’t Work For You Right Now Part 1 The above sentence is a rewrite of the commonly spoken idea ” the pose you hate the most is the one you need to practice most.” Ugh. I loathe that sentence. Read more…
10 Things I Learned While On a Group Backpacking Expedition This summer I participated in a 7 day expedition for advanced high fitness backpackers. You can go here https://andrewskurka.com/guided-trips/ to read about the Andrew Skurka guided trips. I’ve found it extremely challenging to talk and write about this experience. It’s hard to put Read more…
Bending Your Own Aging Curve – What to do About Age Related Muscle Loss Part 2: FAST AND SLOW TWITCH MUSCLE FIBERS A brief review of Part One “What to do About Age Related Muscle Loss” https://mewithlauriebb.com/bending-your-own-aging-curve-what-to-do-about-age-related-muscle-loss-part-one/ I wrote about sarcopenia, the term for age related muscle loss Read more…
I recently met with an online client who’s been diagnosed with Hallux Rigidus. Hallux Rigidus means your big toe (hallux) is having an increasingly hard time bending where it meets the first metatarsal. The cause is typically osteoarthritis. Pain/discomfort is often present. If changes aren’t made, the issue may Read more…
I woke up this morning at 6:15 to make my daughter a strong cup of black coffee before she drove off to take a difficult professional exam for her area of expertise. I did not wake up today expecting to be amazed. We’re at a hotel somewhere Read more…
10 Ways You Can Get More Movement into Your Life This Week How many hours a day do you “formally” exercise? In scientific research, formal exercise is often defined something like this – a subcategory of physical activity that is planned or structured movement undertaken to improve one or Read more…
I’ve been taking a fairly long sabbatical this summer. And, yes, I do plan on coming back to teaching after this, which should be interesting considering the new variant of covid. I sense some more “pivot” coming our way. When we traveled to Oregon in May I realized how exhausted Read more…