Breathing An often overlooked underlying contributor to muscle and joint pain can be dysfunctional breathing patterns. When we look at breathing we look not only at the rate, but also the quality of breath. The diaphragm, which is located below the lungs, is the primary respiratory muscle. When you inhale, the [...]
Simply Go For A Walk We continue to learn about the incredible health benefits of exercise, yet somehow, as a population, we are more sedentary than ever. In this article, it is my goal to give readers a few quick, easy strategies to increase daily activity levels. Don’t forget that physical [...]
Injury Prevention and Optimizing Return to Activity Bodybuilders load muscles, joints and tendons, then create ideal environments for adaptation to the load by allotting adequate time to rest and recover. This is deemed healthy tissue loading, facilitating increased strength and tissue growth assuming adequate recovery, sleep, and nutritional needs are met. [...]
COVID-19 Posture Pandemic During the pandemic an elevated cohort has found themselves working from home in less than ideal ergonomic situations. Many sit for prolonged periods due to their occupation, often in poor desk situations. We have identified an increased rate of postural dysfunction during this time, with a high incidence [...]
Find Out What Other Fitness Blogs Aren’t Telling You. By Robert Kjemhus, Kinesiologist, BHKIN A lot of my time writing these blogs is spent on the title. I’m not a fan of sensationalized content (often referred to as clickbait) but the science is in and 80% people will read the [...]
The Power of Touch By Robert Kjemhus, Kinesiologist, BHKIN If you’ve watched the summer Olympics recently then you’ve already noticed the brightly coloured tape that seems to be on every athlete. I’ve recently had a few people ask me about its purpose and whether it was there to provide structural [...]
Practice Doesn’t Always Make Perfect By Robert Kjemhus, Kinesiologist, BHKIN How does your body choose to move? Consider the task of pushing a button in the elevator. The goal should be obvious, to position your finger over the correct button and push it with vigour (because you have places to be.) [...]
One Tip to Make Your Workout Stick By Robert Kjemhus, Kinesiologist, BHKIN To support the demands of a rigorous high school sports schedule, I started weight training over a decade ago. The plan was I would spend a few hours each day on the court and field practicing skills, followed [...]
Yoga for Upper Back and Neck Workshop The at Open Space Yoga was a great success! We had 15 students join us for an afternoon to learn about strategies to relieve upper back and neck pain as well as what causes it. Our next workshop will be for anyone suffering from shoulder pain or [...]
Running Exercises on our YouTube Channel! For those of you looking for some great exercises to help prevent injuries and help you run faster we have started a running exercise playlist on YouTube! Click on the videos below to watch and be sure you subscribe to our YouTube channel for our latest tips! [...]
