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. [...]
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 [...]
Staying Pain Free at the Office There is no single best sitting posture over a long duration. A variety of postures with regular scheduled breaks will prevent tissue overload and injury. Tips on Workstation Set Up: Do Not Reach! Keep the most frequently used objects close to the keyboard and monitor (ie.mouse/phone); less [...]
