Lifestyle & Wellness
How to Choose the Right Athletic Shoes
Choosing the right athletic shoe for your foot is key to moving comfortably, efficiently and safely. Get to know your foot type and follow the tips above to choose an athletic shoe that’s right for you.
Are You Underfueling?
Underfueling means not eating enough or not eating the right types of foods. If you’ve been underfueling, eating more of the right foods at the right time can help you achieve the intensities and results you have been missing.
How To Stay Fit From Home If You're Feeling Bored & Unmotivated
Take a look at why it's so important to have an at-home workout routine in place — and how to keep it up even when you're feeling listless or unenergized.
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Stretches for Runners: How to Warm Up & Cool Down
How you prime your body for a run and how you recover afterward influence your overall performance. PTA Mary Jean McKinnon explains dynamic and static stretches to enhance your next run.
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Nordic Walking for a Full-Body Workout
Nordic walking, or pole walking, is a low-impact, full-body exercise that combines strength and cardiovascular fitness.
9 Ways to Get Outdoors and Help Your Community and Why It’s Important For Your Kids
Being good stewards to the environment is a great way to support your community and bring your family together, and the earlier you start, the better.
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How to Get a Stronger Core & Better Posture
Your core strength and posture are more linked than you might think. Learn why they're crucial to your overall physical health, how they're related and ways you can improve both.
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College Athletics During a Pandemic
PA Jeffrey Dabkowski explores the unique challenges of managing Davidson College's NCAA Division 1 student-athletes from afar.
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Health At Home Video Series - Week 4
Ease your joints with 10 minutes of gentle yoga and boost your immune system with 5 simple tips. Here's week 4 of our Health at Home Video Series in partnership with SweatNet Charlotte.
8 Fun Activities You Can Enjoy Outside with Your Kids
Children are a great motivator for getting out of the house and into the outdoors.
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How to Spice Up Your Running Routine
Whether you log 2 or 20 miles, changing up your running or jogging routine will keep your workouts effective, interesting and even fun.
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4 Effective Workouts You Can Do At Home
You don't need fancy gym equipment to work up a good sweat. With only a few empty square feet in your home or yard, you can complete any of these simple and effective workouts.
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Safe Exercises to Combat Low-Back & Pelvic Pain During Pregnancy
Routine exercise may help prepare muscles for childbirth and prevent or lessen back and pelvic pain commonly experienced during pregnancy.
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12 Tips to be Successful with Work at Home Jobs
Whether you’re navigating remote employment temporarily or pursuing an at-home career full time, these tips will help you make the most of the opportunity.
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The Benefits Of Yoga And How To Get Started
To help introduce you to yoga, we enlisted Annie Clarke, Lululemon yoga ambassador and creator of yoga, recipe and lifestyle website Mind Body Bowl, to discuss the benefits and provide some tips on where to begin, including guides to some of the most common poses you’re likely to try in your first few lessons.
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Let It Go – 7 Yoga Poses to De-stress & Recenter
With so many changes ongoing in our communities, you may have started to notice subsequent stress in your body. It’s important to take time to focus inward with compassion to reduce stress and recenter.
Stretching Guide to Ease Tight Muscles
This downloadable stretching guide targets commonly tight muscles to help encourage good posture, enhance your range of motion, reduce the overuse of certain muscle groups, relieve discomfort and support quality rest.
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Deep Breathing for Pain Control & Relaxation
Diaphragmatic breathing is a deep-breathing exercise that can relieve stress, lower your blood pressure, slow your heart rate and more.
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Yoga for Orthopedic Health: How Simple Poses Can Improve Posture and Joint Wellness
Poor posture habits increase stress and strain on our spine and joints. One simple yoga pose can help improve your posture and body alignment to minimize this stress.
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How to Boost Productivity When Working from Home
Make the most of working remotely by taking a few extra steps to boost your mood and productivity.
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Stretches for Swimmers
PTA Mary Jean McKinnon demonstrates stretches and techniques to relieve muscle tightness and help swimmers of all ages perform their best.
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Dive In: 11 Things to Know About Aquatic Therapy
One of the biggest splashes in physical therapy in recent years is the evolution of aquatic therapy.
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12 Ways to Strengthen Your Core
Your core muscles are muscles that you can’t ‘see’, as opposed to muscles that are visible in shape beneath your skin.
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How to Avoid Rotator Cuff Injuries at Work
Rotator cuff injuries or tears are one of the most commonly encountered shoulder problems seen by orthopedic surgeons.
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