Lifestyle & Wellness
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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5 Neck and Shoulder Stretches To help reduce soreness
Finding yourself grabbing your neck and shoulders after a long day at work? Try these neck and shoulder stretches physical therapist-approved stretches.
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The Hip, Getting Older and Running
Many active Americans worry about the impact of exercise on their hips. Chris Dollar, PT, DPT, talks about the hip and how it ages with you.
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Why Adults Need to be More Active
Our society is one that relies heavily on technology and tends to leave us sedentary most of the day, which can cause health problems down the road. Here are some quick tips to become more active and lead a healthier lifestyle overall.
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Five FAQs about Treadmill Running Answered by a Medical Expert
The treadmill can be an excellent training tool for runners when weather conditions are uninviting or downright dangerous. Love them or hate them, treadmills can be convenient, easy to use and safer than battling the elements and weather outside.
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How Women Can Safely Start an Exercise Program Over 50
As the New Year approaches many people make New Year’s resolutions. One very popular resolution is to begin exercising. For women in particular, it can be difficult to battle weight gain with age due in part to hormonal imbalances and the prevalence of estrogen.
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Workout Recovery - How to Get the Most Out of Your Effort
A series of micro muscle tears during workouts lead to increased strength and performance but it's important to jumpstart the recovery process during high-intensity training.
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4 Frozen Waterfalls To Explore in Western Carolina this Winter
Waterfalls take on a new look in winter as their icy cascades produce surreal sights and sounds. Discover these four gems around Asheville.
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How to Tackle a Long-Distance Hike in Winter
You don't have to pack up your hiking shoes when the snow starts to fall. Here, insider tips on tackling a long-distance hike in winter.
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5 Ways to Beat the Cold on Winter Hikes
Follow these expert tips to remain warm and comfortable on Carolina trails in winter.
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Salt Caves and Spiced Cider: Where to Go to Banish the Winter Blues in Western North Carolina
The pallor of winter can cast a dismal tone over the mountains of Western North Carolina. Thankfully, the Asheville area is well equipped with warmth, cheer, and rejuvenation- as long as you know where to look.
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Getting Back into Running after Taking Time Off: Athletic Trainers Share Their Secrets
Anytime you’ve been sidelined, it can be daunting to find the motivation to step back into running
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The 3 Big Football Injuries You Should Know About
Most football injuries occur in the knee. The three most common types of injury are the MCL sprain, the meniscus tear, and the ACL tear
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3 Ways to Keep Kids Active (and Save Your Sanity) During the Winter
Don’t go stir crazy when cold weather sets in. Keep moving with these creative family activities.
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Crush your New Year's resolutions by setting S.M.A.R.T. goals
Even with good intentions, many goal-setters fail to see their resolutions through for any significant amount of time.
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