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Video: Chest/Pectoral Stretch for the Office

November 18, 2009

Here is another stretch for your chest pectoral muscles. It is a yoga stretch than can easily be done at the work place. Perfect for those moments when you are stressed out at work and don’t have time for a break. Guidelines for performing the stretches: Check with a health care professional before you attempt [...]

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Video: Chest/Pectoral Stretch for Neck & Shoulder Pain

November 17, 2009

Tightness in the pectoral muscles is an important factor in neck pain or shoulder/upper back pain. Shortness in the pectoral muscles pull the shoulder blades forward and cause the upper back muscles to stay in a stretched, weakened position resulting in neck and shoulder pain. This often happens because of poor postural habits, but more [...]

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Video: Pilates for Legs

November 13, 2009

Here is part 3 of the pilates video: The Glutes Routine. Strengthening the leg muscles can add strength and stability to your lower back area. You might never guess that your legs could be causing you lower back pain, but as I always say, everything is connected. Most leg muscles originate from the pelvis and [...]

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Video: Pilates Glutes Routine

November 12, 2009

Here is part 2 of the pilates video: The Glutes Routine. Strengthening the hip muscles can add strength and stability to your lower back area. Pilates is a system of exercises which targets and strengthens core muscles. This video teaches some exercises for toning the glutes. This is the same exercise routine that I used [...]

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