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How to stretch your calves and have white teeth at the same time
Ken Belveal
  • Mar 21
  • 1 min

How to stretch your calves and have white teeth at the same time

If you have tight calves there's a simple way to stretch them twice a day - do it while you brush your teeth! Tight calves can affect...
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Are 10,000 steps a day the right amount?
Ken Belveal
  • Feb 28
  • 2 min

Are 10,000 steps a day the right amount?

You’ve heard from an instruction manual of your new wearable health device or from a blog post that taking 10,000 steps a day is good for...
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5 Reasons to Keep a Food Journal
Ken Belveal
  • Feb 15
  • 4 min

5 Reasons to Keep a Food Journal

If you tried to recall everything you ate and drank yesterday, chances are you’d forget a thing or two (or five), and that’s completely...
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Headache at the base of your skull?  Stretch this muscle
Ken Belveal
  • Feb 10
  • 2 min

Headache at the base of your skull? Stretch this muscle

The upper trapezius is one of the sources of headaches in this area. Learn how to properly stretch it so the pain goes away! Muscle...
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48 fitness quotes to inspire you!
Ken Belveal
  • Feb 7
  • 4 min

48 fitness quotes to inspire you!

So you’re having a challenging time getting to the gym or going for a jog because you just don’t feel like it. Here’s a list of 48...
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Pain across knee or low back?  Release this muscle.
Ken Belveal
  • Feb 4
  • 2 min

Pain across knee or low back? Release this muscle.

The rectus femoris (front of the thigh) is the longest muscle in the body. When it is tight it can affect the hip and the knee. ...
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There’s Only One Right Way to Lose Weight
Ken Belveal
  • Jan 31
  • 3 min

There’s Only One Right Way to Lose Weight

Should you go on a diet? What kind of diet? Fruits? Vegetables? Rice? Powdered shakes? Prepackaged diet food? High protein or low...
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Strong glutes equal happy back
Ken Belveal
  • Jan 27
  • 2 min

Strong glutes equal happy back

Strong gluteus medius muscles, the muscles on the outside of your hips, are important because they keep your hips level when you walk or...
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Is BMI a good measure of health risks?
Ken Belveal
  • Jan 24
  • 2 min

Is BMI a good measure of health risks?

BMI BMI, or body mass index, is a widely used number to see if you have a healthy weight and it’s a result of your weight compared to...
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If you have a kink in your neck, this is instant relief.
Ken Belveal
  • Jan 21
  • 2 min

If you have a kink in your neck, this is instant relief.

The levator scapulae is usually the culprit when it hurts to turn your head. Here is what to do about it. Anatomy of a muscle The levator...
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New Year, New You!
Ken Belveal
  • Jan 13
  • 1 min

New Year, New You!

Well, it's 2022! Last year went by like a flash. Did you do anything to correct your posture to ease the tension in your upper back,...
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Good posture starts with your feet!
Ken Belveal
  • Jan 11
  • 2 min

Good posture starts with your feet!

The strength of your feet effects how you stand and walk and in turn, effects your posture. Follow the five steps below to have stronger,...
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Release your piriformis to ease that pain in your butt
Ken Belveal
  • Jan 5
  • 2 min

Release your piriformis to ease that pain in your butt

Have you ever been sitting for a long time and when you stood up your buttock, usually on one side, was hurting or there was numbness...
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How exercise helps with stress
Ken Belveal
  • Jan 3
  • 2 min

How exercise helps with stress

The definition of stress is a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or very demanding circumstances. ...
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Release and stretch your hips for a healthy back
Ken Belveal
  • Dec 30, 2021
  • 2 min

Release and stretch your hips for a healthy back

Last week we covered the gluteus medius and minimus and how important it is to have flexible and mobile hips so that your back doesn’t...
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Do you know if you have good posture?
Ken Belveal
  • Dec 27, 2021
  • 3 min

Do you know if you have good posture?

Alignment Posture is the result of alignment of certain aspects of the body. In a standing position and looking from the side the ear is...
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Mobile hips equal healthy back
Ken Belveal
  • Dec 23, 2021
  • 3 min

Mobile hips equal healthy back

The body has joints that alternate between stable and mobile. Mobility refers to the joint's ability to move through a given range of...
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Are you getting enough blood oxygen?
Ken Belveal
  • Dec 21, 2021
  • 2 min

Are you getting enough blood oxygen?

Blood oxygen level is the amount of oxygen circulating in the blood. Red blood cells carry most of the oxygen, collecting it from the...
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Two stretches for the back you’re probably not doing
Ken Belveal
  • Dec 15, 2021
  • 2 min

Two stretches for the back you’re probably not doing

The quadratus lumborum (QL) is the deepest abdominal muscle. It plays an essential role in stabilizing the pelvis when a person is...
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Strength training vs cardio – which should you do?
Ken Belveal
  • Dec 13, 2021
  • 2 min

Strength training vs cardio – which should you do?

Should you perform strength training or do cardio work? It depends on your goals. If your goals include putting on muscle mass and losing...
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