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Ken Belveal
- Dec 22, 2022
- 2 min
12 Ways To Increase Physical Activity Even If You Don't Have Time
Working adults face many challenges to being physically active and exercising regularly. Being tired after a long day of work, caregiving...
Ken Belveal
- Jul 17, 2022
- 3 min
The impact of sitting at a desk for 8 hours a day.
Sitting for long periods of time can be hard on the musculoskeletal system leading to poor posture, tension headaches and neck and back...
Ken Belveal
- Feb 15, 2022
- 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...
Ken Belveal
- Jan 31, 2022
- 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...
Ken Belveal
- Jan 10, 2022
- 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,...
Ken Belveal
- Jan 3, 2022
- 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. ...
Ken Belveal
- Dec 20, 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...
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...
Ken Belveal
- Nov 29, 2021
- 2 min
How much exercise is enough?
According to the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, 2nd edition, put out by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services...
Ken Belveal
- Oct 11, 2021
- 2 min
4 faulty posture positions and how to identify them
Healthy posture – described from the side as ears over shoulders, hips, knees, and ankles. This posture improves blood flow, helps keep...
Ken Belveal
- Oct 4, 2021
- 2 min
8 best stretches for office workers
Now that we’re heading back to the office after the pandemic it’s important to stretch those muscles that can cause soreness in the neck,...
Ken Belveal
- Sep 16, 2021
- 3 min
Do this exercise progression for a strong, sexy butt...and it helps your spine!
Anatomy of a muscle The gluteus maximus is the largest muscle in the human body. It originates from the iliac crest and coccyx...
Ken Belveal
- May 31, 2021
- 2 min
If you rest, you rust…
is a saying in the arthritis community. The benefits of exercise can reduce the negative impact of arthritis. Moving is important if you...
Ken Belveal
- May 24, 2021
- 3 min
How to know if you are sitting correctly
It's easy to know if you are sitting properly in an office chair, but how do you properly sit on a couch, a recliner, or a kitchen chair?...
Ken Belveal
- May 13, 2021
- 2 min
Pain across sternum? Ease it with this release technique
This article describes the first of two ways to ease the tenderness felt in the chest area. Anatomy of a muscle The pectoralis major is a...