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  • All About You FRIDAY – Hope as a Strategy

    “I hope you can fix me,” he said. “Hope is…
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  • Kinesiology THURSDAY – When More is Less: The Biomechanics of a Full Squat

    It is possible to squat this deep and still have…
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  • Anatomy TUESDAY – From Pecs to Palms (Why Yoga Poses Sometimes Hurt)

    Have you ever tried to place your palms flat on…
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  • A Move You Should Do MONDAY – Floor Touch Jump Squat

    The floor touch jump squat combines leg strength, core activation,…
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  • All About You FRIDAY – How Journaling Saved My Life

    That title headlined several YouTube videos I watched as I…
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  • Kinesiology THURSDAY – Beyond Bad Posture: The Biomechanics of Sitting

    A few years ago, our corporate program, MoveWell, supported a…
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  • Anatomy TUESDAY – Inferior Glenohumeral Ligament Complex

    The shoulder is one of the most mobile joints in…
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  • A Move You Should Do MONDAY – Dumbbell Bent Over Row

    Efficiency is key and this week’s exercise variation is a…
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  • All About You FRIDAY – A Reason to Live Well

    I spotted her at the other end of the clinic…
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  • Kinesiology THURSDAY – Scroll, Slouch, Repeat (Phone Neck)

    Think about how many times you look down at your…
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  • Anatomy TUESDAY – Coracohumeral Ligament

    The shoulder is one of the most mobile joints in…
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  • A Move You Should Do MONDAY – 1-Arm Dumbbell Overhead Press

    Today’s move is the 1-arm dumbbell overhead press, a compound…
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  • All About You FRIDAY – The Parts of the Whole

    I’ve seen him before. Michelangelo’s David. The first time I…
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  • All About You FRIDAY – Circle Theory

    I woke up this morning thinking about circles. That is…
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  • Kinesiology THURSDAY – A Look at the Push-Up: A Plank with Ambition

    When you think the muscles you work during a push-up,…
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  • Anatomy TUESDAY – The Sternoclavicular Joint: Small Joint. Big Job.

    When you raise your arm overhead, what joint are you…
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  • A Move You Should Do MONDAY – Latrine Squat Series

    Squatting is an important part of life, and yet we…
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  • All About You FRIDAY – A Second Chance at Life

    That is a picture of the over 1,500 bikes currently…
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  • Kinesiology THURSDAY – Sleeve by Sleeve: The Science of Putting on a Coat

    Putting on a coat is one of those activities most…
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  • Anatomy TUESDAY – The First Rib: A Small Rib with a Big Job

    When we think about ribs, we usually think about breathing…
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  • A Move You Should Do MONDAY – Yoga Block Assisted Inversion

    Today’s move is the yoga block assisted inversion pose, a…
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