by Kyle Wilhelmsen | Feb 10, 2025 | Fitness, Rehab
As a licensed physical therapist and an experienced health and wellness professional, I have seen firsthand the mental health benefits that exercise or physical activity can provide. Fitness activities not only improve physical health but also have a positive impact...
by Kyle Wilhelmsen | Jan 14, 2025 | Fitness
How to Train for Running When You’ve Never Been a Runner: A Physical Therapist’s Guide Running is one of the most effective ways to boost cardiovascular health, improve mood, and maintain an active and healthy lifestyle. However, if you’ve never been a...
by Jessie Hernandez | Oct 26, 2021 | Fitness
While it is easily overlooked, warming up before exercise can play a major role in your functional training and long term goals. Not only can warming up help decrease your chances of injury, but it can also prevent any nagging problems you may have faced in the past...
by Jessie Hernandez | Oct 26, 2021 | Fitness
Gains are hindered by what we do not recover from, and recovery starts with a good cool down. The purpose of a Cool Down is to bring the body back to its normal physiological level after fast, vigorous exercise or activity. It is performed by gradually reducing the...
by Jessie Hernandez | Oct 26, 2021 | Fitness
It seems almost inevitable that at some point during your fitness journey you may have seen someone wearing a weight belt in the gym and wondered to yourself: What does that do? Should I be wearing one of those? It is also very possible that that last question might...
