Are You Activating Your Core?

You have probably heard of your core or activate your core or use your core or strengthen your core. Do you know how or why it is so important?  If you are unsure about what your core is, it is what connects your lower body to your upper body. It involves the muscles in your trunk, abs, hips, pelvis and muscles surrounding your spine. It plays an important role in keeping us stable and balanced. Which means it helps prevent falls and also prevents any other injuries! The stronger our core the better our balance and coordination is. The core…

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Strength Training: A Prescription for Aging Well

If you aren’t strength training, you should be! It is never too late to start strength training and it will bring numerous benefits at any age.  Whether you are inactive or active, like exercise or hate exercise, it can make an incredibly positive impact on your life.  Let’s go over all the ways strength training can help you: Improve your sleep Increase cognition Increase your energy and metabolism  Increase longevity Improve your posture Increase your confidence Maintain independence as you age Increase bone density which reduces risk of osteoporosis Preserve and enhance muscle mass which progressively decreases with age if…

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