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Step up your spring cleaning this year by including your health as well as your home. Traditionally, spring is the time of year when many of us undertake a deep clean of our home, finally prioritizing our attention to decluttering our cupboards and throwing out unnecessary objects. Still, with all that time spent devoting ourselves…

A spoonful of PB might help you get a sounder night’s slumber. Anyone who’s ever felt drowsy after dining on turkey during the holidays knows that certain foods can affect your alertness. Yep, what you put on your plate plays a part in promoting how well you snooze. The connection between diet and sleep was…

As the weather warms, getting outside and being more active can be a great way to combat the deleterious effects of sitting at a desk for countless hours each week. Exercise or activity in the form of running or strength workouts can be a great way to get your body moving and improve your overall…

Whether you’re running a 5K or a marathon, the food you eat and the fluids you drink on race day can make or break your performance. Runners know this, of course. But maybe because of the hectic mornings, the rush of endorphins or the confusing calorie maths, mistakes happen. Race-day fuelling is a tricky subject,…

From GQ Our inner voice performs all kinds of important tasks—but when it gets negative, it can be hard to turn off. Ethan Kross, a psychologist and neuroscientist who studies introspection, has a solution. We’ve all got a voice in our head. (Maybe you can hear yours, right now, reading these words.) And though you’re…

Why did you want to become involved in physical therapy?     In its simplest form, I wanted to be a physical therapist so I can help people. I wanted a way to integrate my passion for athletics and my desire to help, and I felt that PT was a product of those goals. Being…

Why did you want to become involved in physical therapy?     Finding a love of the weight room as well as dealing with numerous injuries as a collegiate football player inspired me to pursue physical therapy. I saw how performance training and rehabilitation could go hand in hand as well as how much of…

          View this post on Instagram                       A post shared by Rehab 2 Perform (@rehab2perform) The deadlift is a “hinge movement” that targets the glutes, hamstrings, and lower back muscles (often referred to as the posterior chain). Perform the movement by…

To recover from a bad night’s sleep, skip the intense workout, but make sure to work some easy movement into your day. Even sleep experts deal with an occasional bad night of sleep. Just ask Shelby Harris, PsyD, author of ​The Women’s Guide to Overcoming Insomnia​, who’s a mom in her 40s with a busy…

Most likely, you’ve heard multitasking is to be avoided — this is common health wisdom, like the importance of hydrating throughout the day and avoiding screens before bed. “It’s just not a good idea to multitask,” says David A. Merrill, MD, PhD, adult and geriatric psychiatrist and director of the Pacific Neuroscience Institute’s Pacific Brain…