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MINDFUL MOVEMENT TIPS from Sara Baker, PT, MS, OCS MOVEMENT:  Is sitting in your car for hours morning and evening turning your spine into an aching mess? Use these simple exercises to keep your spine mobile and muscles active. Caution: do these only when traffic has stopped and you can put your car in park-…

Blood pressure is rising, patience is wearing thin, and backs are aching on roads across Atlanta. We all need a strategy for getting through the next 6 weeks- hopefully not any longer! Inspire Health is delivering you a traffic rescue kit for mind and body. Implement it daily and we promise you will mitigate the…

I’m attending the American Physical Therapy Association annual conference in Charlotte this week and am trying to soak up as much as I can of the immense amount of information available.  In one day I was in sessions introducing the annual fitness physical, neuromuscular control dysfunction (knees in particular) and cervical and thoracic spine involvement…

I found this article discussing a study on later life health status of collegiate athletes versus recreational athletes published the American Journal of Sports Medicine interesting and wanted to share it with IH’s community.  I have worked with many past competitive athletes and ex-military who are now suffering from and managing degenerative joint disease (arthritis).…

I was at Flywheel last week for a great class with Ashley.  It is always a fun place to look at postures and peoples’ movement patterns.  I couldn’t help but notice a gentleman on a bike in front of me as we pumped away to the beat of the music.  He was furiously pedaling and…

Recently, we’ve had a lot of postpartum moms streaming into the studio.  This is one of my favorite clients to work with and I have some strong opinions about pilates, exercise, and postpartum care for moms. First, pilates is such an amazingly appropriate form of postpartum exercise.  It’s low impact nature protects joints that may…

It’s New Year’s Eve and I’ve been thinking about resolutions and making changes.  I cringe while thinking about having to endure being bombarded for the next month with extreme diet and exercise programs to change your body, your life, your brain, your looks, etc.   Have you ever tried one of these as a New Year’s…