Category: Overweight
Do You Have a Heart Disease Risk Factor? Physical Therapy Can Help
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States.1 The term heart disease refers to several types of heart conditions with the most common type in the United States being Coronary Heart Disease (CAD).2 Age is the …
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How to Make New Year’s Resolutions for Your Golden Years
Last New Year’s 37% of Americans reported they had a goal or resolution they wanted to achieve in the upcoming year.1 Unfortunately, on average these resolutions only lasted 3.74 months.1 One way to beat the odds are by creating SMART …
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Walking and Your Feet: Choose Proper Walking Shoes
The fundamental health benefits of exercise walking are many. Metabolically, it helps control weight, blood sugar, and cholesterol levels. A brisk walk can burn up to 100 calories per mile. Walking is the perfect complement to a sensible diet to …
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Movement is Medicine: Physical Therapy & Arthritis
Arthritis may seem relatively benign – everyone knows someone who has arthritis. But here are some numbers that help put the problem of arthritis into perspective: Arthritis is a serious condition that causes serious problems. The good news is that …
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Women Over 40: Optimal Hormone Health
As we age, many women find that once they hit 40, they “just can’t eat like they used to.” While this is often talked about, what is often missed, is the cause or the “why”. As we age, hormones change, …
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Why Diets Don’t Work, and What You Should Do Instead
Americans sure do love a new diet, spending over 30 billion dollars on diet trends each year. Yet while the number of Americans who claim to be on a diet is rising each year, obesity numbers are also rising, so …
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