Surefire Ways to Irritate your Back
New year, new back?
Probably not. You’ll have to start writing “2020” on all of your paperwork now, but other than adjusting to a new decade,
New year, new back?
Probably not. You’ll have to start writing “2020” on all of your paperwork now, but other than adjusting to a new decade,
80% of all adults in the U.S. experience, or report, lower back pain.
Compare that to 12% of the population who has sought the services of
Sit up straight.
Right now.
Roll your shoulders back. Tuck in your chin and draw your head back.
Now relax.
There, now isn’t that better?
New year, new back?
Probably not. You’ll have to start writing “2020” on all of your paperwork now, but other than adjusting to a new decade,
80% of all adults in the U.S. experience, or report, lower back pain.
Compare that to 12% of the population who has sought the services of
Sit up straight.
Right now.
Roll your shoulders back. Tuck in your chin and draw your head back.
Now relax.
There, now isn’t that better?
The Japanese call it “Manpo-kei” — literally, 10,000 steps meter.
Since the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, when all of Japan was rigidly focused on fitness, both individual and collective, there has been a pervasive theory among fitness gurus that 10,000 steps is necessary as a base line to maintain proper health. Any exercise beyond 10,000 steps is simply extra.
10,000 steps, by the way, is about 5 miles.
Culture shock is sometimes subjective – but in this case, there’s plenty of cold, hard evidence to prove it. Seeing Europeans leave jugs of milk on
The word “ayurvedic” can have elitist connotations for some.
After all, who are the people you hear using it? Avid yogis, restrictive eaters, spiritual gurus, and the like. But if we examine our feelings about why we consider those sources elitist, we come to an interesting examination point: is it actually wellness jealousy that causes such a reaction?
People who choose to eschew fast food and can’t relate to jokes about creaking joints and sedentary lifestyles in your twenties confirm what most of us already know and don’t want to admit…
We know it’s not good for us.
How long does it take you to decide between wines at the liquor store? 15 minutes? 20 minutes? I’ll tell you a secret… For the
In mid-February, you may think the circulation in your tending fingers is weak and frozen, having forgotten what it means to pick, spread, dig, pat, and otherwise foster a seedling from taking root to flowering.
Maybe you can start gardening again in April!
Well, you could… but you’d be missing out on all of the vegetables that bloom beautifully in April and May. And to enjoy those, you’d have to start thinking about growing them around now!