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Stability & Sport Exercise of the week #3: Bird Dog

Written By Summerside Chiropractic Clinic on July 25, 2023

Stability & Sport Exercise of the week #3: Bird Dog   Patients and practice members of mine will be familiar with this one!  I provide this exercise for most folks as an overall core stability exercise.  Its the Bird Dog exercise with... Read More


Stability & Sport Exercise of the week #2: Balance Trainer

Written By Summerside Chiropractic Clinic on July 18, 2023

Exercise of the week…. Do it on a balance trainer!   Almost anything you do on the floor can be done on a balance trainer (eg. Bosu Trainer)! Doing arm curls? Kneel on the Bosu (this exercise for the biceps will be awesome... Read More


Stability & Sport Exercise of the week #1: Stability

Written By Summerside Chiropractic Clinic on July 18, 2023

  Stability and balance is critically important to performance in sport.  Developing it now and through out ones life can also be life saving.  The ability to prevent a fall or recover successfully from a stumble to avoid a fall depends... Read More


3 Pillars of Anti Aging Exercise: Stability and Sport

Written By Summerside Chiropractic Clinic on July 4, 2023

Stability and Sport ~Balance~ The way elite athletes have been training for the last 15 years is filtering into the mainstream.  Functional training is where we combine fitness with balance in ways that help us improve our daily activities.  This is where... Read More


Strength Exercise of the week #3: Tricep Dips

Written By Summerside Chiropractic Clinic on June 27, 2023

Exercise of the Week ~ Dips   Toning arms with a weight bearing dip exercise is a great way to add some upper body strength.  This exercise has tons of variations that can make it easy to very challenging.  All the way... Read More


Strength Exercise of the week #2: Pull Ups/Chin Ups

Written By Summerside Chiropractic Clinic on June 19, 2023

    Pull Ups and Chin Ups both target lots of muscle groups.  Its a great basic movement that is intuitive and challenging with many advanced variations. You will be strengthening your trapezius to give you that V shape to your back,... Read More


Strength Exercise of the week #1: Split Leg Squats

Written By Summerside Chiropractic Clinic on June 12, 2023

Split Leg Squats are Dr. D’s Favourite Kettle Bell Exercise!   •It incorporates Balance/Stability •Safer than Regular Squats •Engages large Muscle groups •Activates the glutes which protect low back injury   It’s quite common that the glutes don’t operate as well as they should. When the glutes... Read More


3 Pillars of Anti Aging Exercise: Strength Training

Written By Summerside Chiropractic Clinic on June 8, 2023

  The Three Pillars of Anti Aging Exercise continue this month with Pillar Two,  STRENGTH!  Check out the graph of the inevitable loss of strength as we age and its quite shocking.  Its often been said that aging happens slowly at... Read More


Zone 2 - Exercise of the week #3: Rowing

Written By Summerside Chiropractic Clinic on May 23, 2023

  We’ve discussed Running or (brisk/inclined walking) and cycling.  Other popular Zone 2 exercises are elliptical, swimming and rowing. I tend to change things up seasonally but you can mix them any way you like. Of course we can mix other... Read More


Zone 2 - Exercise of the week #2: Cycling

Written By Summerside Chiropractic Clinic on May 15, 2023

  Cycling is a fun way to get your Zone 2 exercise!     It’s a lot easier on a resistance trainer to lock in that Zone 2 effort for the prescribed 20 minute session.  On the road or on a mountain bike... Read More


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