Category: Wellness
3 Pillars of Anti Aging Exercise: Stability and Sport
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
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 #1: Split Leg Squats
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
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
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
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
Zone 2: Key Muscle Stretches for Running/Walking
Key Muscle Stretches for Running/Walking: Hamstrings: This one can be tricky because you get different parts of the Hamstrings depending on your planted foot orientation. People tend to flare out the planted foot but its also important to bring that foot... Read More
3 Pillars of Exercise for Anti Aging: Zone 2
Anti aging Exercises Types #1-4 Over the next four months at Summerside Chiropractic we are going to take a deep dive into the 4 types of exercise that will keep your physical (and mental!) function optimized for the last 1/4 of... Read More
Late evening eating increases appetite & lowers energy!
Late Evening Eating Increases Appetite & Lowers Energy!In a study by Vulovic et al. they shifted the exact same 3 meals to later in the day. The study participants were then evaluated for energy expenditure the following days. It was... Read More
Start every day with a good night's sleep!
Tips for a great sleep!Most people already know about avoiding screens an hour before bed, a dark room, keeping pets out if they disturb your sleep, and winding down with some positive reading. Sleep tracking studies have also shown that... Read More
