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Can forest therapy enhance health and well-being?

The beauty of the outdoors naturally encourages people to go outside, inhale fresh air, listen to the birds, take a walk, or watch the wind animate the branches of the steadfast neighboring trees. The pull toward the natural world is present even in normal times. Now, as we’re confined indoors by the coronavirus pandemic, often spending hours in front of inanimate screens, the urge to be outside is ever more acute. One way to satisfy these urges while improving our health and well-being is forest therapy, a practice growing in popularity around the world…

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Fitness, Rehab, Health Education Jennifer Santiago Fitness, Rehab, Health Education Jennifer Santiago

Is There Such a Thing as ‘Good Pain’ and When Should You Listen to Your Body?

Athletes, fitness buffs and novices alike all know the saying, “No pain, no gain.” To some extent, this saying is true.

Weight-bearing and cardiovascular activities stress the body. As a result of that stress, we enhance our strength and endurance. By pushing our physical boundaries, we optimize our athletic performance. But this process is almost always at the cost of feeling some level of pain…

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Fitness, Rehab, Health Education Jennifer Santiago Fitness, Rehab, Health Education Jennifer Santiago

The Truth About Muscle Soreness - What does it Really Mean?

In general, muscle soreness is a result of microscopic tears in the individual muscle fibers from exercise, or other activities you’re not used to doing. The amount and degree of these microscopic tears vary according to intensity, duration, and frequency of any particular exercise session.

This result is often referred to as DOMS (Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness), and is a term you’ll hear thrown around in almost all fitness arenas as an association to a great workout, when in fact, it could lead you to taking a number in the orthopedic’s waiting room…

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Health Education, Fitness, Rehab Jennifer Santiago Health Education, Fitness, Rehab Jennifer Santiago

Foam Rolling: Applying the Technique of Self-Myofascial Relese

Foam rolling is a self-myofascial release (SMR) stretching technique that has been embraced throughout the fitness industry. This effective and simple to do technique delivers positive, feel good results. Foam rollers have become easily accessible, either shared at the gym or found in almost any sporting goods aisle to bring home for a minimal investment…

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Fitness, Rehab, Health Education Jennifer Santiago Fitness, Rehab, Health Education Jennifer Santiago

Myofascial Release Tools

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Self-massage tools are used for soft-tissue therapy on trigger points, postural problems and can help you recover from stiff, tight and sore muscles. Get started with this chart. Your health care provider can also help you decide which tool is right for you.

Start gradually by using the device for a short time and then increase use progressively. You can also begin with a softer device (tennis ball), before trying something firmer (lacrosse ball)…

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