When I was racing for Canada I was not concerned about aging or health as I felt I was bullet proof. But by 23 years old, I had undergone one knee and two serious foot operations followed by months on crutches, painful walking and 2 years off skis. I learned the hard way that balance and mobility….
Archive for the ‘Balance training’ Category
Reviving our 9 to 5 2009 Style
Posted in Balance training, Business, Lifestyle, tagged active sitting, injury prevention, speed skiing on January 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Mr. Fitter tries the Wii Fit
Posted in Balance training, Lifestyle, tagged Balance training, fitness, Fitter, Wii Fit on June 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »
We now have our household Wii! It fits in nicely with all the DuraBalls and Wobble boards we have around our home. My kids are 11 , 12 and my step son is 23 so this stuff is used often. For us, the Wii came at Christmas with all the games except the Wii Fit [...]
Young or Old – A Healthy Active Body = A Healthy Active Mind
Posted in Balance training, Lifestyle, tagged aging, balance, health on May 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Keeping kids healthy and active in the era of television, computers and gameing can be a challenging task. Fortunately, with a little help from S.A.M. (Stability, Agility, and Mobility) it is easier than ever to keep children active and moving, even while they sit in front of the TV. Using hop balls, exercise balls, and [...]
Fitness Balls
Posted in Balance training, tagged active sitting, burst resistant, exercise ball chairs, gravity on March 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
When you sit on a ball, gravity insists that you sit up straight because it is too much work to do anything else. You are on a sphere and to stay balanced you have to adjust and stabilize your trunk around the neutral position. It is not a conscious thing because the body will do [...]
Balance Training?
Posted in Balance training, Lifestyle, tagged aging gracefully, balance, happiness, injury prevention on February 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Balance training is not another fad. It is a whole philosophy of making minor changes in your daily life for profound long-term differences that carry over to enhance the quality of your daily living.
Daily balance training will enhance your quality of life through improved confidence, agility, performance in sports and daily living. This in turn [...]
Thoughts on Wobble Boards
Posted in Balance training, Lifestyle, tagged Balance boards, exercise ball chairs, posture, stability on January 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Standing on a Wobble Board works the body through integrated movement pattern’s much like sitting on a ball. The main difference is that when you are standing on the unstable surface you are involving all the body’s joints and muscles from the feet up. The whole process is a journey, not a destination. The gains [...]
The Most Important Piece of Exercise Equipment
Posted in Balance training, tagged ball sizing, burst resistant balls, quality, safety on December 19, 2007 | 1 Comment »
People often ask me what is the most important piece of exercise equipment they could own. I repond with a question: Where are you in your personal health now, and where would you like to be?
‘I do not exercise, but I really need to start” and “I work out at the gym but would like [...]
Fitter’s First Ride on the Closed Chain Train
Posted in Balance training, Business, tagged APTA, Fitter International, Gary Gray PT, NATA, Pro Fitter, proprioception on December 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Flying home from APTA PPS (Private Practice Physical Therapist) I chose to review some of my past notes to see what might trigger my interests for a blog entry. I came across a piece I wrote that links my current trip to a similar trip in the late 1980’s, returning from another APTA meeting (I [...]
Balance at Sea – Extra Benefit of Cruising
Posted in Balance training, Lifestyle, tagged balance, Chek Institute, core strength, Cruising, healthy aging, Paul Chek on November 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I am in flight from Ft. Lauderdale to Calgary after spending a much needed week away from work. It was great to be out of the office yet I truly miss my kids. My wife Marg and myself completed 3 Chek Institute courses and saw 4 small islands in 7 days. A rest? No. A [...]
How did Fitter come to be?
Posted in Balance training, Business, Lifestyle, tagged Fitter, Foot injuries, Louis Stack, Pro Fitter, ski training on November 8, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I grew up as a bit of a balance freak as I like to skate board, ski and do other dynamic and some say risky sports. In 1979 I had a knee operation to remove a bucket handle tear on my meniscus. In 1982 I had 4 incisions on my feet to remove large bone [...]
