By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Wellness Coach, ACSM Personal Trainer I have a spinal condition that is causing one of my lumbar vertebrae to compress my disks. One of the many things I do to keep prevent my back from getting worse is to use inversions, or hang upside [...]
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Working too Much to Exercise? Let Julie Lee Show You Yoga at Your Desk
Posted in Workplace Wellness, Yoga, tagged back pain, Easy desktop yoga, Julie lee, neck pain, neck pain relief, workplace stretching, Yoga, yoga at work on December 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
By Sue Shekut, Licensed Massage Therapist, ACSM Personal Trainer, Certified Wellness Coach, Owner, Working Well Massage Don’t have time to exercise? Working long hours at a computer or desk? Then this set of easy yoga poses may be for you! Easy Desktop Yoga is a CD with a series of video exercises based on yoga, [...]
Back Pain? Yoga May Help More Than Physical Therapy
Posted in Fitness, Stress Management, Yoga, tagged back pain, backbends, low back pain relief, Spondylolysis, yoga for back pain, YogaTherapyWeb on December 13, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Image via Wikipedia By Sue Shekut, Licensed Massage Therapist, ACSM Personal Trainer, Certified Wellness Coach For those of you suffering from back pain, I must first say this: Make sure you see a doctor or chiropractor you trust before undertaking any new exercise that impacts your low back. Certain low back conditions can be made [...]
Grab a Partner and Start Stretching with Partner Yoga!
Posted in Fitness, Stress Management, Yoga, tagged asanas, downward facing dog, family yoga, partner yoga, pranayamams, sun salutations on December 2, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Every day, clients ask us how often to stretch, why the stretching they do does not combat their neck and back pain and what are the best ways to stretch. The truth is, it’s tough to remember to stretch and it’s even more difficult to stretch often enough to combat the muscle tension we place [...]
Help for Fibromyalgia Sufferers
Posted in Fitness, Workplace Wellness, Yoga, tagged exercise and fibromyalgia, fatigue, fibromyalgia, fibromyalgia symptoms, muscle pain, pilates and fibromyalgia, Tai Chi and fibromyalgia, water therapy and fibromyalgia, yoga and fibromyalgia on November 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Wellness Coach, ACSM Personal Trainer Fibromyalgia is a disease characterized by painful muscles and fatigue. For those suffering from this condition, pain relief is a main goal. And research has found that contrary to previously held beliefs, it is better to move more than [...]
Great Website for Downloadable Yoga Videos!
Posted in Fitness, Workplace Wellness, Yoga, tagged my yoga online, workplace yoga, Yoga, yoga at work, yoga on demand, yoga videos on November 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Yoga Videos On Demand: A Fresh Take On Healthy Living Unlimited Video Classes Full Screen HD Streaming World Class Teachers Low Monthly Subscription Who is My Yoga Online? My Yoga Online is a premium online subscription and digital download service, offering yoga, Pilates, meditation, and wellness video classes to thousands of members and free [...]
Yoga for Anxiety and Depression
Posted in Stress Management, Yoga, tagged depression, Harvard Health Publication, stress relief, Yoga on November 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
By Harvard Health Publications Since the 1970s, meditation and other stress-reduction techniques have been studied as possible treatments for depression and anxiety. One such practice, yoga, has received less attention in the medical literature, though it has become increasingly popular in recent decades. One national survey estimated, for example, that about 7.5% of U.S. adults [...]
Yoga Bolsters on Sale!
Posted in Ergonomics, Fitness, Stress Management, Yoga, tagged Gina Saka, relax your back, stretch pec muscles, Yoga Accesssories, yoga bolster on October 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Yoga Bolsters on sale! Order from Yoga Accessories for only $37 here: YogaAccessories (TM) Round Cotton Yoga Bolster YogaAccessories (TM) Rectangular Cotton Yoga Bolster Yoga Bolsters are great for to give your body a break from forward leaning work. With a simple yoga bolster, you can relax your back muscles, stretch our your pectoral muscles [...]
Hello Yoga Bolster, Goodbye Neck and Upper Back Pain!
Posted in Fitness, Massage Therapy, Stress Management, Workplace Wellness, Yoga, tagged chest opener, chest stretch, Gina Saka, pec stretch, working on computers, yoga bolster on September 6, 2009 | 4 Comments »
By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Wellness Coach, ACSM Personal Trainer Pair a great upper body stretch with a few minutes of relaxation by using a yoga bolster to stretch every day. Let gravity do the work of opening your chest muscles. Meanwhile, give your back muscles a much needed [...]
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