by Upright Kinetics | Aug 4, 2023 | Chronic Pain, DB Guide, Lifestyle, Posture
By: Mark St. Peter If you read health and fitness magazines and blogs, you know that there is a lot of debate about the value of flexibility training, always has been. Stretching is deemed by some a “waste of time”, or at best, given only token respect...
by Upright Kinetics | Jun 9, 2023 | DB Guide, Fitness
The fitness world is fraught with ill-defined terms. Is it possible that “strength training” is the most egregious offender in this realm? Ask ten fitness professionals and you will get ten variations of weight training. Ask a yogi and you’ll get a different answer....
by Upright Kinetics | Mar 31, 2023 | DB Guide
Slowly, begin your stretch by creating an intensity that borders on pain without causing muscle contraction. Hold this position until the intensity diminishes. I like to use the visualization of “feeling the tension dissipate, a sort of melting sensation”....
by Upright Kinetics | Feb 3, 2023 | DB Guide
It all starts with your foundational alignment of the musculoskeletal system and respecting how the body ought to move. Finding a deeper connection to your Base improves all activities of daily life, recreation and fitness. At Upright Kinetics we are constantly...
by Upright Kinetics | Jan 6, 2023 | DB Guide
By: Mark St. Peter I have been working in the physical rehabilitation world for over 30 years. But my introduction to physiotherapy started well before that when I had to undergo my own recovery following a motor vehicle accident which resulted in 70+ surgeries. My...
by Upright Kinetics | Nov 25, 2022 | DB Guide
As technology moves forward, the physical health of the populace is moving backwards. Watch the end of “Wall-E” or Google the phrase “text-neck” and you will see what I mean. As our way of life becomes more domesticated, so does our physique. No longer are we in...
