Centerworks Blog
Improving Knee Strength with a 2 Leg Hamstring Curl Exercise
The knees are one of the parts of the body that a lot of people have problems with, knee pain, knee injuries, other chronic, nagging aches and pains. The strength of the muscles around the knees are really important to keep your knees healthy and safe. Unfortunately,...
Simple Standing Knee Exercise
Knee Exercise that Strengthen the Quadriceps & Reduce Knee Pain A while back, I posted a youtube video on the seated Knee Cap Dance exercise which has gotten a great response. A viewer requested to see the same knee exercise done in a standing position and this...
Heel Exercise with a Strap for Better Leg Stretching Benefits!
Do you ever have heel pain? Do you feel like your ankles like to roll out to the sides? Or has anybody ever told you that you pronate your feet when you walk or run? This Heel Exercise with a Strap is a nice exercise to get the mobility that you need for your heel...
Functional Fitness – Health and Fitness Success: Do You Have Good Posture & Body Mechanics?
6 Simple Strategies To Build a Strong Foundation for Your Health and Fitness Success (part 2 of 6) Are you confident that you have good Posture habits? Are the curves of your spine in the right places? Do you have any annoying aches, pains, or chronic injuries? ...
Health and Fitness Success: 6 Simple Strategies To Build a Strong Foundation
(part 1 of 6) What Are Your Specific Health and Wellness Goals? The foundation of achieving health and fitness success involves several key strategies to ensure your workout program is lifestyle friendly and effectively getting you the results you desire. Whether your...
Reduce Weight, Reduce Chronic Inflammation, Reduce Risk of Cancer
I was sitting at the gym waiting for my sweetie to finish his workout and picked up a copy of the June 2nd Science News magazine to read. Found a really interesting article by Nathan Seppa, “Weight Loss May Cut Cancer Risk.” Since I’ve been dealing with chronic...
Posture – Structural Spine Support for Whole-Body Health
The human body is the most amazing structure ever created! If our structure is properly supported, and all our muscles, bones, tendons, ligaments, and body systems are in harmony – we can move, work, and play with minimal effort and maximum enjoyment for optimal...
Return to Life! Use Pilates Training To Improve Structural Health
Get a Better Body, Mind, Spirit – Tall Posture – and Enjoy Fabulous Whole-Body Health It's Never Too Late to Improve Your Structure and Improve Your Health! One of the most fascinating and fabulous things about the human structure is, that regardless of your age, or...
Foot Fitness Is Important To Help Maintain A Healthy Body & Optimal Structural Support
A building will topple to the ground if the foundation for its structure isn’t sound and stacked correctly, one brick on top of the next. We increase our risk of injury and unnecessary wear-and-tear on our system if our human structure is out of whack. The...
Emotional Health & Well-Being: Get Healthy from the Inside Out
Have you ever been on an emotional rollercoaster of highs & lows? Can you remember how your brain and body felt during this time? Did you take care of yourself? Eat healthy foods? Exercise? Get plenty of rest, sunshine, and fresh air? Or did everything you...