Stretches

Are you strengthening your back correctly?

Are you strengthening your back correctly?

By: Wendi Palmieri
Posted: 11/16/2018 6:00 AM

Veteran Vintage Fitness personal trainer Wendy shows you the mistakes that clients often make when trying to strengthen their mid backs.

Pain the neck?

Pain the neck?

By: Kristy Belanger
Posted: 11/2/2018 6:00 AM
Learn how to keep your neck and shoulder loose and pain free
Take your workout outside: Flexibility Training

Take your workout outside: Flexibility Training

By: Erin Billowits
Posted: 6/22/2018 6:00 AM

There is lots of conflicting information about when to stretch and the right type of stretches to do.

Take your workout outside

Take your workout outside

By: Erin Billowits
Posted: 5/25/2018 10:40 AM

An outdoor exercise program for older adults

Improve your shoulder function and ease shoulder pain

Improve your shoulder function and ease shoulder pain

By: Erin Billowits
Posted: 5/18/2018 7:00 AM

so many of our 50+ clients have injured their shoulders in the past and have limited mobility in their shoulders and often have pain.

Sneaking exercise into your day. Sitting at your computer

Sneaking exercise into your day. Sitting at your computer

By: Erin Billowits
Posted: 4/6/2018 6:00 AM
This week the trigger is when you are sitting at your desk.
Sneaking exercise into your day. Using your stairs

Sneaking exercise into your day. Using your stairs

By: Erin Billowits
Posted: 3/30/2018 7:23 AM

This week the trigger is when you sit down on your stairs or front bench to put on your shoes. 

How do I use my condo gym equipment?

How do I use my condo gym equipment?

By: Erin Billowits
Posted: 2/16/2018 12:00 AM

The purpose of stability balls is to challenge your core muscles as you do various other exercises.

Easily put your bra on

Easily put your bra on

By: Erin Billowits
Posted: 2/2/2018 12:00 AM

This week a client mentioned that it was a real struggle for her to reach around and do up her bra every-day.  If you don’t wear a bra, these exercises are really about shoulder mobility and flexibility which help with posture, golf swings and neck pain.

Making everyday activities feel easier, 4 of 5

Making everyday activities feel easier, 4 of 5

By: Erin Billowits
Posted: 11/10/2017 2:23 AM
Tight hamstrings and hips are often the main issues for people that can’t reach their toes. Even if you can reach your toes notice if you arch your lower back to do it or if you can keep a flat back and reach them. Arching the back when reaching forward or down can put strain and cause back pain. Try these exercises to make touching your toes easier
A new way to stretch for active agers with wrist issues

A new way to stretch for active agers with wrist issues

By: Erin Billowits
Posted: 6/23/2017 4:00 AM
This is the last week of a six week blog series teaching active agers how to use foam rollers and hard balls to get deep stretches. Wrist pain and weakness is a common issue for clients that can stop them from doing certain floor based exercises. This post gives a few stretches for the wrists and forearms to alleviate pain and gives a few ways to modify traditional exercises to make them easier for clients with wrist issues.
A new way to stretch for active agers - Deep stretches without getting on the floor

A new way to stretch for active agers - Deep stretches without getting on the floor

By: Erin Billowits
Posted: 6/16/2017 6:42 AM
This is the fifth week of a six week blog series teaching active agers how to use foam rollers and hard balls to get deep stretches. Most of the foam roller stretches are done on the floor so I wanted to cover some ways to deeply stretch and get knots out of your muscles without having to go down to the floor. In the videos below I use a small hard ball (tennis or lacrosse ball) against the wall to release the often tight muscles of the upper back and hips.

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