Tag Archives: Stretch

Hamstring Stretch By Taylor Norris RMT at unionwellness.ca

When running movements are involved, the hamstrings work to slow our legs at the end of their forward swing to stop our trunk region from flexing forward at the hips. Sometimes these muscles become injured due to lack of warm-up or when they are too suddenly lengthened.

Scalene (neck) Stretch by Taylor Norris RMT at unionwellness.ca

Chronic tightness of these muscles can potentially lead to very painful conditions of the neck and shoulder girdle due to increased pressure across the nerve bundle known as the brachial plexus, and also increased pressure across the subclavian artery.

General Exercise Program (circuit)

This is a straight forward exercise program that includes cardio, exercises, and stretches with adaptions.

Exercise and Pregnancy (Pregnancy Stretches)

Stretching during pregnancy can help to alleviate aches and pains that occur as your body works to shift your posture and redistribute weight to accommodate the growing baby.

Neck Stretch for Sternocleidomastoid aka SCM

Head aches and neck pain can stem from these major neck muscles, especially when extreme or whiplash type movements have occurred.

Mini Back and Chest Workout!

Mini Back and Chest Workout by Dan Watt, PT (nwhealthfitness.wordpress.com co-blogger) Interesting that young women (18-20ish) are concerned that weight training will decrease their chest size, women (27-35) don’t care, and women (36-50) want to know if it will decrease their chest size.  If you are dieting it will effect your chest size.  Weight trainingContinue reading “Mini Back and Chest Workout!”

Tibialis Anterior (Shin) Stretch by Taylor Norris, RMT

The tibialis anterior are lower leg muscles that lie across the upper half of the front and latetal area of the tibias (shin bones).

Erector Spinae Stretch

Erector Spinae Stretch By Taylor Norris RMT at unionwellness.ca Co-blogger of TWHEALTHHUMOR.com   The erector spinae are comprised of three sets of muscles; the iliocostalis, longissimus and spinalis. These muscels then each further break down into sub sets that all run parallel to eachother along the spinal column, and collectively (though origin and insertion pointsContinue reading “Erector Spinae Stretch”