Helping You Get Straight and Strong with Kathryn Merrow, The Pain Relief Coach
Did you know you bed makes a great exercise tool? When we press against an immovable object, like a wall, we build strength. That is called resistance training. Your bed offers some softness and it also allows you to move and press into it while it presses back at you. Here are a few things [...]
Posted in back pain, exercise, posture, strength on Mar 1st, 2009
There are lots of types of exercise and movement strengthening programs, and most of them are done in upright positions. Here are some of the reasons I prefer a program that can be done while you lie on your back in bed. 1. Almost everyone can lie on their back in relative comfort. 2. Gravity [...]
Have you ever thought about using your bed as a resistance tool? When we press against an immovable object, like a wall, we build strength. That is called resistance training. Your bed offers some softness and it also allows you to move and press into it while it presses back at you. Here are a [...]
Posted in exercise, knee pain, leg pain, strength on Jan 10th, 2009
Maybe you have knee pain, and maybe you don’t. Maybe your legs feel weak or maybe they feel “out of balance” or “too tight.” Your legs were designed to be used in certain ways. But, lots of times, for all kinds of reasons, we “forget” how we used to climb stairs. Sometimes, we just “clomp” [...]
Posted in back ache, exercise, head pain, headaches, pain, posture, strength on Oct 8th, 2008
You’ve heard about the benefits of weight-bearing exercise for strengthening your bones. Being straight and having a strong backside puts the pressure of being upright on your bones, where it belongs. That lets your bones become strong. And you can read about preventing osteoporosis with good posture (which you can create with the SimpleStrengthening exercises.) [...]
Posted in back ache, back pain, exercise, posture, strength on Oct 7th, 2008
Osteoporosis is not something we want to have. What we really want are strong, healthy bones. So, I’m going to tell you about the most common cause of osteoporosis. It’s really common to see people with their heads in front of their bodies. Sometimes their heads are really far ahead of their bodies. Not good. We were built [...]
If your legs feel weak, or achey, here’s a solution for you. We were built for movement and when we don’t move enough – when we spend too much time in a chair or car – our leg muscles get out of balance and lose strength. Balance and strength occur when we use our legs. When we use [...]
Posted in back ache, back pain, exercise, posture, strength on Mar 19th, 2008
Here’s an easy, simple strengthening strategy to get long, strong torso muscles. We often fall into the habit of having a weak, collapsed forward posture. This simple strengthening tip will help you get tall, straight and strong. You can do this sitting and do this on your back in bed or on the floor. Lift your arms over [...]
Posted in back pain, exercise, headaches, posture on Mar 8th, 2008
A physical therapist told me that the best way to strengthen abdominal muscles was just to “suck in your stomach and hold it,” several times. And that does work, but when we want strong and flat abdominal muscles, we often think of sit-ups. Here are a few reasons why they may not be the exercise-of-choice [...]
