Mobility & More

02/19/2021

Did you know this? If you are an older adult/senior or know someone who is unable to take their trash to the curbside, especially during bad weather days, Montgomery county MD’s trash collection service provides trash pick up by your door. You have to call them, schedule an appointment in your home to demonstrate the need for this service. Please check with your local counties in your state to see if they can provide this service to a senior in need.

01/27/2021

I got my covid vaccine a couple days ago. Had some soreness in my arm for a couple days. Happy and hopeful. Will continue to be safe, wear a mask, socially distance, take my 2nd shot in a few weeks and keep my family, clients, friends and myself safe !

01/26/2021

Questions about how to prepare and what to expect when you get your Covid-19 vaccination? Here are 10 top dos and don'ts from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and experts in the field.

01/20/2021

Simple suggestions for a healthier start to 2021!

Here are some easy to achieve fitness tips for starting off the new year with a healthier lifestyle. 1) Walk more Walking is a great exercise that is often overlooked and underrated. It is a lower impact exercise- suggested workout over running for those with knee, ankle and back problems. Walking i...

12/15/2020

“Researchers at the University of Virginia found that exercise can largely prevent or at least reduce the severity of a condition called ARDS, or acute respiratory distress syndrome, which affects between 3-17% of patients with COVID-19”.
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New research suggests that exercising regularly may be the ticket to lowering your risk of suffering from one of the most severe COVID complications.

10/29/2020

07/31/2020

I like to believe I am an optimist… one of the positive things from social isolation and having to move my business to a digital model is the increased time I have for gardening. Now I have a beautiful garden, get daily exercise, and a happy family- win win! So what does this have to do with physical therapy and fitness training? A message for all you gardening enthusiasts- take gardening seriously as you would any other physical activity or exercise. Do not forget to stretch before and after gardening. This can prevent injuries, muscle imbalances, and pain.

07/29/2020

My rising 8th grader wrote this poem on gender inequality at work


It’s the little things
That mean the most
Isn't that what they say?
Like when your nice work pants
Have pockets for your keys, phone, your wallet
The wallet where you keep the money
And also the extra money that you get for not being me
A woman.
Why do my work pants
Lack those pockets?
Do I not also deserve to keep
My keys, phone, my wallet,
In which I hold the same amount of money as you
But only after working two, three
Times harder.

I guess that the big things
Mean a lot too,
Like when you command a room
And they listen and to them,
You are the boss.
But when I am assertive
I’m never the boss,
Just bossy and rude and
That horrible woman.
So then, to get what I want I have to
Ask nicely,
But when I
Ask nicely,
I am not as serious as you or as
Firm as you and so
I am dismissed.

And somehow, whatever I do,
It is never the right thing.
You never respect me
Or treat me well
And it isn't okay
It should never be okay
But it is excused because
Boys will be boys
Right?

And so I am not sorry
Not sorry that it makes you uncomfortable
When I am angry
And show more emotion than the
Perfectly subservient woman
That you seek.
I am not sorry
That I am determined and persistent and smart
Perhaps smarter than you
Not sorry
That I will keep fighting so that
I can change both
The little things
And the big things too.

07/21/2020

Have you had your morning walk today?

It's one of the few things you can do while still being socially distant.

07/17/2020

Link to a recent study https://lnkd.in/d5meV4G
Sarcopenia is age-related decline in muscle mass, strength and physical function. It begins as early as age 40 and can get increasingly worse with as much as 50% loss of muscle mass by 80. This study explains effects of quarantine on skeletal muscle health as it relates to our elderly population, and importance of resistance training to mitigate the effects of Covid-19 quarantine on muscle health. The good news is studies have shown sarcopenia can be reversed and muscle loss decreased!!

1Department of Physical Education and Sports, Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology Goiano, Urutaí, Goiás Brazil

07/04/2019

Wishing everyone a Very Happy 4th of July!

04/16/2019

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/health/news/article.cfm?c_id=204&objectid=12221845

Exercise does a body good, and what's good for the body is good for the brain.