Time to Fight the Obesity "Disease."

It can be hard for someone who is fit/healthy to really understand what an obese person has to go through on daily basis.

I have decided to help fix the problem. We as personal trainers make a living keeping people in shape or helping them become better at their sports. All the while, neglecting a large segment of society that can't afford our services and are in desperate need.

I am teaming up with 4 other trainers to provide what we hope will be a growing trend across the country to motivate people to become healthy.

We are designing a massive boot camp as a public service. Our Goal is to have at least 100 people per camp striving to change their lives for the better.

If you know someone that would benefit or needs a push, send them my way.

If you would like to help out in some way, please get in touch with me at hadl98@yahoo.com or call 817.308.9958.

We will need volunteers and donations and a large field or facility.

Hamstring Strength

More Core

Help yourself- Low Back Pain.

When performing a Bridge up, you should be able to get at least 1 set of 15-20 reps. Work your way up to 3 sets, 3X a week.

Planks should be performed a minimum of 4 days a week.

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Live well my friends.

Stress

Stress is the number one reason people just like you, get massages. Stress can manifests itself in so many way. You can break it down into two categories. Physical and emotional stress. Most of us don't realize what physical stress can do to our moods.

This simple break down will show you. You wake up, there's a crick in your neck. This can be caused by the stress placed on the cervical vertebrae all night long creating inflammation in the neck. Now you have some mild neck pain.



Each time you try to turn your neck, the action induces pain. In some causes, this causes you to clench your teeth. Some people clench when they are in pain. The more you clench the more stress you put on the temporal muscles.



This will cause a mild to moderate headache. When you spend the rest of your day feeling like this, most people are not fun to be around.

This a great example of the physical stress creating emotional stress.

NOW, how do you manage something like this?

Instead of being like everyone else and hoping that time will resolve the issue, be proactive. Massage therapy is more than just a feel good, relaxation luxury that we spend money on. There are medical/ therapeutic purposes. The example I just gave to you can be fixed in one session. Remember pain in the body is your body telling you something is wrong. Stop putting it off and go get it fixed.

Core Exercise

Here are a few easy yet hard core exercises to add your fitness routine.

Perform each exercise as shown.

Hold for a minimum of 20 seconds
working up to 60 seconds.
Gradually increase to 3 sets.

*If your not shaking, than your not engaging your core or it might just be too easy.

Parkinson's Disease and Massage Therapy

I Just finished my own little study of the effects of massage therapy on Parkinson's Disease. Mind you, it was with only one Client. I gave the client, 4- 30 minute treatments a week over a 3 week period. I applied Myofascial Release, manual lymphatic drainage, and Neuromuscular massage. The client was also instructed on deep diaphramic breathing for relaxation and stretching exercises.

The purpose was to see if there were any changes physically or psychologically.

1. There was no change in the amount of shaking during stress induced events. By the end of the 3 week span, the client did however state he was more conscious of the shaking and could stop it under his own control.

2. At the start, the muscle tone on the right side of the body was ridgid due to the constant shaking. At the end of the 3 week period. The color of the skin became darker and looked healthier, possibly from increased blood supply to the muscle tissue. The muscle tissue became much more supple and relaxed and range of motion in the joints increased slightly. The most visible increase in range of motion was the flexibility in the hands and wrist.

3. The client by the end of the 3 week period talked of feeling more relaxed overall and less mentally stressed.

I think the over-all result is Massage can aid in comforting people with PD. It can greatly increase relaxation in the muscle tissue and may provide some psychological benefits. But it's not a Cure.

Nick Hadl
Nick Hadl Clinical Bodywork
800 5th avenue suite 150
Fort Worth, TX. 76104
817.308.9958