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Health Benefits of Cycling

Published by RennWellness | August 2, 2019

Doctors recommend a weekly routine of 150 minutes of moderate-intensity or 75 minutes of high intensity exercise each week in order to maximize your health and wellness. Cycling is an excellent way to support your physical and mental fitness, helping you to burn fat, build muscle, and boost endurance. Let’s review the health benefits of cycling and provide three workouts for each level of experience. Why Should You Start Cycling? First, let’s discuss why cycling…
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6 Ways to Prevent and Reduce Back Pain

Published by RennWellness | July 12, 2019

6 Ways to Prevent and Reduce Back Pain Back pain is the number one complaint that chiropractors hear in their offices each year. There is a misconception that back pain is a serious medical condition and should be evaluated and treated immediately. Mild back pain is actually quite common and can usually be alleviated by simple lifestyle changes. Common reasons for neck and back pain include poor posture, repetitive stress, injury, nerve damage, and poor…
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Using the Benefits of Physical Therapy to Improve Posture

Published by RennWellness | June 25, 2019

Benefits of Physical Therapy to Improve Posture While pain lets us know if there is an issue in our bodies, we all do our best to avoid it. Whether you’re experiencing simple muscle soreness and strain, or you are in recovery from an injury or surgery, your body will change the way it moves in order to minimize or eliminate pain. Unfortunately, most of these movement patterns involve poor posture. Let’s take a look at…
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Dangers of Rounded Shoulders and How to Fix Them

Published by RennWellness | June 19, 2019

How Do You Get Rounded Shoulders? Do I sit for most of the day? Do I text constantly? Do I cradle my phone between my head and shoulder a lot? Am I on my computer/laptop for hours at a time? Do I tend to look down instead of straight ahead? Do I feel tightness in the back of my legs and my butt? Do my neck and shoulders constantly feel tense and strained? Do I…
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Understanding Motor Control and Motor Learning for Rehabilitation

Published by RennWellness | June 13, 2019

Motor Control is something that most people don’t think about…until an injury or surgery happens and the ability to do simple things becomes limited. Whether we’re walking through a park, picking up something from the ground, or throwing a ball, we tend not to think about the processes and mechanisms behind most things we do. Behind the scenes, even the tiniest gesture or movement requires an incredibly complex process that begins with your nervous system…
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PHYSICAL THERAPY

Health Benefits of Cycling

6 Ways to Prevent and Reduce Back Pain

Using the Benefits of Physical Therapy to Improve Posture

Dangers of Rounded Shoulders and How to Fix Them

Understanding Motor Control and Motor Learning for Rehabilitation