Move Smart-Polestar Pilates Conference Highlights
Intro to PoleStar: Our team wrapped up the month of May exhibiting at the Polestar Pilates Conference hosted in San Diego. Brent Anderson PhD, PT, PCS, the founder of Polestar Pilates, is a leading authority in performing arts medicine and Pilates evolved techniques for rehabilitation. He owns and operates Polestar Physical Therapy and Pilates in Miami, FL which serves as a model in the use of Pilates for rehabilitation. For the past 20 years Polestar Pilates has trained more than 4000 professionals in 50 different countries and...
read more5 Questions A Personal Trainer Should Ask YOU
Personal trainers are expected to have knowledge and deliver exceptional customer service. Your trainer should be energetic, motivating, caring and most of all, professional. Below are five fitness questions that your trainer should ask when you become a new client to cover the little things that in the end, will give you a great experience and build a lasting relationship with your personal trainer. Before you start with your trainer ask: “Is there anything I should worry about? … ” First off, all clients should fill out some sort of...
read moreEasing the Pain with Exercise
Most of us exercise to become or stay more healthy, but for some people exercise can be one of the few ways to relieve pain they encounter in their every day lives. Researchers and the medical community are researching more how exercise can impact pain associated with a number of chronic conditions and illnesses. The Los Angeles Times hosted a live web chat on Monday with Dr. Barbara Giesser, clinical professor of neurology at the David Geffen UCLA School of Medicine and medical director of the Marilyn Hilton MS Achievement Center at UCLA, on...
read moreAsk the Expert! Occupational Therapist FAQs
We’re winding down on the month celebrating the occupation and the spirit behind Wrist Assured Gloves – National Occupational Therapy month. WAGs creator and CEO, Paula, would love to answer your questions about occupational therapy, what to do with a great idea, questions about WAGs and more via Facebook and Twitter (hashtag #WAGsChat). The health question and answers event is our first and we’d like to continue once a month! Paula’s experiences as an OT and an entrepreneur are diverse, to say the least. She’s used...
read more5 Essential Moves: Add a Little Green to Every Day
This Friday, April 22nd is Earth Day 2011: A Billion Acts of Green®. There is a strong connection between taking care of yourself – physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually – and taking care of your environment. That includes keeping the spaces where we live and work healthy. In this special Earth Day article, we’re sharing a few smaller, every day ways to be more “green” that align with health, fitness and overall wellness and are easy to integrate into your life. Start a garden. Maybe you think your space isn’t...
read moreThis Month, Celebrate You!
If you don’t know by now, we’ll let you in on a little secret. Wrist Assured Gloves are more than a great product, they were the brainy invention of one very clever occupational therapist. April is National Occupational Therapy Month, and this profession is all about Living Life To Its Fullest™. In the spirit of the American Occupational Therapy Association’s Ten Things You Can Do To Celebrate Occupational Therapy Month, we’re sharing 7 ways to celebrate yourself and your business in this personal wellness article....
read moreSpring’s Perfect Accessory
We have been patiently, patiently waiting for Spring to arrive! It officially came on March 21st, but with the layers of snow that blanketed our region of the country, we could hardly get excited about the official start date. It’s finally starting to warm, and we’re dusting off our mats, rounding up our favorite Pilates and yoga accessories and heading outdoors (or at the very least opening the windows!). We want share one of our favorite pieces of spring workout gear – our Wrist Assured Gloves tee! Perfect...
read moreYoga 3.0 – Live from Your Living Room
When thinking of yoga, many concepts come to mind – the community you build in your classes; the support as you try to master poses difficult poses (and avoid injury!); there’s even the shared sweat and germs! No doubt that in most studios, peace, harmony and tranquility reign (even among the masses with a simple SHHHH). And nothing compares to the feedback you receive in a class with beautiful living, breathing souls around you. When it comes to rolling out your mat at home, it’s a different story. We’ve shared some...
read moreWAGs & TRX: Weight-Bearing Pairing!
If you are looking for a new way to train your muscles or want to add variation to your current routine, you should check out TRX. You’ve probably seen the little banners with the black and yellow straps popping up everywhere. TRX uses principles of suspension training, which is making big waves in the fitness world. It’s a great way to train for moves you would do in every day life – otherwise known as functional fitness. TRX is a weight bearing activity – using your own body weight to build strength, power, balance,...
read more5 Moves: Save on Studio Classes
While the recent trends suggest that the economy is looking a little brighter, most of us are still looking for ways to save where we can. With our fiscally fit tips, sacrificing the your wellness won’t happen. All the things you love about studio fitness – the personal attention, small class sizes and teachers cuing for alignment and injury prevention – can remain within your reach! We have five great ways for you to save money on private, small-group and yoga studio classes listed below. Also this year – WAGs will be...
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