Renewal Fitness & Yoga

03/28/2026

IRON STRONG - Content Creating Day!!! What's your favorite exercise for the following using any of the following equipment:
HIP HINGE – SQUAT DEADLIFT
KNEE DOMINANT
SINGLE SIDE / OFF SET LOAD
ROTATION
ANTI ROTATION
PULLDOWN / PULL-UP
PUSH
PULL
BALANCE
MOVING BALANCE / AGILITY
TRX / CABLEs / MACHINEs / DBs / BOSU / MED BALLs / KBs / BATTLE ROPE / BOX / V-BAR / LANDMINE / AGILITY

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03/28/2026

Many people make the mistake of avoiding movement when a tendon hurts. Pain often triggers fear: “If I move, I’ll make it worse.” But in most cases, gentle, controlled movement is exactly what your tendon needs to heal and stay strong. Complete rest can actually make the tendon stiffer, weaker, and more prone to future injury.

Slow, targeted exercises like light resistance work, stretches, or controlled bodyweight movements stimulate blood flow, nourish the tendon, and help it adapt to stress safely. Over time, this helps reduce pain, improve function, and restore confidence in movement.

The key is to move thoughtfully, not recklessly. Pain doesn’t always mean harm tendons heal better when they are gently challenged.

03/25/2026

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03/25/2026

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Falls are the quiet turning point
no one plans for,
yet they change everything.

In adults over 65,
they are the leading cause
of injury and loss of independence
breaking hips, shaking the brain,
and sometimes, beginning the end
of a once steady life.

But it is rarely the fall itself
that takes us.

It is what follows
the days spent in bed,
the muscles that slowly forget their strength,
the fear that whispers, don’t move too much,
the body growing weaker
in the name of staying safe.

And little by little,
life becomes smaller.
But it does not have to be this way.
Strength can be built, even now

So keep moving.
Keep strengthening.
Keep choosing to stand tall.

Because preventing a fall
is not just about avoiding injury
it is about protecting
the life you still want to live.

02/15/2026

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In all blue zones, people continue to garden even into their 90s and 100s. Gardening is the epitome of a blue zones activity because it engineers more mindless movement into our lives. But did you know that gardening is good for your mental health, too?

7 BENEFITS OF GARDENING ON YOUR MENTAL HEALTH

YOU CAN DEPEND ON IT: Studies show uncertainty affects our mental health. A neatly cut lawn or a yard full of blooming flowers can put some normalcy and certainty back into your life.

GREEN IS GOOD: Just being outside in a green space is good for your mental health and can result in reduced stress.

BETTER NUTRITION: It's no secret that healthy eating boosts your mental health. Plant an array of colorful vegetables such as sweet potatoes, eggplant, green beans, and swiss chard for a healthier menu.

GARDENING AS EXERCISE: It’s not just running and biking that gets the endorphins going. Researchers say gardening counts as exercise, too. Just a few minutes of gardening can help lower your levels of the stress hormone cortisol.

GARDENING AS CONNECTION: Caring for a living garden, or better yet a community garden, can reconnect you with a sense of purpose, and keep you surrounded by like-minded people.

BEING MINDFUL: Activities such as pruning roses or cutting back bushes, afford you the opportunity to practice being in the moment. It’s a practice that has proven mental health benefits.

PRIDE OF ACCOMPLISHMENT: Don’t have a big plot of land? Create a balcony garden or kitchen herb garden to improve your mental health.

Read more: https://www.bluezones.com/2022/06/7-benefits-of-gardening-and-yardwork-on-your-mental-health/

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02/08/2026

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02/08/2026

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02/07/2026

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for while bodily training is of some value, godliness is of value in every way, as it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come.

02/07/2026

Improve the chemistry, improve the outcome!

Have We Been Looking in the Wrong Place?

I’ve been a surgeon for over 25 years, and the longer I practice, the less I’m interested in structure — and the more I’m drawn to physiology... the entire person sitting before me.

I don’t ignore the structure… but I weigh the findings differently.
Early in my career, I obsessed over images. MRIs, X-rays, cartilage wear, meniscus tears — the structure told the story, or so I thought.

But experience humbles you. It teaches you that what shows up on a scan often matters far less than what’s happening in the body that scan belongs to.

Many cases of adult joint/tendon pain are just another manifestation of metabolic disease. It's true. The inflammation from your fatty liver, insulin resistance, diabetes, etc. It all plays a role in how much pain you're currently having.

Most of my patients are metabolically “sub-optimal”. And that has made me care less about what’s torn, worn, or frayed — and far more about inflammation, insulin resistance, central adiposity, elevated uric acid, and being under-muscled.

Again, I don’t ignore the structural changes… I see their contribution to the plan differently.

Lean muscle, central adiposity, systemic inflammation, mitochondrial health — these are the quiet variables that determine how someone feels, heals, adapts, and recovers.

Structure breaks down when our foundational physiology fails. Tendons degenerate when uric acid/ insulin, glucose and inflammation stays high. Cartilage thins when inflammation rises. Bone weakens when load is absent.

As surgeons, we were trained to fix anatomy. But biology is where the leverage is. Improve the chemistry, improve the outcome!! Remember that's one.

I still look at the images — but I look through them now. Because behind many joints that hurt is a system that’s out of balance.

02/05/2026

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02/05/2026

02/05/2026

Tendon pain is one of the most common reasons people stop moving.
And unfortunately, that’s often the beginning of the problem not the solution.

Most tendon pain isn’t the result of a single injury. It’s the result of underuse or sudden overload. Long periods of rest tell the tendon it’s no longer needed. Sudden bursts of activity ask it to do more than it’s prepared for.

Tendons don’t heal through avoidance.
They heal through movement the right kind, at the right dose.

Gentle, controlled loading signals the tendon to adapt.
To remodel.
To regain strength and tolerance.
This is why complete rest often makes tendon pain linger, while thoughtful movement helps it calm.

Pain does not always mean damage.
Discomfort during rehabilitation is often a sign that the tendon is being reminded of its job.

The goal isn’t to push through recklessly.
It’s not to protect the tendon into weakness either.

It’s to keep moving deliberately, progressively, and consistently
so the tendon can relearn how to handle life.

You are not fragile.
Your body is adaptable.
Movement isn’t the enemy.
It’s the medicine.