Bodywork by Barbara

04/19/2024

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“Building and maintaining strength is one of the most important things you can do at any stage of life, and it’s extremely important after age 50,” a sports medicine physician said.

12/08/2023

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Want stellar health and a killer physique without the forced-march workouts? Get some skin back in the game with these 5 pillars of lifelong fitness.

12/01/2023

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A mind-set shift can be a powerful tool.

09/15/2023

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Fascia is more important than previously thought. Here’s how, and why, you should care for yours.

07/09/2023

Link to article on the mind/body connection; it's not one way, and it's not always correct!

Interoception—the inner sense linking our bodies and minds—can confuse as much as it can reveal.

05/18/2023

Lots of people get aches and pains from their sleeping position. Here's what to do:

Your sleep position can affect everything from aches and pains to heartburn. Here's how to train yourself to sleep on your back.

03/16/2023

I just received my 200th 5-star review on MassageBook.Com!

03/14/2023

Even a 2% deficit of water in your cells (slight dehydration) will negitavly impact your endurance, strength AND your cognition—memory, focus, creativity and flexible thinking are all impaired.

Brain fog can be caused by even minimal dehydration.

You can’t rely on thirst, especially as we age, you need to drink more water. Warm water crosses the cell membrane better, you need electrolytes—but not too many! You get salt in a lot of things! Everyone is different, and you can do a deeper dive for your personal situation, but there are some guidelines

In the first ten hours you are awake you should ingest average 8 ounces of fluids (not just water) an hour (80 ounces of fluid over ten hours). This is average over time. And if you’re exercising or in hot environ, you’ll need more. This is a baseline.

After that first ten hours you’ll typically need less.

The Huberman Lab podcast discusses science and science-based tools for everyday life. New episodes are released every Monday.

03/12/2023

"Lack of activity destroys the good condition of every human being, while movement and methodical physical exercise save it and preserve it.
-Plato

02/03/2023

For millennia our only means of locomotion was our own feet. Our bodies know this; that's why sedentary lifestyles can cause pain, edema, depression, and a host of negative effects. Only the pumping action of walking effectively gets the blood up our legs and back to the heart.

Walking is one of the simplest and most strategic things you can do for yourself. It takes little preparation, minimal effort, no special equipment, and it can contract or expand to fit the exact amount of time you have available.