Wellspring Chiropractic Lifestyle Center

Wellspring Chiropractic Lifestyle Center Doctor Heather Rice is a chiropractor at Wellspring Chiropractic Lifestyle Center in Shelburne, VT.

10/13/2025

Just because you canโ€™t do high-impact workouts anymore doesnโ€™t mean thereโ€™s no point in exercising. ๐ˆ๐ง ๐Ÿ๐š๐œ๐ญ, ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ-๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ž๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐›๐ž๐ง๐ž๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ, ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐š๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ž ๐š๐ ๐ž.

A 2020 study in the Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy showed that chair-based exercise improves:

โœ… Strength
โœ… Flexibility
โœ… Cardiovascular health
โœ… Mental well-being

Try these from your chair:

๐Ÿช‘ Seated marches to get your heart rate up
๐Ÿช‘ Arm raises (with or without weights or resistance bands)
๐Ÿช‘ Ankle circles to keep circulation flowing
๐Ÿช‘ Seated twists to wake up your spine and core

At our clinic, we combine these gentle movements with light-touch chiropractic care to support your nervous system, improve coordination, and help you feel grounded and confident in your body.

๐™Š๐™ช๐™ง 70+ ๐™ฎ๐™š๐™–๐™ง ๐™ค๐™ก๐™™ ๐™ฅ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™จ ๐™ค๐™›๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ฃ ๐™จ๐™–๐™ฎ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š๐™ฎ ๐™›๐™š๐™š๐™ก ๐™ข๐™ค๐™ง๐™š ๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™–๐™—๐™ก๐™š, ๐™ก๐™ค๐™ค๐™จ๐™š๐™ง, ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ข๐™ค๐™ง๐™š ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™š๐™ง๐™œ๐™ž๐™ฏ๐™š๐™™ ๐™–๐™›๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง ๐™Ÿ๐™ช๐™จ๐™ฉ ๐™– ๐™›๐™š๐™ฌ ๐™จ๐™š๐™จ๐™จ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™จ.

10/10/2025

Letโ€™s retire the phrase โ€œ๐™„โ€™๐™ข ๐™Ÿ๐™ช๐™จ๐™ฉ ๐™˜๐™ก๐™ช๐™ข๐™จ๐™ฎ.โ€

Coordination is a trainable skill, just like balance and strength. And you can train it at any age. ๐Ÿ’ƒ

๐—” 2021 ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ:

โœ… Reaction time
โœ… Memory
โœ… Physical performance in older adults

๐—ง๐—ผ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป-๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป:

๐Ÿง  Cross-body moves like tapping opposite knees while marching in place
๐Ÿง  Toss & catch drills with a soft ball (great for reflexes)
๐Ÿง  Mirrored partner movements or โ€œfollow the leaderโ€ games
๐Ÿง  And yesโ€”freestyle dancing totally counts

๐—–๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด. ๐—” ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต๐˜† ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐˜€๐˜†๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€:

โœจ Faster reaction time
โœจ Better balance and coordination
โœจ Improved mobility and strength

Challenge your coordination every day, and youโ€™ll be surprised how sharp and steady you can feel.

10/08/2025

One fall can change everything - your independence, your mobility, your confidence.

๐Œ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ก๐š๐›๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ.

According to the CDC, over 3 million older adults visit ERs each year due to fall injuriesโ€”but home modifications and movement training can drastically cut that risk.

๐‘บ๐’„๐’‚๐’ ๐’€๐’๐’–๐’“ ๐‘บ๐’‘๐’‚๐’„๐’†:

๐Ÿ‘€ Remove or tape down throw rugs
๐Ÿ‘€ Clear walkways (no cords, books, or shoes!)
๐Ÿ‘€ Add night lights in bedrooms and bathrooms

๐‘ด๐’๐’—๐’† ๐’˜๐’Š๐’•๐’‰ ๐‘จ๐’˜๐’‚๐’“๐’†๐’๐’†๐’”๐’”:

๐Ÿšถโ€โ™‚๏ธโ€โžก๏ธ Avoid rushing when standing up or turning
๐Ÿšถโ€โ™‚๏ธโ€โžก๏ธ Strengthen legs and core with seated or standing balance work (check our earlier videos!)

๐‘ป๐’–๐’๐’† ๐‘ฐ๐’๐’•๐’ ๐’€๐’๐’–๐’“ ๐‘ฉ๐’๐’…๐’š:

Thatโ€™s where we see amazing results with light-touch chiropractic care. ๐—” ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น-๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐˜€๐˜†๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป, ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒโ€”๐˜€๐—ผ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐Ÿง  ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜† ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต๐—น๐˜† ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐˜€.

10/06/2025

When it comes to aging and exercise, thereโ€™s way too much misinformation holding people back.

๐Œ๐ฒ๐ญ๐ก #1: โ€œ๐™„โ€™๐™ข ๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™ค ๐™ค๐™ก๐™™ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ง๐™ฉ ๐™š๐™ญ๐™š๐™ง๐™˜๐™ž๐™จ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ.โ€

โŒ Wrong.

One study from the Journal of Aging and Physical Activity found that even folks in their 80s and 90s gained strength, balance, and improved mood from simple movement routines.

You donโ€™t need a gym historyโ€”you just need to begin.

๐Œ๐ฒ๐ญ๐ก #2: โ€œ๐™€๐™ญ๐™š๐™ง๐™˜๐™ž๐™จ๐™š ๐™๐™–๐™จ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™—๐™š ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™จ๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™ฌ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ .โ€

๐Ÿšซ Nope.

Smart movement beats hard movementโ€”especially as we age.

Walking, gentle strength training, and mobility work can be more effective (and safer!) than punishing workouts.

๐Œ๐ฒ๐ญ๐ก #3: โ€œ๐™‹๐™–๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™ž๐™จ ๐™Ÿ๐™ช๐™จ๐™ฉ ๐™ฅ๐™–๐™ง๐™ฉ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™œ๐™š๐™ฉ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ค๐™ก๐™™๐™š๐™ง.โ€

๐Ÿšจ Noโ€”itโ€™s a signal, not a life sentence.

Aches and postural tension often come from poor movement patterns or nervous system imbalances.

Thatโ€™s where light-touch chiropractic care makes a differenceโ€”supporting your nervous system so you move with more ease and less tension.

๐Œ๐ฒ๐ญ๐ก #4: โ€œ๐™„๐™› ๐™„ ๐™˜๐™–๐™ฃโ€™๐™ฉ ๐™™๐™ค ๐™ฌ๐™๐™–๐™ฉ ๐™„ ๐™ช๐™จ๐™š๐™™ ๐™ฉ๐™ค, ๐™ž๐™ฉโ€™๐™จ ๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ฉ ๐™ฌ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฉ๐™ ๐™™๐™ค๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ฎ๐™ฉ๐™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ.โ€

๐Ÿ‘Ž If you can wiggle your fingers, you can move.

If you can hum a tune, you can breathe intentionally.[Text Wrapping Break]Every small action you take tells your brain and body: Weโ€™re still in this.

Letโ€™s rewrite what aging looksโ€”and feelsโ€”like!

10/03/2025

๐–๐š๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐“๐ข๐ง ๐Œ๐š๐ง ๐ก๐š๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐š๐ ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฉ๐จ๐จ๐ซ ๐œ๐ข๐ซ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐ข๐ง๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐š๐ฆ๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ค ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ง๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ.

A 2021 review in ๐˜พ๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™˜๐™–๐™ก ๐™„๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง๐™ซ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™จ ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐˜ผ๐™œ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ found that gentle morning movement routines significantly improved:

โœ… Joint comfort
โœ… Circulation
โœ… Physical function in older adults

Before you get out of bed:

๐Ÿ‘‰ Point & flex your feet to wake up your ankles and calves
๐Ÿ‘‰ Reach your arms overhead, roll your wrists
๐Ÿ‘‰ Gently hug your knees to your chestโ€”great for the lower back

๐‘ช๐’‰๐’Š๐’“๐’๐’‘๐’“๐’‚๐’„๐’•๐’Š๐’„ ๐’„๐’‚๐’“๐’† ๐’Š๐’” ๐’‚ ๐’ˆ๐’‚๐’Ž๐’†-๐’„๐’‰๐’‚๐’๐’ˆ๐’†๐’“ ๐’‚๐’” ๐’˜๐’†๐’๐’.

๐ˆ๐ญ ๐ซ๐ž๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ, ๐ฌ๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ญ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ž ๐๐š๐ฒ.

10/01/2025

Your posture right now is awful - shoulders rounded, nose buried in your phone. ๐Ÿ‘€

It might not seem like a big deal, but this tiny habit, repeated thousands of times a week, is quietly reshaping your spine.

Chronic poor posture, especially โ€œ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™˜๐™ ๐™ฃ๐™š๐™˜๐™ โ€ and rounded shoulders, can lead to:

โŒ Neck pain
โŒ Headaches
โŒ Reduced lung capacity
โŒ Lower energy
โŒ Depressed mood

A study in Spine Journal found that just a 60ยฐ head tilt while texting places up to 60 pounds of pressure on your neck.

Thatโ€™s a ๐™‡๐™Š๐™ for scrolling.

Hereโ€™s your daily anti-slouch reset:

โœจ Wall Angels
โœจ Chin Tucks
โœจ Band Pull Aparts

๐€๐ญ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐œ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐œ, ๐ฐ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ-๐ญ๐จ๐ฎ๐œ๐ก ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐œ ๐œ๐š๐ซ๐ž, ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฎ๐ง๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฉ๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ. Clients often say, โ€œI feel taller!โ€โ€”not because we stretched them, but because we helped them reconnect with their natural posture.

09/29/2025

Exercise is not just for losing weight or building muscle.

๐‘ป๐’‰๐’† ๐’ƒ๐’†๐’”๐’• ๐’ƒ๐’†๐’๐’†๐’‡๐’Š๐’• ๐’๐’‡ ๐’†๐’™๐’†๐’“๐’„๐’Š๐’”๐’† ๐’Š๐’” ๐’‰๐’๐’˜ ๐’Š๐’• ๐’Š๐’Ž๐’‘๐’“๐’๐’—๐’†๐’” ๐’š๐’๐’–๐’“ ๐’Ž๐’๐’๐’….

Harvard Medical School confirms: Rhythmic, moderate movementโ€”like walking, stretching, or gentle strength workโ€”triggers the release of:

โœจ ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฝ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€ (your natural pain and stress relievers)
โœจ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป (the mood stabilizer)
โœจ ๐——๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ (the motivation and pleasure chemical)

Movement also stimulates the vagus nerve, which helps calm your nervous system.

๐€๐ญ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐œ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐œ, ๐ฐ๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐›๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ-๐ญ๐จ๐ฎ๐œ๐ก ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐œ ๐œ๐š๐ซ๐ž, ๐ฐ๐ก๐ข๐œ๐ก ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐›๐จ๐๐ฒ ๐ ๐ž๐ญ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ-๐จ๐ซ-๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ฆ๐จ๐๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ง๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐š ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ž๐, ๐œ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ž.

Movement doesnโ€™t have to be a โ€œworkoutโ€ to be therapeutic. It can be a stretch, a sway, or as simple as dancing in your kitchen.

Next time you feel stuck or low, donโ€™t just think your way outโ€”move your way out.

Joy lives in motion. ๐Ÿคธโ€โ™‚๏ธ

09/26/2025

Strength is not just for young people.

๐™Ž๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™š๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™ฉ๐™ ๐™ž๐™จ ๐™–๐™—๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฉ ๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™ฌ๐™š๐™ง, ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™™๐™š๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™™๐™š๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™š, ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™›๐™ž๐™™๐™š๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™š ๐™–๐™ฉ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ฎ ๐™–๐™œ๐™š.

Yes, we naturally lose some muscle after 30, but how much we loseโ€”and how much we can rebuildโ€”depends on how we move. ๐Ÿ‹๏ธโ€โ™‚๏ธ

After 60, that loss can speed up. Itโ€™s called ๐’”๐’‚๐’“๐’„๐’๐’‘๐’†๐’๐’Š๐’‚.

๐Ÿ‘‰ However, research shows resistance training can improve strength and muscle mass even into your 90s.

๐€๐ญ ๐–๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐ฐ๐ž ๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ฉ๐š๐ข๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐œ ๐œ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง. ๐–๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐Ÿง  ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ง๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐œ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ž๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ, ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎโ€™๐ซ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ซ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ง.

This isnโ€™t just about aesthetics. Itโ€™s about living at ๐Ÿ’ฏ.

09/24/2025

โŒ ๐Œ๐ฒ๐ญ๐ก: Losing balance is just a normal part of aging.
โœ… ๐…๐š๐œ๐ญ: Balance is a skill. Like strength or flexibility, it can be improvedโ€”at any ageโ€”with the right kind of movement.

1 in 4 adults over 65 falls each year.

Falls are the #1 cause of injury-related ER visits.

A few minutes a day of balance work can change that.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Single-leg stands while brushing your teeth
๐Ÿ‘‰ Heel-to-toe walking like youโ€™re on a tightrope
๐Ÿ‘‰ Slow, Tai Chiโ€“style turns to improve body awareness

At our clinic, we use light-touch chiropractic care to support your internal balance systems.

When your nervous system is calm and clear, your brain connects better to your feet, hips, and core.

Now is the best time to get started perfecting this skill. ๐Ÿคธโ€โ™‚๏ธ

09/17/2025

By 50, youโ€™ve already lost bone density, but you probably wonโ€™t even realize itโ€ฆuntil something breaks. ๐—œ๐—ป ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜, ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ธ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—น๐˜† 30๐˜€, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ.

๐Ÿฆด Bodyweight squats
๐Ÿฆด Stair climbing
๐Ÿฆด Carrying groceries
๐Ÿฆด Resistance bands or light dumbbells

Weight-bearing exercise and resistance training are your best defense against bone loss.

๐€๐ญ ๐–๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐ฐ๐ž ๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ-๐ญ๐จ๐ฎ๐œ๐ก ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐œ ๐œ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ. ๐–๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ, ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐›๐จ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐›๐ฎ๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐œ๐ž ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ฅ๐ฒ, ๐ฐ๐ก๐ข๐œ๐ก ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐›๐จ๐ง๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ž๐ฑ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ง.

This isnโ€™t just about avoiding fractures.

Itโ€™s about independence, confidence, and being able to do what you love decades from now.

09/15/2025

Feeling sluggish, even when you're "not tired tiredโ€?

Youโ€™re not lazy, and itโ€™s not just aging.

๐‘ป๐’‰๐’† ๐’“๐’†๐’‚๐’ ๐’„๐’–๐’๐’‘๐’“๐’Š๐’• ๐’ƒ๐’†๐’‰๐’Š๐’๐’… ๐’๐’๐’˜ ๐’†๐’๐’†๐’“๐’ˆ๐’š ๐’Š๐’” ๐’Š๐’๐’‚๐’„๐’•๐’Š๐’—๐’Š๐’•๐’š.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Movement recharges your battery, giving you more energy, not zapping it.

After all, movement is life.

It doesnโ€™t matter if youโ€™re 25, 45, or 65; the unique edge of ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐˜†๐—น๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐˜€๐˜†๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ, ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐˜†, ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฝ๐—ต๐˜†๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜๐—ต.

The next time you find yourself feeling โ€œblahโ€, remember that you donโ€™t need rest, you need movement! ๐Ÿ’ƒ

09/12/2025

The dreaded โ€œ๐˜ฟ๐™ค๐™ฌ๐™–๐™œ๐™š๐™งโ€™๐™จ ๐™ƒ๐™ช๐™ข๐™ฅโ€ isnโ€™t a natural part of aging; itโ€™s the result of our modern lifestyle's bad habits โ€”too much sitting, staring down at screens, and an overall lack of movement. ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ’ป

๐‘ฉ๐’‚๐’… ๐’‘๐’๐’”๐’•๐’–๐’“๐’† ๐’Š๐’” ๐’๐’๐’• ๐’‘๐’†๐’“๐’Ž๐’‚๐’๐’†๐’๐’•.

You can reverse these structural issues to improve how you move, feel, and ultimately show up to life each day.

Posture is critical to the function of your internal organs ๐Ÿซ but it also reflects your strength, confidence, and vitalityโ€ฆat any age! ๐Ÿ’ช

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Doctor Heather Rice is a chiropractor at Wellspring Chiropractic Lifestyle Center in Shelburne, VT. If you are struggling with neck or back pain, headaches or migraines, carpal tunnel, sciatica, or any other health condition please call us today or visit our website and take advantage of our new patient special.