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Come see what Movement As Medicine is all about! Visit our website: www.movement-as-medicine.com OUR MOVEMENT

Every human should move well and move often.

Our mission is to help as many people do that as possible. At Movement As Medicine, we vision ourselves as “Movement Therapists.”

We pride ourselves on treating the person, not just treating the pain. No human body is exactly the same, and for that reason, no painful condition should be treated exactly the same. We take a unique, personalized approach to each individual who walks through our door. Life should be lived in motion. We’re here to help you move more, move better, and keep doing the things you love to do. At Movement As Medicine we have multiple therapy options depending on your specific treatment goals. Read below to find the right therapy option for you. Orthopedic Massage and Movement Therapy

Orthopedic Massage and Movement Therapy is intended for clients looking to resolve a specific issue including but not limited to chronic pain/discomfort, acute injury, postural dysfunction and immobility. Our Movement Therapy sessions often resemble physical therapy more than traditional massage therapy. Every session begins with a comprehensive assessment followed by hands-on treatment as well as corrective exercise and movement re-education. We incorporate exercise and movement training into our treatments because we believe in not only resolving your pain but also re-patterning your body to move correctly to prevent future dysfunction. Book A Treatment: http://www.genbook.com/bookings/slot/reservation/30193613?bookingSourceId=1

Traditional Full-Body Relaxation and Recovery Treatment

Our Full-Body Relaxation and Recovery treatments are a great option for clients who are looking to reduce overall tension and stress, prepare for a competition, recover from competition or just loosen up a bit. Our full-body treatment is what most people would picture as a typical massage therapy session. Each session begins with a short assessment to determine focus areas that help us tailor the treatment to your needs. We provide a quiet relaxing atmosphere to accompany a full-body massage that incorporates traditional Swedish techniques as well as Myofascial release and stretching. Book A Treatment: http://www.genbook.com/bookings/slot/reservation/30193613?bookingSourceId=1

Who Are We? Brendon Rearick and Kevin Carr are educated beyond their years when it comes to physical training and rehabilitation. As strength and conditioning coaches at Mike Boyle's Strength and Conditioning, Brendon and Kevin have trained a wide array of clients ranging from U.S.Olympians to high schools stars to stay at home Moms. Recent graduates of Cortiva Institute in Watertown, Massachusetts, Brendon and Kevin enrolled in massage school knowing that they could better serve their training clients if they also became manual therapists. Their unique blend of strength and conditioning and massage therapy allows them to not only treat your pain but allows them to find the source of dysfunction and provide a permanent solution.

06/16/2025

A well-designed warm-up isn’t just a box to check—it’s a powerful tool to prime your body and brain for the work ahead.

✅ Raise your heart rate and body temperature ✅ Activate your nervous system ✅ Rehearse key movement patterns ✅ Build general movement skills

Whether you’re training for strength, speed, or general fitness, a 5–10 minute warm-up helps you move better, feel better, and lower your risk of injury.

It also gives coaches and clients a moment to assess how the body is feeling that day and adjust the session accordingly.

Don’t skip it—make it part of the plan.
Want to learn how to build warm-ups that actually work? 👇

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06/09/2025

5 Conditioning Workouts Under 30 Minutes

Short on time but still want to get quality conditioning work in?

These workouts are efficient, effective, and versatile.

Whether you’re looking to build aerobic capacity, improve your aerobic power, or just break a sweat, each can be done in under 30 minutes—perfect as a finisher after strength training or a standalone workout.

🔥 Try one of these:

* :10/:20 or :20/:10 Intervals on the Air Bike
* 1:00 On / 1:00 Off Intervals on the Air Bike
* Tempo Running Intervals
* 10-Mile Air Bike Challenge
* 150-Yard Shuttle Runs

Which one are you adding to your next session?

06/05/2025

Leftover ACL Rehab: Don’t Let Old Injuries Hold You Back

It’s common to see athletes who’ve had a major injury, like an ACL tear, and never fully regained their full capacity after rehab. Years later, as they enter adulthood, that missing strength and mobility starts to show up—often when they’re trying to stay active in everyday life or during recreational activities.

That’s why it’s so important to keep a thread of performance training in your routine, even after your competitive days are behind you. For those still aiming to stay active, maintaining a focus on performance is key.

In sessions like this we often utilize manual therapy and then move out to the weight room to begin rebuilding capacity. Having the strength and agility to hop, bound, and move confidently on one leg is foundational to staying athletic and injury-free as we age!

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06/01/2025

Don’t fall in love with the exercise. Fall in love with what it gives you.

Fitness isn’t just about adding years to your life — it’s about adding life to your years.

Every workouts, every rep, every set, expands your world. It gives you strength to show up fully in life.

Yes, it’s hard. But the stronger you get, the easier life becomes.

So when the workout gets tough and motivation fades, remember your WHY. You’re not just training for today — you’re training for everything else.

05/26/2025

Exercise is the most impactful tool we have to change our lives.

Even small doses, done consistently, can create massive, lasting change in your health, longevity, and quality of life.

From a few extra daily steps, to a handful of push-ups to just minutes of movement spread throughout your day.

Swipe through to see how even the simplest forms of exercise can dramatically reduce your risk of disease, boost brain power, preserve independence, and add years to your life.

05/17/2025

Core Training That Actually Works: Beginner to Advanced | Sagittal, Frontal, Transverse

These are my GO-TO Core Exercises that I use every week with my clients at Mike Boyle Strength and Conditioning.

In this video I list my TOP 3 Favorite Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced Exercises for the Sagittal, Frontal and Transverse plane.

Give these a try and let me know how you like them in the comments!

https://youtu.be/X8omcTWB3zY

03/03/2025

Most people know that exercise is good for them, but many don’t realize how much is needed to meaningfully impact health and longevity.

So, how much should we exercise to maximize our healthspan?

The simple answer: As much as we can comfortably tolerate and recover from.

The technical answer:
 ✅ 150–300 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic activity or 75–150 minutes of vigorous-intensity aerobic activity (or a combination of both).
 ✅ Strength training at least 2x per week, targeting all major muscle groups.

The reality? Most Americans are far below this minimum standard:
 🔹 Less than 25% meet the guidelines for both aerobic and strength training.
 🔹 Nearly 50% don’t meet either standard at all.

Just hitting these minimums significantly reduces the risk of nearly every major chronic disease, lowers all-cause mortality, and improves quality of life.

A basic plan of low-intensity aerobic work, short high-intensity intervals, and 2–3 days of strength training can make a massive difference in your healthspan and lifespan.

If you’re not exercising yet, start small—build capacity, progress gradually, and work toward these minimums.

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02/11/2025

Preserving our muscular strength as we age is vital to maintaining our functional independence, metabolic health and physical resiliency.

Muscular strength testing has proven to be an incredibly valuable marker to predict health and longevity in an aging population so much so that strength measures like grip strength should be viewed as a 5th Vital sign akin to markers like blood pressure, hear rate, temperature and respiratory rate.

Numerous studies have correlated grip strength and quadriceps strength with all-cause mortality independent of other risk factors like CVD, diabetes or smoking status.

We should look to expand our “Strengthspan” by continually pursuing improvements in strength through out our life and challenging ourselves with formal tests that have strong carryover to longevity and daily function.

I personally like using Grip Strength, Goblet Squat, Single Leg Squat, Push-Up and Timed Hang as standardized tests for Strength Span.

What Strength Standards do you think are valuable for your General Population clientele to quantify StrengthSpan?

02/03/2025

🔹How To Build A Basic Training Program🔹

Looking to start training but not sure where to start?

Follow our guide to build a basic 2-3 day/week training program.

The average person looking to exercise can often be so overwhelmed by the sheer volume and inconsistency of training information on the internet that it can be tough to figure out what to do in the gym. Novice exercisers can easily be sucked into extreme fad workouts that can be at best ineffective and at harmful.

A 2-3x/week, basic, full body training program that covers mobility, multidirectional movement, power, strength and cardiovascular conditioning is the best place to start developing your fitness well-rounded, sustainable manner.

Some keys to think about:

🔹Don’t go crazy to start. Keeping your training to 2-3 Days days per week will lead to greater consistency and better quality workouts.
🔹 Add low intensity activities like stretching, cardiovascular exercise or recreational activities on your rest days.
🔹Follow full body workouts based on movement patterns not body part splits.
🔹Use supersets to increase workout density and efficiency.
🔹Start with low volume and progressively add volume to build work capacity and local tissue tolerance.
🔹Introduce new exercise variations as you master your basic progressions.

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01/25/2025

Wall Assisted Bear Plank:

This is an entry-level anti-extension core exercise that we use for many of our clients. The short lever of the bear position allows the client to more effectively manage the position of their spine and pelvis and the assistance from the wall helps them to create tension by actively pressing into the wall.

https://youtu.be/iwp41UFNaEs

01/20/2025

My Back Hurts! What Should I Do?!

As massage therapists, we often see clients dealing with acute back pain flare-ups. They come to us scared, frustrated, and unsure of how to move forward because their pain has taken over their lives.

Our first goal? Provide assurance, listen to their story, and identify what they’re dealing with. We rule out serious red flags, collaborate on a recovery plan, and often work closely with in-house physical therapy experts to find solutions.

Here’s how we tackle back pain:

1️⃣: Don’t Panic: Back pain is common! Most cases (outside of serious medical issues, which account for less than 10%) resolve within 6 weeks—often much sooner. Pain can feel overwhelming, but recovery is possible.

2️⃣: Manage: Use passive approaches like massage, ice/heat, or pain relievers to reduce symptoms. This creates space for active recovery through movement and exercise.

3️⃣: Modify: Adjust your activities to match your current abilities. This might mean regressing exercises, changing work habits, or scaling down activity volume.

4️⃣: Move: Keep moving! Stay as close to your normal routine as possible. Structured exercise not only speeds recovery but also reduces the anxiety that often comes with pain.

5️⃣: Progress: Full recovery happens when you continue to challenge yourself physically and mentally. A skilled coach or therapist can guide you to safely scale back up to (and beyond) your previous activity levels.

Want to work with us? 
Massage Therapy: www.movement-as-medicine Physical Therapy: www.pallofpt.com

01/13/2025

🔹6️⃣ Cardiovascular Markers You Should Know🔹

Do you know these numbers for yourself?

With cardiovascular related diseases being the most prevalent affliction and cause of death in the world it is vital that we have some autonomy over our health and be informed about what is going on inside of our bodies.

These six markers can give you a pretty good idea of how healthy you are from a cardiovascular standpoint with pretty minimal cost and time commitment.

🫀Resting Heart Rate
🫀Maximal Heart Rate
🫀Heart Rate Reserve
🫀Heart Rate Recovery
🫀Blood Pressure
🫀VO2 Max

Resting Heart Rate, Maximal Heart Rate, Heart Rate Reserve and Heart Rate Recovery can all be easily self tested and calculated at no cost.

Blood pressure can be taken by your doctor or self tested at home with a low cost monitor.

VO2 Max can be estimated with a field test or tested directly in an exercise laboratory (available in most major cities) for around $200.

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OUR MOVEMENT Every human should move well and move often. Our mission is to help as many people do that as possible. If you ask us at Movement As Medicine what our title is we won’t respond with “Massage Therapist”, “Physical Therapist” or “Trainer”. We don’t believe that the traditional titles can accurately encompass what we do. We vision ourselves as “Movement Therapists” We pride our selves on “treating the person” not “treating the pain.” No human body is exactly the same so for that reason no painful condition should be approached in the exact same manner. We take a unique, personalized approach to each individual who walks through our door. Life should be lived in motion. We’re here to help you move more, move better and keep doing the things you love to do. At Movement As Medicine we have multiple therapy options depending on your specific treatment goals. Read below to find the right therapy option for you. Orthopedic Massage and Movement Therapy Orthopedic Massage and Movement Therapy is intended for clients looking to resolve a specific issue including but not limited to chronic pain/discomfort, acute injury, postural dysfunction and immobility. Our Movement Therapy sessions often resemble physical therapy more than traditional massage therapy. Every session begins with a comprehensive assessment followed by hands-on treatment as well as corrective exercise and movement re-education. We incorporate exercise and movement training into our treatments because we believe in not only resolving your pain but also re-patterning your body to move correctly to prevent future dysfunction. Book A Treatment: http://movement-as-medicine.genbook.com/ Traditional Full-Body Relaxation and Recovery Treatment Our Full-Body Relaxation and Recovery treatments are a great option for clients who are looking to reduce overall tension and stress, prepare for a competition, recover from competition or just loosen up a bit. Our full-body treatment is what most people would picture as a typical massage therapy session. Each session begins with a short assessment to determine focus areas that help us tailor the treatment to your needs. We provide a quiet relaxing atmosphere to accompany a full-body massage that incorporates traditional Swedish techniques as well as Myofascial release and stretching. Book A Treatment: http://movement-as-medicine.genbook.com/ Who Are We? Brendon Rearick and Kevin Carr are educated beyond their years when it comes to physical training and rehabilitation. As strength and conditioning coaches at Mike Boyle's Strength and Conditioning, Brendon and Kevin have trained a wide array of clients ranging from U.S.Olympians to high schools stars to stay at home Moms. Recent graduates of Cortiva Institute in Watertown, Massachusetts, Brendon and Kevin enrolled in massage school knowing that they could better serve their training clients if they also became manual therapists. Their unique blend of strength and conditioning and massage therapy allows them to not only treat your pain but allows them to find the source of dysfunction and provide a permanent solution.