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What Does Your Posture Say About You?

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Dr. Michael Gibson

By now we’ve all heard at some point that good spinal posture is important – from our parents, teachers, and coaches, there seems to be a general consensus that having ‘proper’ posture is good for us.

What you may not have heard before is WHY having a slumped over posture is a serious health problem.

At the core of our bodies is a forgotten organ called the spine. Made up of 24 moveable bones and 23 spongy discs, it is held together by over 220 specialized ligaments, made moveable by 120 muscles and, most importantly, it protects the most vital system in the human body – your Nervous System.

A Little Goes A Long Way

Posted on November 7, 2014 by Dr. Michael Gibson

Think By Design

Over the Thanksgiving long weekend, you find yourself wanting ‘juuuuuuust a little bit’ of ice cream with your pumpkin pie, or ‘juuuuuust a little more wine’?

Don’t worry, that was TOTALLY me too last long weekend, so the purpose of this article isn’t to criticize anyone.

However, this sign caught my eye while stocking up for the long weekend and got me thinking about the ‘little’ stuff and how we can use it to either progress our health goals for the long term, or as an excuse to indulge in the things we know are not going to bring us closer to our goals.

Is Organic Really Worth It? (and August Challenge info)

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Dr. Michael Gibson

Eat By Design

Our quarterly Eat By Design nutrition workshop is coming up on Thursday August 7th, at 7:30pm, at CrossFit 613 in Kanata.

Improve Your Squat: 4 Simple Mobility Exercises

Posted on June 3, 2014 by Dr. Michael Gibson

Move By Design

Why Squatting Matters for Your Health (And How to Get Yours Back)

If you want to improve your squat, start with mobility, not more weight.

Watch a toddler pick up a toy. Feet flat. Hips low. Back straight. No effort at all.

Now watch most adults do the same thing. They bend at the waist, reach with one arm, and push off a knee to get back up.

Same task. Very different body.

Somewhere between age 3 and 40, most of us lose the squat. It didn’t get harder. We just stopped doing it.

That matters, because the squat isn’t a gym move. It’s how we get out of a chair. Off the toilet. Up from the floor. It’s how we lift the laundry basket, the groceries, and the kid who fell asleep in the car. We do it dozens of times a day without a second thought.

How well we squat shapes how easily we move through every one of those moments.

In one study of more than 2,000 adults, the ability to sit down on the floor and get back up without using your hands was linked to how long people live.