There are many benefits to exercising in the pool, some of which you might not be aware of. On the one hand buoyancy eliminates up to 90% of your body weight, making all water exercises low impact and safer on your joints, especially if you are coming off of an injury. On the other hand since water offers up a lot more resistance than air, simply moving around in a pool or lake, even if you are not moving fast, taxes your muscles in a good way. Whereas walking on land only re

We've all heard the saying that adults should drink 8 cups of water a day, but that is mostly an urban legend based on guidelines given decades ago without much scientific substantiation. It's practically impossible to give fixed guidelines on drinking water because everyone's needs are different. Think about it this way: would it make sense to recommend that a regular runner who lives in a dry climate drink the same amount of water as someone living a sedentary lifestyle in

Lumbar spinal stenosis is a condition where the openings in your spine narrow creating less space for the nerves to pass through, putting pressure on that nerve and resulting in pain, tingling or numbness. Often times the pain radiates away through the impacted nerve and down the legs. To better understand what is happening, take your hands and interlock your fingers. The small openings in between would be where the nerves pass through. If you press your hands together - as h

Studies show that once you injure a certain body part you have a higher chance of re-injuring it down the road, even if you have managed to overcome your issue with surgery or therapy. This is partly due to people returning to whatever activity led to the original problem, but also because each of our body types make us prone to certain issues and that sometimes after an injury we don't heal 100%. All of which is why you should keep up with your physical therapy exercises eve