I work with a lot individuals who work at desks all day to make a living.  While sitting at a desk, sometimes we forget about how sitting for prolonged periods of time can affect our bodies.  It’s not like we don’t know that sitting down in the same position will cause pain to our back and hip joints, we just get so tied up and busy with working at our desks and forget about it.   We also know that having good posture will solve a lot of the issues that cause back, hip and neck pain.  Well, what’s the problem then?  Why are so many people who work at desk jobs complaining about achy necks, pain up and down the middle back, tightness in the hips and symptoms of sciatica?  The answer could be: Continue reading

Elastic Band Training Vs. Free Weight Training: What’s better?

Elastic resistance offers a variety of benefits to any training program.  The use of elastic resistance can be beneficial for injury prevention, sports performance enhancement and general resistance training.  Elastic resistance bands are also inexpensive and convenient.  In some cases elastic resistance has been shown to elicit more muscular activation throughout resistance training.  Any way you look at it, elastic resistance training is a great tool to improve the effectiveness of any exercise routine.  The following article will give some general insight on how elastic band training will affect your resistance training routine. Continue reading