Written by Maribeth Bunch, Published in Las Vegas Senior Press December 2004   All rights reserved
It’s Christmas in a couple of weeks and holiday music is playing at just about every mall across America. Tis the season to be jolly! We’re getting out our shopping lists and taking inventory on who’s been naughty and nice. Shopping for the [...]

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Research shows that walking a couple miles a day can significantly help men’s chances of avoiding, or even reversing, erectile dysfunction.  Studies show a brisk two miles (or 30 minutes) a day, even if you start at mid life, can maintain your sexual health and  extend your sex life by ten years.
Men who initiated physical [...]

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How many New Year’s Eves have you spent sipping champagne and vowing to get more fit in the coming year? And how many times have you failed to follow through?
“December 31 over a drink is too late to set goals and make promises,” says Justin Price, owner of The Biomechanics, a personal training and wellness [...]

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If you’re an avid walker, that’s someone who loves to walk year round through the seasons, you’re probably familiar with puddle jumping.  I’m a puddle jumper myself and proud of it!  At first, I just thought I liked water a lot, but I have this compulsive need to propel my feet into still (relatively clean) [...]

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Walking in fall can be a great experience.  Fall colors of nature add to the serenity of a great walk.  As the weather gets cooler and wet, the first thing that we change as walkers is our walking gear.  Summer was time for shorts, cotton and lightweight fabrics that could wick away moisture in the [...]

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Author: Maribeth Bunch, Pedorthist (All Rights Reserved)
Most people believe that the arches on the bottom of your feet are solid structures that do not move, when actually it’s normal for your arches to move and flex during walking.  It’s how the arch functions during the normal walking process that’s important.
Compare your feet to the tires [...]

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Let’s start with Nonphysical Personality Analysis:
Are you a workaholic who spends 12 hours a day in the office?
Do you balance work with play?
Is it difficult for you to get motivated?
In the late sixties, two cardiologists Drs. Roseman and Friedman developed the “Type A” personality profile. They discovered a correlation between a certain personality type and [...]

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The Saturday morning sun shone brightly through the window curtains waking us up from a sound slumber.  No alarm clock, Amen!  One bad habit I wake up to each day is a ‘need’ for coffee and the stronger the better.  In fact, my eyes refuse to open unless I have a hot cup in my [...]

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The weather couldn’t be more perfect heading out for our 3-day weekend.  I live in a suburb of Portland metro where rain is as customary to the locals as sunshine is to oranges in Florida.  So, the sunrise was a beautiful beginning of what promised to be a great trip on the horizon.  Seattle is [...]

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We often receive emails from our subscribers who are walking to lose weight.  One of the most common questions we receive is, “WHY DO MY FEET HURT?”.
Well, it’s as simple as understanding biomechanics 101.  With each step you take 1 to 5 times your body weight goes straight down to your feet, ankles, knees, joints and back.  If [...]

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