…you’ve spent the last few weeks immersed in your friends and family. Between the parties, the meals, the shopping, the gatherings, you haven’t had much time for taking care of yourself. This week, it’s kind of our national week of personal reflection. And that’s a good thing. Take the time to know what you want out of
My Doctor Says I’m Just Getting Old…
Has your doctor ever said that to you? It makes my blood boil. Someone tells me nearly every month that their doctor said their knee/shoulder/joints/etc. are achy or hurt because they are just getting old. Even worse, they’re told to get used to it. What?? Wait—I’m older than your doctor! Getting older is a fact, but it’s
Are you feeling burned out?
Better question: Who ISN’T burned out? It’s a pretty common theme as the responsibility of work and life pile up. Especially as we age and find ourselves carrying the weight of children and our parents on top of our jobs. Companies are getting leaner (which means more work for us), our schedules are jammed as
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Why Do So Many People Have Sore backs?
“Everything should be made as simple as possible—but not simpler.” ~Albert Einstein Quite simply, it’s a matter of alignment. Or really, mis-alignment. Form always follows function in our bodies. If a body is misaligned, it will change to accommodate what it needs to do. Bones and tissue ALWAYS remodel along lines of chronic stress. Think
We Earn the Body We Have
By Ann-Marie Giglio, Owner and CEO CoreMatters What does that mean? It means that we are a product of our injuries, our training, our compensations, and our accumulated thoughts and movements over our lifetime. It’s a basic law of bio-mechanics, the Specific Adaptation to Imposed Demand principle (SAID). When we sit more than an hour
How I trained for my 30-mile bike ride: NOT!
By Ann-Marie Giglio, Owner and CEO CoreMatters I knew about this trip for months. I planned it myself, with my daughter and son-in-law. I knew she wanted to rent bikes and ride “around” on the Dingle peninsula in Ireland. “Thirty-miles” was never a part of the conversation…but honestly, I should have known these Pacific NW
Is it Time For You?
By Ann-Marie Giglio, Owner and CEO CoreMatters Autumn is fast approaching. It’s that time of the year when our thoughts turn away from summer fun and back to business… We make fourth quarter plans. We take stock. Did your health go off the rails a bit this summer? Worried about the approaching holiday parties? If you’re feeling a
Are you over 50?
By Ann-Marie Giglio, Owner and CEO CoreMatters “If only I could fit in my clothes—or just feel like myself again!“ Sound like you? I know exactly how you feel. Once I turned 50, everything changed. I realized I was counting fewer days ahead of me than behind and suddenly, an old prayer began to haunt me: Let me not