How can you improve your posture? This question is asked to me all the time from the housewife to the woman or man that sits at a desk for a significant number of hours throughout the day. Most of us that work a desk job will sit at a computer for 40, 50 or evenRead More…
Author: Dr. Jonathan Ruzicka
How Squatting 600lbs, Broke My Back and Has Helped 1000s Of People Get Out Of Pain!
At 19 years old, I was ‘squatting’ 600lbs while training for football in college. While working with a trainer at the time and he advised me to sit down on the bench with the weight still resting on my back. There was an immediate feeling of shock and crush, which caused intense pain in myRead More…
Does Getting Older Frighten You?
What’s going to happen in 5 years if you can barely walk up the stairs right now?? There was a study done a decade ago, where they measured the rate of muscle loss between an 18-year-old and a 65-year-old; what they found was that a 65-year-old loses muscle in 3 days whereas an 18-year-old willRead More…
Why Squatting Hurts, is it Bad For You and How Deep Should You go Anyway??
If you are someone that doesn’t squat because it hurts your back or your knees then this is written for you. If you do squat in spite of the pain then you should definitely read this because you will get serious positive information that could save you from having surgery in the future! Squatting isRead More…
What Exercise Should You Focus On To Ease Pain – Mobility or Stability?
Are You Feeling Stiff? Need more mobility, right??? The common thought is you should stretch more OR do some complex yoga move that will loosen up the right areas… Andrea came into the clinic less than a month ago and she was complaining of dizziness with neck pain. She had neck pain on and offRead More…
Why is YOUR Health Important to YOU???
“There has never been a better time to start than this minute. Stop messing with your potential and start shaping your future.” Whether it’s eating better or exercising we all have things we need to work on… Have you found yourself saying, “Oh I will start on Monday”? It’s Friday night, you decide to orderRead More…
Worried About Being Stuck In A Wheelchair One Day? Read This!
A few years ago, I had the pleasure to work with Letty. She had a knee problem and when she talked to me, she was ready to have surgery! She said, “I just want it done and I want a quick recovery!” I explained to her that most of the time those things like surgeryRead More…
Why Don’t I Ever Have Enough Time To Exercise?
“It’s Better to do a Little Exercise Each Day, Than to do Hours of Exercise in one Day.” Full time working adults average 47 hours per week, many work even more! When we all get done punching the clock, time seems to run away rather quickly as life outside of work becomes a hustle. TheRead More…
Trouble With Your Balance? Why Do We Fall More Often The Older We Get??
If you are someone that has been having increased difficulty staying strong and keeping good balance, then this is written for you. There are various reasons that we lose our ability to balance with age. The major cause of decreased balance with age is very simple. Our muscle loss accelerates as we get older andRead More…
Why Does Our Body Hurt So Much As We Get Older?
It’s clear that the activity level of a 5-year-old and a 50-year-old are different and for obvious reasons they can’t do the same things. What a little kid does, the positions they get in and out of so easily are not a part of our everyday life. It’s challenging to get up and down fromRead More…