Vanessa Joosten, Author at Back At It Sports & Wellness

Heading outdoors eventually leads within

Great Book

Posted on November 29, 2010 at 1:22 pm by Vanessa Joosten / Uncategorized / 0

Just bought a sweet book that I think will make an excellent Xmas present. Its called Heading Outdoors Eventually Leads Within Thoughts Inspired by 30 000 miles on the Trail by Kathy and Craig Copeland. Its their new book, filled with amazing photos and inspirational thoughts “The wisdom we glean from…

Snow = Hip Flexor Workout

Posted on November 27, 2010 at 9:00 am by Vanessa Joosten / Uncategorized / 0

With the snow accumulating, and hopefully it keeps getting deeper, we stat using our hipflexors more. First we have ski touring: Ever notice when your back country skiing that the first thing to fatigue is your hip flexors? Well those muscles have to work hard to haul you ass up…

Ankle Injured? Work on Your Core

Posted on October 29, 2010 at 5:32 pm by Vanessa Joosten / Uncategorized / 0

My buddy Dave always makes fun of the fact that when anything is injured, he is always told to work on his core. “Oh your ankle is hurting? Well strengthen your core and then stretch your hamstrings”. Dave’s right, we do tell people to work on their core over and over….

TFL

Posted on October 24, 2010 at 8:12 pm by Vanessa Joosten / Uncategorized / 0

We all know how to foam roll the ITB (Iliotibial Band) and stretch it, but do you know what your TFL is and how it is related to the ITB? The Tensor Fasciae Latae muscle (TFL) attaches on the anterior iliac crest and inserts into the Iliotibial Band (ITB). Its action abducts the thigh and assists with internal rotation…

How necessary is stretching?

Posted on September 14, 2010 at 9:25 am by Vanessa Joosten / Uncategorized / 0

Check it out even Sarah Palin stretches! Click here to read an article by The New York Times about stretching. Researching on stretching keeps giving us different results on when to stretch and when not to stretch. When you stretch you usually feel better. And when you do it regularly you…

Honey

Posted on September 10, 2010 at 10:23 am by Vanessa Joosten / Healthy Living, Your Body / 0

Recently my husband and I bought a tub of honey from Joanne at Tasty Life. What a great purchase! We use the stuff all the time, on toast, in our coffee, tea and sometimes straight up off the spoon. There is nothing better than natural non-processed honey. (well maybe chocolate covered…

The Dark Side of Vitamin Water

Posted on August 31, 2010 at 8:19 am by Vanessa Joosten / Healthy Living, Your Body / 0

The Dark Side of Vitamin Water is an article written by John Robbins who is the author of The New Good Life: Living Better Than Ever in an Age of Less. Coca-Cola is being sued for false advertising misleading consumers into thinking that these vitawater drinks are healthy drinks. In the article John Robbins writes “In…

Flippy Flops

Posted on August 29, 2010 at 9:14 am by Vanessa Joosten / Your Body / 0

Summer is winding down, and in some parts of Canada people wore their flip flops a lot, and in other parts not so much. How do your feet feel? They look great, the toes are free and well they are simply the best thing for summer. But that thin piece…

Feet

Posted on July 29, 2010 at 9:15 am by Vanessa Joosten / Your Body / 1 Comment

The clinic that I work in both Torben (the chiropractor) and I have been seeing a lot of foot injuries lately. A reason for this sudden foot epidemic is due to increased activity with better weather. As the weather gets warmer we tend to spend more time outside playing. We put more…

Sometimes we have too much time on our hands…

Posted on July 28, 2010 at 9:53 am by Vanessa Joosten / Uncategorized / 0

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