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October 12, 2020
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Celebrate PT Month Rockford 815-Keep Moving!

To most Rockford residents; known simply as “the bike path”, the paved Rock River Recreation Trail winds throughout downtown Rockford and environs, following the east bank of the Rock River through Shorewood Park and Martin Memorial Park. There are about 6 miles of paved trail, while another 10 miles (depending on where you begin) follow […]
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September 4, 2020
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Is worrying robbing you of your health?

Take a moment to notice how you feel in your own skin right now. Then take a breath or two, slow in and out. Now, check back in. When you bring attention to this moment, the only moment you can do anything about, you will feel your habitual muscle tension release. Those areas in your […]
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August 17, 2020
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Breath and the Gut

Happy August everyone! Gastroparesis is a disease in which the stomach cannot empty properly or in a timely manner. Symptoms include nausea, vomiting, or feeling full or pressure/bloating. And, as is true for most gut issues, it absolutely affects ones’ quality of life. The pelvic floor muscles are part of the entire container that makes […]
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August 1, 2020
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Happy August Motivate Community!

This month highlights breast feeding and gastroparesis awareness. Two topics we love at Motivate-things either no one likes to talk about, or has never heard about. This week is BREAST FEEDING WEEK and the campaign this year is focusing on the “impact of infant feeding on the environment/climate change and the imperative to protect and […]
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March 25, 2019
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Lymphatic Health Tip

Lymphatic health is key for day to day health. Many pepople are not comfortable with touching or massaginging their pelvic areas. But if you never tocuh it how will you know what your “normal” feels like. Groin tenderness or lymph node swelling in your groin area can indicate changes to your pelvic and abdmoinal health. […]
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March 18, 2019
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Open Up!

A great rule of thumb to follow your physical body’s health are to stretch and move in ways that are not the daily “norm” for you. Using your arms (and relaxed shoulders) to walk a ball up and down or side to side, stretches the muslces of our arms, trunk and hips that tend to […]
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March 11, 2019
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Awareness is Key

Did you know? “Colorectal cancer is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer in both men and women. One in 22 men and one in 24 women will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer in their lifetime.” Awareness is Key! If you are aware of your body’s day to day signals than you know what your “normal” […]
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March 4, 2019
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Hope is On Your Side

March is endometriosis awareness month! Endometriosis is when some of the tissue that is supposed to only line our uterus is also found other places in the abdomen. This can create painful, debilitating cramps for the women living with this condition. It affects digestion, abdominal muscle function, back and back pain. However, there are many […]
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January 2, 2019
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Let’s Talk About Menopause pt.1

An elephant in the room, that’s what Menopause is. We all know that every female will go through it to some degree. It is also common knowledge that at some point most every female will see trampolines as bladder’s enemy #1. No longer interested in sex? Another “normal sign of aging” right? While, yes, Menopause […]
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