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September 4, 2020
HealthWellness Tips

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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September 2, 2020
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Happy September! Let’s become friends with Stress.

Who has daily stress? Whether you are aware of it or not, your body just held up its hand. If the year 2020 is teaching us anything it is that the mind and body are connected and that stress manifests itself physically in our bodies through muscle tension. What we see, hear, and discuss, we […]
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August 17, 2020
HealthWellness Tips

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 13, 2020
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Superwoman Strength Exercise!

Breast feeding mamas know that whether you are seated in a chair, on the floor or lying in bed-you are looking down and bending forward more than ever. As we age, in general, we find that the world is ever more below us and we ask our spine to curl forward more and more every […]
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August 5, 2020
Wellness Tips

Selfcare Tip for Breastfeeding Mamas-Thread the Needle Movement Break

Actually, you qualify if you are pre-natal, post-partum, peri-menopausal, or any stage before or after. Known to the Motivate team as “thread the needle” this easy to do anywhere, any time selfcare move is a truly wonderful “unwind” technique for the breastfeeding mom. This elongates/stretches/opens the chest, front belly, and sides of your trunk all […]
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August 1, 2020
HealthWellness Tips

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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July 30, 2020
Wellness Tips

Functional Yoga Stretches for Your Core

If you expect a long life out of your muscles then treat them right. Balance strengthening your joints and core with releasing them with stretching, foam rolling, trigger point releasing, chiropractic care, and massage therapy. There are so many options. Selfcare means listening to your body on a daily basis -not just attending the monthly […]
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July 20, 2020
Wellness Tips

Trigger Point Release Video for Your Hip Muscle

If you expect a long life out of your muscles then treat them right. Balance strengthening your joints and core with releasing them with stretching, foam rolling, trigger point releasing, chiropractic care, and massage therapy. There are so many options. Selfcare means listening to your body on a daily basis -not just attending the monthly […]
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July 16, 2020
Wellness Tips

Freedom from Hip and Pelvic Pain; Foam Roll Your Inner Thigh

Ah, the inner thigh. A highly neglected area, in my humble opinion. This set of muscles supports and stabilizes our pelvis and especially our hips when we need to balance (think walking, running, stair climbing). Prolonged sitting and standing can really make these muscle chronically short over time. The simple answer? Get blood flow to […]
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July 8, 2020
Wellness Tips

Strengthen Your Butt

At Motivate we talk about your selfcare/home exercise program needing to have a length-tension balance. Muscles that are always short and tight are not able to function at an optimal level. For example;  if the muscles of the front of your hips are always short and tight (from say sitting at your job 8 hours […]
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