by SaratogaHW | Jul 11, 2013 | blog
You have a few extra pounds around your belly that you’d like to get rid of, so you should do 200 crunches a day, right? There is a common belief in the exercise community that in order to lose weight around your stomach you have to become best friends with the ab...
by SaratogaHW | Jun 14, 2013 | blog
We rely on our bones to provide our bodies with structure, allow movement, and give protection to our internal organs. Needless to say, bone health is a crucial factor in overall health and well-being! Unfortunately, bones have a tendency to become weak as we age,...
by SaratogaHW | Jun 11, 2013 | blog
As you may have noticed, at Saratoga Health and Wellness we take, monitor and record client blood pressures throughout the day. Blood pressure is typically recorded as two numbers, and written as a ratio (120/78 or 156/94). But what do these numbers mean and what...
by SaratogaHW | May 30, 2013 | blog
Are there ever days that you feel like you’ve back-tracked in your exercise progress? Often times, we see people get a bit discouraged when they get more easily tired or feel more “out of shape” during a workout than they are used to. But the reality is there are so...
by SaratogaHW | Apr 30, 2013 | blog
At Saratoga Health and Wellness, we are often asked “What should my heart rate be when exercising?” Typically when an individual joins Saratoga Health and Wellness we perform an initial sub maximal VO2 test to determine their appropriate target heart rate, but if you...
by SaratogaHW | Apr 19, 2013 | blog
The pelvic tilt, as boring as it sounds is a critically important skill, which demonstrates adequate core control. If you can’t prepare your body and get into a neutral posture, you could be asking for trouble. Take a look at a recent article that we wrote for...
