You are never too old to play recreational sports!  

 How many of you stopped playing sports because “you’re too old”? Ever catch yourself saying “I’m too old for this crap!” or feeling like everything is tightening up on you as you run? I’m not going to lie, I definitely felt like I fit that mold...

Don't feel bad if someone chooses to sit on the ground!

Are you lacking mobility, flexibility and possibly core stability? Have you ever thought of sitting on the floor? There are many benefits of sitting on the floor, such as increased flexibility, improved joint mobility, enhanced muscle activity...

 A Heart Healthy Hoax

Seed oils, sometimes called vegetable oils, may sound like a healthy choice, but they are quite the opposite. In the early 1900s, scientists realized they could extract and manipulate small amounts of oil from cotton seeds that when processed and altered in a factory could cre...

 “So you say my foot pain and bladder leakage is related?”

 So you like to run, either for sport or recreation?  You hit the pavement a couple times a week and maybe you notice some aches and pains in your knee, hip or even the ankle.  Thinking of the common issues, you consider IT Band Syndrome or...

 Like any other sport you need to train for it right?

Well, doing the right exercises to prepare you for these rigorous hikes is just as important. Most people probably think, “ehh I walk enough and go for runs sometimes, I will be fine.” Yes, hiking is considered cardio because its mainly based of...

 Life In The Fast Lane

Many people lose the regular stimulus of moving their body with speed once they get into adulthood after they’re finished with participating in organized sports. And when this occurs, people begin to gradually lose the ability to move their body or external objects in a fast ...

 To Ice Or Not To Ice

For the longest time we have all been told to ice our injuries, aches, and pains. You all know the famous acronym RICE (Rest, Ice Compression, Elevation). I first made this mistake early on in my career as we did not know any better. It was not for a lack of knowledge, but mor...

 Increase Your Protein…Time To Get Wheysted! 

For all of you that know us here at ProForm PT, you know that we love our protein. This is another one of those myths that we shouldn’t eat too much protein, or that too much protein can be harmful to our bodies.

Protein is one of the most important ma...

 Eat Everything With A Grain Of Salt

 Like the title says…eat everything with a grain of salt or “sodium”. Are you actually consuming enough salt throughout the day. Well if you follow the American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines the answer is probably NO. Currently the AHA recommends no more th...

 Don’t Let Urinary Incontinence (UI) Stop You From Your Fitness

 Let’s talk about a topic that doesn’t get spoken about on the regular…exercise and “accidents”.  I’m not referring to an injury sustained during training.  I’m speaking about the pee. Pee leakage impacts 1 in 4 to even 1 in 2 women th...

 Are Your Flip Flops Causing Your Foot Pain?

Summer is here! Time to break out the shorts, tank tops, sunglasses, and flip flops... right? 

Here at ProForm, we love the saying "free the feet.” Summer is the perfect time to "free the feet" because now that it's warm outside, we are able to kick off...

 Reshaping the Traditional PT Model

 Physical Therapy has been growing as a profession for the past couple decades, and for good reason! We have been intuitively treating sick or injured humans with forms of physical activity for a long time, but the contemporary occupation of physical therapy did ...