Wellness Tip of the Week: Improve Your Posture!

If you sit for more than a few hours a day, your posture may be contributing to your aches and pains. Easily incorporate these moves into your workday and keep your muscles limber and your body ache-free!

https://www.acefitness.org/education-and-resources/lifestyle/blog/7101/five-ways-to-improve-posture-and-mobility-at-the-office

Recipe of the Week: Healthy Chicken Salad

Using greek yogurt instead of mayonnaise, this recipe is tart, sweet, and savory. Spoon it into endive leaves for a great, crunchy lunch!

Exercise of the Week: Hip Shifting

Relieve tight back and hip muscles and reduce pain or stiffness with this stretch!

Vitamin D & Sunscreen- A Shady Connection

“People with low levels of vitamin D in their blood have significantly higher rates of virtually every disease and disorder you can think of: cancer, diabetes, obesity, osteoporosis, heart attack, stroke, depression, cognitive impairment, autoimmune conditions, and more.” Getting enough sun (Vitamin D) should be a priority, and slathering sunscreen may hamper your Vitamin D levels. Read the article and make sure you’re getting enough Vitamin D!

Momentum’s Exercise of the Week: Airplane

Stop hunching (in the car, on the computer, over the phone) and open up the chest, strengthen the back, the legs, and core with this exercise!

 

 

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