Protecting knees on stairs: fixing it point by point
Most people want protecting knees on stairs to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad day.…
Daily posture for the neck: set the standard first
Most people want daily posture for the neck to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad day.…
Movements to avoid with a disc issue: three months in this order
If you only read one paragraph, read this: movements to avoid with a disc issue depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the…
Range of motion in a frozen shoulder: cost, time and results
If you have already tried range of motion in a frozen shoulder and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an…
Early signs of low bone density: six beginner deviations
Let us set the limits of early signs of low bone density first: it reliably improves a feel for your medication rhythm, and it does not deliver…
What calcium needs to absorb: six beginner deviations
There is plenty written about what calcium needs to absorb and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done on the…
Supplementing vitamin D, from judgement to action
Advice on supplementing vitamin D tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience and…
Starting with resistance bands: six beginner deviations
Separate two things in starting with resistance bands: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the…
Balance work that prevents falls: where most people stall
If you have already tried balance work that prevents falls and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an…
Loosening morning stiffness: fixing it point by point
Most people do not fail at loosening morning stiffness from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the…
Stretching order after exercise: six beginner deviations
Most people want stretching order after exercise to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad…
Should noisy knees worry you: read this before you start
Most people do not fail at should noisy knees worry you from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the…
Choosing a chair and lumbar support, from judgement to action
Advice on choosing a chair and lumbar support tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some…
The limits of loaded training: six beginner deviations
There is plenty written about the limits of loaded training and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done at the…
Bone mass through menopause, from judgement to action
There is plenty written about bone mass through menopause and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done at the…
Shoe soles and joint load: is it worth doing at all
Anyone who has spent time on shoe soles and joint load has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is not…
What swimming does for joints, from judgement to action
If you only read one paragraph, read this: what swimming does for joints depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time.…
Does keeping warm help: cost, time and results
Advice on does keeping warm help tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience and…
Rest or move when it hurts, from judgement to action
There is plenty written about rest or move when it hurts and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done at the…
How often to do rehab work: three months in this order
Let us set the limits of how often to do rehab work first: it reliably improves fewer trips you did not need, and it does not deliver overnight.…