No more sit-ups!

We all want to look slim and be fit. But at what price? On this site we always advocate moderation. Moderation in diet, exercise and lifestyle. It appears that moderation in doing sit-ups is also a good thing!
Apparently, the actual mechanics of doing a sit-up can be detrimental to your spinal health by placing stresses [...]

Posted Under: Fitness
This post was written by David Morton on July 2, 2009 Comments (12)

A note on lifting

Lifting is a subject that comes up (no pun intended!) again and again. Why? Seems people just forget.

To lift correctly, squat with your feet wide and on each side of the object to be lifted. Keep your back straight as you use your thigh muscles for the lift, keeping the object close to your body. [...]

Posted Under: General Health
This post was written by David Morton on February 23, 2009 Comments (1)