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May 14, 2018

Mother-Daughter Inspired Fitness Ideas

In the spirit of Mother’s Day, I decided it was only appropriate to make a mother-daughter inspired work out post. I am a huge advocate for buddy workouts. Who better to inspire you to be your best and healthiest self than your mom? I’ll be sharing some ideas for mother-daughter workouts as well as some

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November 6, 2017

Should you exercise when sick?

How to keep your immune system happy when working out.   You’re pumped because you’ve been working out on the regular with your new exercise training routine.  And suddenly…you feel a cold or flu come on.  Thank you universe for hating you.  Right?! Murphy’s Law.  We’ve all been in this position before. Want in on

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May 29, 2017

Good Stress vs. Bad Stress

Good Stress vs. Bad Stress? As much as I hate to admit it, stressed is a word that you miiight use to describe me.  My name is Dr. Katie and I am a Toronto chiropractor, acupuncture provider, and personal trainer at Lawrence Park Health Clinic at Yonge and Eglinton in busy midtown Toronto.  I am

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May 15, 2017

What’s SUP?!

SUP stands for Stand Up Paddle boarding. It consists of a long paddle and a surfboard that is longer, wider and more buoyant than a normal surfboard. It has its origins from ancient cultures of Africa and South America. Boards, canoes and watercraft were propelled with a long stick to fish, travel, make war and

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March 20, 2017

One Arm Bottoms-Up Kettlebell Press

If you are having problems with pressing overhead or recovering from a shoulder injury, the 1 Arm bottoms up kettle bell press might be a better alternative for your shoulder health. There are various reasons why a shoulder is not able to go into full shoulder flexion. The shoulder is a very complex joint consisting

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March 6, 2017

Why Does My Body Hurt After a Workout?

You know that feeling a day or two after a really tough or new workout? The one where everything just hurts? Well that pain has a name! You might be suffering from something called DOMS (aka Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness).     What is DOMS? DOMS is muscle pain that typically begins approximately 12-24 hours

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November 21, 2016

Tips For Cold Weather Running

  My favourite form of exercise is running outdoors. Growing up in Vancouver, it was easy to be outdoors all year round. Alas, now I am in Toronto where winters have been proven difficult for me to keep up my outdoor running. The following are some of my best tips to keep you outside when

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October 24, 2016

Core Training – Chop Progressions

Core Training – Chop Progressions   In the previous article I wrote on core training, we discussed anti-rotation exercises. Anti-rotation exercises strengthen and stabilize your back and core, helping you to maintain a safe neutral spine position, resisting against strain and rotational forces. This is important for two reasons: (1) Spinal health / injury prevention; and

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September 19, 2016

2 Easy exercises you can do to help your neck and back mobility

Self-Mobilization Exercises of the Neck & Upper Back As promised, in today’s blog post, I will briefly cover a few self-mobilisation exercises that will help to improve the mobility of the cervical spine (neck) and thoracic spine (mid-back). In my previous blog post – I touched upon the sitting epidemic which has resulted in an

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September 6, 2016

Baseline Concussion Testing

Baseline Concussion Testing Lawrence Park Health Clinic’s awesome physiotherapist, Clarence, wrote a 3-part series on concussions and concussion management – you can read that here. I wanted to add some information on concussion testing and the importance of getting things going before the season starts in your sport of choice. Concussions are tricky things to

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