Blog by Travis

“My eyes are tired all the time.”  Is this a complaint that you have uttered at one point?  Or maybe it is something that you frequently complaint about, especially if your job involves looking at a computer for many hours.  Perhaps you work at night and the erratic working hours just make you think, “My eyes are tired all the time.”   You find that this is true even if you managed to catch some sleep. 

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Our society is always searching for quick fixes to every problem. Why would we rather smoke a cigarette than take the time to research stress relief techniques and find out where the source of stress is coming from so that you can prevent it from coming back in the long run? Most people are lazy and this is why fad diets are so popular. Everyone is searching for the quickest solution with little to no effort. If there is something that I have learned in my ephemeral existence on this earth, it is that anything worth having is worth working for. Do you want the weight to stay off or do you just want to patch it up for a few weeks and then watch as the patch comes off?

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Knee health is critical and will have a profound impact on your daily life. Do you find yourself struggling to run, bend your knees or getting out of your seat without feeling knee pain? This could be due to joint issues, but most likely this is because you haven’t taken proper care of your knee. You should strengthen the muscles around your knee to prevent a lot of stress on the joints. Your nutrition should also satisfy a need to promote healthy joints. So, are you ready to take your knee care to the next level with some knee exercises?

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Our shoulders have a great range of motion. We can both scratch our backs and lift an object out in front of us. However, with this mobility comes great vulnerability. Our shoulders do not receive a lot of oxygen and nutrients, and this is why a shoulder injury will take a long time to heal. This lack of nutrient flow causes our shoulders to be the most damaged due to aging. For these reasons, it is very important to take care of them. One way to protect yourself from a lot of injury is to strengthen your rotator cuff, which is the most injured part of the shoulder.

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We all have heard about Creatine. Some people have a misperception that Creatine is a steroid-like supplement with adverse health effects. To what credibility are these claims? Can Creatine give you that extra boost to get you past a plateau? What is it, where does it come from, and how does it help you? Let’s talk about Creatine.

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