What is Sustainable Weight Loss?If you exercise for hours each week while restricting your caloric intake and have not achieved the body you desire, it's not your fault. The weightloss techniques and [Read More]
DANGERS IN THE GYM
WHAT IS A SPORTS HERNIA
By CEO Robert Forster, PT This week’s client testimonial is from one of our Forster PT clients. He is a middle aged competitive power lifter who suffered a catastrophic groin injury, some times [Read More]
What Your Physical Therapist Wants You to Know
By Robert Forster, P.T., PHASE IV CEO Every day we see research that shows exercise is the best medicine to prevent and treat many of the lifestyle diseases that plague our population. However, many [Read More]
ACHILLES TENDON 101
Chapter 9: Rehabbing Running Injuries Achilles Tendon: Anatomy and Function An Excerpt from “Healthy Running Step by Step” by Robert Forster, P.T. & Roy M. Wallack The Achilles tendon is one of [Read More]
THE TRUTH ABOUT THE KETOGENIC DIET
By Tina Paymaster, PHASE IV Functional Nutrition & Health Specialist It’s likely that by now you’ve heard the term “ketogenic diet.” Many athletes, personal trainers and even doctors [Read More]
6 BENEFITS OF RESISTANCE BAND TRAINING
By Shelby Stoner, PHASE IV Exercise Physiologist Bored of doing the same workout over and over again? If you’re looking to switch things up in your exercise routine, incorporate resistance training, [Read More]
THE BEST AND WORST FITNESS AND DIET TRENDS FOR 2018
Along with the New Year usually comes setting intentions that include some sort of health and fitness goal. As these intentions come and go each year, so do the fitness trends. According to recent [Read More]
THE SLOW DEATH OF GYMS AND FITNESS
The Slow Death of Gyms & Fitness >> HIRT Blog by Christian Marchegiani When did being fit become a modelling contest? Why is exercise now all about entertainment? Why are celebrities the new [Read More]