by Mark Barnes, DPT | Jan 8, 2020 | Back Pain, Education, Healthy Habits, Stress Reduction
You’re stuck at the end of a traffic jam during your daily commute home. You’ve had a long day at the office and it’s taking you longer than usual to get home because of a traffic accident a few miles ahead of you. Behind you, you hear a car horn blare as you see...
by Mark Barnes, DPT | Aug 27, 2019 | Better Posture, Education, Healthy Habits, Stress Reduction
“Stress is not a state of mind… it’s measurable and dangerous, and humans can’t seem to find their off-switch” according to Robert M. Sapolsky, a Stanford professor and expert on how our bodies respond to stress. Think about what causes you stress? Most people have no...
by Mark Barnes, DPT | Jun 13, 2019 | Better Posture, Business, Ergonomics, Healthy Habits, Stress Reduction
How long do you spend each day sitting, including your commute, and especially when ‘stuck’ in the same position at work? At work, most of our time is preoccupied with our job duties. Rarely do we find ourselves thinking about how long we sit or stand during the day....
by Mark Barnes, DPT | Sep 4, 2015 | Business, Education, Healthy Habits, Stress Reduction
Obesity is predicted to bump tobacco out of its title of leading preventable cause of death in the United States (CDC). With the percentage of obese adults in the US continuing to rise and the percentage of worldwide obesity more than doubling since 1980....