1 of 8 Hamstring Stretches Stretch your hamstrings by reaching for your feet or toes. Photo Credit: czuber Hamstrings and Pelvic Positioning The hamstring muscle group located at the back of your thigh and pelvis (at the very bottom) is partly responsible for a well-aligned pelvic position. But what does this have to do […]
Hamstring Muscles, Pelvic Position and Your Back Pain
Hamstring Muscles Hamstrings are the big muscles located at the back of your thigh. Actually, the hamstrings are a group of 4 muscles. Each hamstring crosses 2 joints – the hip and the knee. This means when they contract they can either take your lower extremity back behind you (called hip extension) or bend […]
5 reasons Toronto house prices won’t crash in 2016
After the Greater Toronto Area’s record year in 2015 for both the number of homes sold and the average price, the question is: when will it all come crashing down? The answer: not in 2016. Here are five reasons why this won’t be the year of Toronto’s housing collapse. 1. Supply and demand It’s the simplest rule […]
Why You May Need More Calories
Are you eating less calories to lose weight and gain muscle? Have you considered restricting calories is the reason you are not seeing results? Before you cringe too hard at this high possibility, let’s define what calories are and what they do for our body. Calories Provide Energy for Optimal Fitness. Stephen Simpson Photolibrary/Getty Images […]
2016 Toronto food trends – from “the new quinoa” to sriracha’s cousin
Without a crystal ball at the kitchen table, predicting what foodies will be clamouring for in the future is never a simple task. The Star has boiled down the buffet of food trend forecasts to declare these eight ingredients the ones to eat in 2016. Pull out your grocery app and get ahead of […]