Performance

Here's a great mini movie, Enjoy The Case, featuring Rory McIlroy. During this commercial Rory receives two Chiropractic adjustments. Can you spot them? Imagine what a Chiropractic adjustment can do for you! Rory actually receives two Chiropractic adjustments in this commercial. Think he wanted to show the importance of a Chiropractic adjustment? If you can't find Rory's two adjustments, they are at the 33 and the 43 second mark.

Photo by Brad Penner-USA TODAY SportsRashad Jennings turned 30 in March this year. For NFL running backs, 30 years old is a dreaded wall. It’s a time when their best years are usually behind them and the end is eminent. What's his secret? A part of his success is due to his healthy lifestyle, including receiving Chiropractic care to keep his spine and nerve system functioning optimally. NFL Article

Starting a new exercise program is challenging. People often wonder: How hard should I be working? Or am I working too hard? Since everyone’s fitness level is different, the answer is based on how you feel. Ask yourself: “Using a scale from 0 to 10, how would I rate how hard I are working?” Imagine it like this: Zero means you aren’t working at all (I’m lying down watching TV). 10 is the absolute hardest you can work (I’m running as fast as possible up a hill away from a lion chasing me!). 1 and 2: very low to low amounts of exertion. 3 and 4: moderate to strong 5 [...]

You already know your chronological age, but do you know your fitness age? A new study of fitness and lifespan suggests that a person’s so-called fitness age – determined primarily by a measure of cardiovascular endurance – is a better predictor of longevity than chronological age. The good news is that unlike your actual age, your fitness age can decrease. Fitness age is determined primarily by your VO2max, which is a measure of your body’s ability to take in and utilize oxygen. VO2max indicates your current cardiovascular endurance. It also can be used to compare your fitness with that of other [...]

Chiropractic techniques are proving to be effective in treating sports injuries. Former NHLer Gary Roberts would agree. After almost a decade playing in the National Hockey League, Gary Roberts feared that his days as a professional athlete were finished. Thirty years old at the time and a left winger for the Calgary Flames, Roberts suffered a neck injury that left him with severe nerve damage and numbness in his arms. Repeated surgeries and rehab had little effect. “I couldn’t hold a steak knife to cut my food,” he recalls. “My career was over. I was a pretty lost soul.” But then, [...]