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LiveFit Challenge Week 12: Kim’s Update

Six Aurora BayCare Medical Center employees have embarked on a wellness challenge that will change their lives forever! Over the next six months, these people will be coached, trained and transformed into triathlon-level athletes through the Aurora BayCare Sports Medicine … Continue reading

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LiveFit Challenge Week 10: Amy’s Update

Six Aurora BayCare Medical Center employees have embarked on a wellness challenge that will change their lives forever! Over the next six months, these people will be coached, trained and transformed into triathlon-level athletes through the Aurora BayCare Sports Medicine … Continue reading

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LiveFit Challenge Week 7: Lisa’s Update

Six Aurora BayCare Medical Center employees have embarked on a wellness challenge that will change their lives forever! Over the next six months, these people will be coached, trained and transformed into triathlon-level athletes through the Aurora BayCare Sports Medicine … Continue reading

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LiveFit Challenge Week 7: Kim’s Update

Six Aurora BayCare Medical Center employees have embarked on a wellness challenge that will change their lives forever! Over the next six months, these people will be coached, trained and transformed into triathlon-level athletes through the Aurora BayCare Sports Medicine … Continue reading

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LiveFit Challenge Week 8: Kim’s Update

Six Aurora BayCare Medical Center employees have embarked on a wellness challenge that will change their lives forever! Over the next six months, these people will be coached, trained and transformed into triathlon-level athletes through the Aurora BayCare Sports Medicine … Continue reading

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LiveFit Challenge Week 5: Leslie’s Update

Six Aurora BayCare Medical Center employees have embarked on a wellness challenge that will change their lives forever! Over the next six months, these people will be coached, trained and transformed into triathlon-level athletes through the Aurora BayCare Sports Medicine Live Fit program. Saturday … Continue reading

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Part 6: Upper Body Posture

For the most part, the Perfect Posture blog series’ main focus has been on the lower body.  This entry will focus on proper upper body posture, with emphasis on the back and shoulders.  By being aware of their postural habits, … Continue reading

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Perfect Posture: Connect your kinetic chain with external rotators

Growing up, I’m sure everyone learned the basic body parts through the song about connecting bones.  “The _____ bone’s connected to the ______ bone”, which starts at the head and moves all the way down to the toes.  In actuality, … Continue reading

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Perfect Posture: protect your spine with proper squats

It is one thing to maintain perfect posture during static activities such as standing or sitting, but to maintain that same posture through other actives is more difficult.  One thing that I have noticed while working at the Sports Medicine … Continue reading

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Perfect Posture: strengthen your abs, stabilize your core

The purpose of the abdominals is to act as stabilizers between the hips, pelvis, spinal column and rib cage.  This stability is key when trying to maintain perfect posture.  Although the main muscle that most people would identify first as … Continue reading

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