Americans are paying the price for a sedentary lifestyle. Research has linked sitting for a long period of time with a number of health concerns including obesity, increased blood sugar, increased blood pressure, excess body fat around the waist, abnormal cholesterol levels, and an increased...
This September we’re celebrating Whole Grain Month, but what exactly are whole grains? According to the Whole Grain Counsel, a nonprofit consumer advocacy group working to “ increase consumption of whole grains for better health,” Whole grains or foods made from them contain all the...
Right now, the latest trend among health food fanatics to remove all gluten from their diets. According to a Gallup poll published back in July, 21% of Americans are actively attempting to eat gluten-free diets. Unfortunately, as comedian Jimmy Kimmel has hilariously pointed out, many of...
With most holidays, food, often unhealthy food, is an essential part of the celebration. But what about the holidays that celebrate healthy eating habits? In honor of March’s National Nutrition Month, we have decided to share our top 10 ways of celebrating healthy living. Challenge yourself...
We all love routines, especially when it comes to exercise. We’re all guilty of finding a workout video or machine we love and sticking with it. Unfortunately, we are cheating ourselves out of the best benefits by getting stuck in these routines. The body adapts to...
Heart disease claims the most lives in America, more than all the cancers combined, according to the American Heart Association. In honor of February’s American Heart Month, we want to share with you a few tricks to keeping your heart healthy. We all know that exercising...
Usually I like to write on topics relating to health, fitness, and rehabilitation, but this week I thought I would allow one of our athletes to share about her experience at CrossFit White Horse. I sat down with Brandi Peters who states she had no...
When Kim and I decided to take the leap of faith, trust in God, and open our physical therapy clinic Pro Physical Therapy we knew we wanted to help people get better through physical therapy but we also wanted to promote overall health and fitness...
Several months back we began a fitness class that we call Human Performance Training with the intentions to provide a group fitness class designed to be challenging yet scalable to any fitness level. What does that mean? Well, we wanted Human Performance Training to be...
Pro Physical Therapy is quickly approaching our 1 year anniversary at our location in Mantachie. We are grateful for the support that has been shown to us and truly feel like God has blessed us. Our goal is to be involved within the community and...