Body Language Classes

We are dedicated to providing comprehensive, excellent healthcare that is attentive to the whole person: body, mind and spirit.

Understanding how your body works and learning to “listen” to your body can decrease pain and help you stay active.
The Body Language courses are designed to assist you in this process.
See the upcoming Body Language class schedule.

These exercises have been selected because they are effective, easy to do and focus on important muscular structures. As you perform these exercises, you will feel some stretching, but it should not be painful. If you are experiencing pain, check with your physician or physical therapist before continuing to do these exercises.  CLICK on the color flyers to download.

• A Ten Minute Guide to a Better Back
• A Ten Minute Guide to a Healthier Neck
• A Ten Minute Guide To Stronger Bones
  Exercises For People With Osteoporosis
• A Ten Minute Guide to Stronger Knees
• A Ten Minute Guide to Avoiding Overuse Injuries

A Ten Minute Guide to a Better Back (Video)
Daily use of this program, even when your back feels good, will help to keep your back healthy and strong. Regular physical activity is recommended to compliment this back care program. As you do these exercises you will feel some stretching, but it should not be painful. If you are experiencing pain, check with your physician or therapist before continuing to do the exercises. A brief walk or aerobic activity is a good warm-up.

A Ten Minute Guide to a Healthier Neck
These exercises have been selected because they are effective, easy to do and focus on important muscular structures. Daily use of this program, even when the neck muscles feel good will help to keep them healthy and strong. Regular physical activity is recommended to compliment this neck care program.
As you perform these exercises, you will feel some stretching, but it should not be painful. If you are experiencing pain, check with your physician or physical therapist before continuing to do these exercises. A brief walk or aerobic activity is a good warm-up.

A Ten Minute Guide to Stronger Bones 
Exercises For People With Osteoporosis
These exercises have been selected because they are effective, easy to do and focus on important muscular structures and postural alignment. As you perform these exercises, you will feel some stretching, but it should not be painful. If you are experiencing pain, check with your physician or physical therapist before continuing to do these exercises.This exercise routine will take about 10 minutes to complete. A brief walk is a good warm-up.

When you have osteoporosis, there are two important guidelines to follow as you perform any exercises:

• Avoid exercises that bend (flex) or twist your spine.
  Example: No sit-ups!
• Every exercise should be performed with good postural alignment: Picture a string attached to the crown of your head pulling you up tall-head over shoulders, shoulders over hips, chest up, spine long.

A Ten Minute Guide to Stronger Knees 
These exercises will teach you the basics of good body biomechanics for your knees.The following exercises have been selected because they are effective, easy to do and focus on important muscular structures. This exercise routine will take about ten minutes to complete. A brief walk is a good warm up.
Daily use of this program, even when your knees feel good will help to keep them healthy and strong. Regular physical activity is recommended to compliment this knee care program. As you do these exercises you will feel some stretching, but it should not be painful. If you are experiencing pain, check with your physician or therapist before continuing to do the exercises.

A Ten Minute Guide to Avoiding
Overuse Injuries
Overuse injuries are preventable. Taking mini-breaks at work, exercising and stretching, and cross training your sports will all help. It is important to maintain good overall strength, endurance, and flexibility. Using proper technique whether typing, running, or playing tennis helps you master your form and reduce your injury risk.
The following exercises have been selected because they are effective, easy to do and focus important muscular structures. This exercise routine will take about 10 minutes to complete. A brief walk or aerobic activity is a good warm up. Daily use of this program, even when the muscles feel good will help to keep them healthy and strong. As you do these exercises, you will feel some stretching, but it should not be painful. If you are experiencing pain, check with your physician or physical therapist before continuing to do these exercises.

A Ten Minute Guide to Shoulder Strengthening
There are hundreds of different exercises that can be used to strengthen and improve the flexibility of the shoulders.  The following exercises have been selected because they are effective, easy to do and focus on important muscular structures.  This exercise routine will take about ten minutes to complete.  A brief walk is a good warm up.
Daily use of this program, even when your shoulders feel good, will help to keep them healthy and strong.  Regular physical activity is recommended to compliment this shoulder care program.
As you do these exercises you will feel some stretching, but it should not be painful.  If you are experiencing pain, check with your physician or therapist before continuing to do the exercises.