Monthly Archives: July 2011

Perhaps you’ve seen this workout T-shirt. It reads: “So I can eat chocolate cake.” I chuckled the first time I spied it on a woman doing bicep curls in the front row of a weight-lifting class. It turns out a lot of us hit the gym because we need to burn off that chocolate cake […]READ MORE

Summer shouldn’t just be for the kids! Make this summer YOUR summer and let Bon Secours In Motion Sports Performance help you feel better about the shape you are in. Our certified athletic trainers and strength and conditioning coaches will tailor a plan specifically for you. They’ll keep you motivated to achieve your personal fitness […]READ MORE

There’s no denying that moving more offers a variety of benefits for your overall health and wellness. An active life can help you to maintain a healthy weight, build heart health, strengthen your muscles and joints, improve your brain performance, and relieve stress while promoting better mental health and sleep. Inactivity and a sedentary lifestyle […]READ MORE

Perhaps you’ve seen this workout T-shirt. It reads: “So I can eat chocolate cake.” I chuckled the first time I spied it on a woman doing bicep curls in the front row of a weight-lifting class. It turns out a lot of us hit the gym because we need to burn off that chocolate cake […]READ MORE

Learning how to eat right is one key way to promote your overall health and well-being. Eating correctly can help you lose weight, look and feel better, and avoid or manage chronic health conditions. Poor nutrition and obesity are among America’s gravest health concerns. In 2008, obesity-related health care costs were estimated to be as […]READ MORE

Still looking for the perfect training camp this summer? Want to focus on improving your athletic performance in time for the Fall season? Bon Secours In Motion Sports Performance is now offering three separate months of summer speed and agility camps!READ MORE

Walnuts, almonds, pistachios are some great nuts that you should try to make sure to get at least one serving of every day. Looking for ways to incorporate these into your diet? Try sprinkling some on your salad for added flavor or mixing them into yogurt as an extra treat. + Scheduling your appointment for […]READ MORE

Congratulations to Stephanie Toothaker, DPT, OCS! Stephanie recently passed her Orthopedic Specialty Exam and is now a Board Certified Specialist in Orthopedics! Hooray, Stephanie! As of 2010 there were 6,157 orthopedic specialists nationwide and only 174 in Virginia! This certification is difficult to achieve and highly specialized, which means that Stephanie is now highly-equipped to […]READ MORE

The Fourth of July is here, which means many of us will be participating in potlucks, picnics, and BBQ feasts that far surpass the carrying capacity of a single table. But recent studies suggest that one sneaky side should be excluded this year – the potato chip. According to the New England Journal of Medicine, […]READ MORE

Bodywork and manual therapy are general terms that refer to body manipulation therapies used for relaxation and pain relief. Massage and chiropractic are two well-known forms of manual therapy. The idea behind bodywork is that people learn (or are forced by injury or stress into) unnatural ways of moving or holding their bodies. This unnatural […]READ MORE