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5 Easy Exercises For Your Lower Back To Alleviate Desk Job Aches and Pains
By Deborah Vankin, Staff Writer for LA Times Published on Feb. 4, 2025 A routine for your lower back (including glutes) The lower back might be the most common area of complaint for desk workers. Its muscles hold you upright in the same position all day. But overusing them can cause fatigued muscles that…
5 Easy Exercises For Your Shoulders and Chest To Alleviate Desk Job Aches and Pains
By Deborah Vankin, Staff Writer for LA Times Published on Jan. 21, 2025 A routine for your shoulders and chest When you sit at a desk all day, it’s common for your shoulders and chest to round forward. As we type, the shoulders pull in and together. Consequently, the front of the body –…
5 Easy Exercises For Your Hands, Wrists, Forearms and Elbows To Alleviate Desk Job Aches and Pains
By Deborah Vankin, Staff Writer for LA Times Published on Jan. 28, 2025 A routine for your hands, wrists, forearms and elbows Typing and mousing for long periods is stressful for the finger and wrist muscles as well as the forearms. The forearms are designed to pick up sticks and pull fruit off of…
5 Easy Exercises For Your Feet and Ankles To Relieve Desk Job Pain
By Deborah Vankin, Staff Writer for LA Times Published on Feb. 18, 2025 A routine for your feet, ankles and toes Fluid is released from the lower body via veins and the lymphatic system, and those two channels rely on muscles contracting – squeezing – to help move fluid up against gravity. If you’re…
5 Easy Exercises For Your Hips and Hamstrings To Alleviate Desk Job Aches and Pains
By Deborah Vankin, Staff Writer for LA Times Published on Feb. 11, 2025 A routine for your hips and hamstrings When we sit, the hips and knees are flexed at a 90-degree angle. The hip flexors – the muscles that run along the front of the hip – become compressed and shortened. Over time,…
5 Easy Exercises For Your Head and Neck To Alleviate Desk Job Aches and Pains
By Deborah Vankin, Staff Writer for LA Times Published on Jan. 7, 2025 Prolonged desk work can lead to musculoskeletal problems ranging from annoying aches and pains to injuries. We consulted doctors, personal trainers and others to devise short, easy exercises for your head and neck, so you can work more comfortably. In this…
Pure Strength LA Featured in the Los Angeles Times!
We’re thrilled to share some exciting news – Pure Strength LA was recently highlighted in the Los Angeles Times! In an article discussing the benefits and rise of slow-motion strength training studios across Los Angeles, the Times recognized Pure Strength LA as a leader in this innovative fitness approach. At Pure Strength LA, our slow-motion…
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Voyage LA 2021
Meet Melissa Gunn: Certified SuperSlow Specialist, Fitness & Nutrition Coach, Founder & CEO Pure Strength LA, Inc We had the good fortune of connecting with Melissa Gunn and we’ve shared our conversation below. Hi Melissa, what was your thought process behind starting your own business? It definitely stems from my childhood… My dad passed away…
Valley Magazine 2005
Pumping Up in Slow Motion Weight-lifting has been touted, especially in recent years, as the most efficient way to burn fat and lose weight, because lean muscle mass burns more calories and takes up less space than fatty tissue. In our society, more is usually considered better. So the low-rep, single-set, SuperSlow method requires an…
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5 Myths about Health and Exercise…Maximize Your Results!
Read these five myths and learn the actual facts about exercise. Enjoy! Myth: The more you work out, the more in shape you will be. Truth: Intensity is what matters, not the length of the workout. Less is more. In order to gain strength and muscle mass, it is key to expose your muscles to meaningful…
Five ways Pure Strength LA is unique
There are hundreds of fitness studios, workout programs and training facilities available to you. If you’re looking for a new place to begin training or improve your workouts, you can be overwhelmed by the choices! But are they all the same? No, of course not! Here at Pure Strength LA, we offer some really unique…
K.I.S.S. —8 Essential Steps to Fuel Your Body
Yes, you’ve heard it many times before: Eat better and you’ll feel better. But what exactly does that mean? We know it’s hard to figure out how to fuel your body when there are so many different kinds of diets and trends. Superfoods, keto, paleo, plant-based, counting calories, juicing…The list goes on and on, and there…
Client loses weight, gains horse!
55-year old Stacey has been a member of Pure Strength for five years. Since she was 7 years old, she longed for a horse of her own. Two years ago, her husband bought her a horse. This was the motivation she needed to lose the extra weight she had gradually put on over the years.
Less is more—unless we’re talking about sleep
Nearly two-thirds of Americans fail to obtain the recommended 8 hours of sleep each night. Back in 1910, the average American adult slept 8.25 hours a night. Today, in our industrialized society, that number is closer to 6.75 hours a night, putting us below the critical seven-hour limit and making us sleep-deprived. But is the…
Sarcopenia
Sarcopenia is the loss of skeletal muscle mass that accompanies aging. Studies indicate that the loss of skeletal muscle for the average healthy person amounts to about 25% between 30 and 70 years of age. This loss can accelerate as aging progresses. Preventing and reversing muscle loss is key. Benefits of having muscle include: •…
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