This post was written by Julian Kaufman, owner of Fitness Together Chattanooga. Recently I attended a fitness symposium held at UTC. It was a presentation of the findings of the Lancet Study on global physical inactivity. Although much of what I heard is what you would expect I still found it quite interesting, and I hope that what I picked up may be helpful for you personally, your family or a dear friend. The Lancet study on global...

This post was written by Julian Kaufman, owner of Fitness Together Chattanooga. The term “creeping obesity” was coined by Ellington Darden of the Nautilus Sports Medicine Center and has been used regularly for the last 25 years in health and wellness textbooks.  At about age 25 we lose up to ½ pound of lean muscle tissue per year.  And if that were not bad enough, fat cell growth may be increasing by 3 times per year....

This post was written by Julian Kaufman, owner of Fitness Together Chattanooga. There is a lot of confusion about “carbs.” We often hear negative information regarding “carbs,” and there seems to be a general idea in the culture at large that “carbs” are bad. However, this is too simplistic because “carbs” are an essential nutrient that provide energy or fuel for the body. The key is an...

By John Nelson, PT Lead Therapist at Results Physiotherapy in Green Hills, TN In November of 2011 the physical therapy licensure board and state counsel clarified that the practice of trigger point dry needing (TrDN) was in the scope of practice of licensed physical therapists.  This is great news for the people of Tennessee.  Dry Needling has been used by physical therapists in many countries and in many other states in the US for a...

As we come across links of interest, we’d like to share them with you. Hope you enjoy! Roxanne Zobava runs across Zion National Park by Jeff Bartlett of Rock/Creek Rock/Creek Race Team member Roxanne Zobava ran across Zion National park this May. Here’s a short report — but check out Roxanne’s Zion photos on our Flickr site! This May, 6 of my friends and I met in Las Vegas for a 52-mile run across Zion National Park. After staying...