physiquality blog: working out safely when it’s hot outside
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- Jun, 22, 2020
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While I have never (rightfully) been described as an “outside person,” even I’m starting to get stir crazy after months of quarantining at home. But now that I live in Texas, I’m highly aware of the dangers of heat stroke and heat exhaustion if I go outside. Our member clinics have some great advice for […]
Read MoreA tribute to my alma mater and the class of 2020
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- May, 15, 2020
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Congrats to the Mizzou class of 2020! I arrived on campus in the fall of 1992. I was a biology major determined to go to medical school in 1996. Instead, I graduated with degrees in English and Secondary Education, with a minor in history, in the spring of 1997. I never could have predicted that […]
Read Morephysiquality blog: the benefits of stretching — especially if you’re at home
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- May, 11, 2020
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As a dancer, flexibility and range of motion is essential to prevent injury. It’s been the most difficult part of my fitness to restore since my hip surgery in 2018. This topic was already on deck when the coronavirus began causing the stay-at-home orders that have restricted much of our movement since mid-March, so my […]
Read Morephysiquality blog: working out while staying at home
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- Apr, 15, 2020
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I think we can all admit that we’re a little stir crazy at this point. My household has been quarantining for a month, and even the dog jumps at the chance to get outside. And she’s a bulldog — she hates exercise. I liked that the advice from our physical therapist members focused on living […]
Read Morephysiquality blog: coronavirus and physical therapy
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- Mar, 17, 2020
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We have all entered a new normal. Parents are learning how to work from home when kids are running around. Everyone is trying to follow the latest social distancing rules, whether that means getting take out instead of eating in or bumping ankles instead of shaking hands. And anyone trying to recuperate from injury is […]
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recent ramblings
- physiquality blog: working out safely when it’s hot outside June 22, 2020
- learning as a librarian: discussing racism with children June 18, 2020
- A tribute to my alma mater and the class of 2020 May 15, 2020
- physiquality blog: the benefits of stretching — especially if you’re at home May 11, 2020
- learning as a librarian: communication without face-to-face interaction May 5, 2020