YinOva Pilates Instructor and Front Desk Manager Sarah Lehman blogs regularly about exercise. You can read more of her blogs here. The benefits of exercising throughout your pregnancy are plentiful. Not only will it help limit weight gain, but mid-intensity work-outs, such as Pilates, have been shown to ease symptoms of pregnancy (i.e. back pain, [...]
YinOva Pilates Instructor Sarah Lehman blogs today about using exercise to affect mood. Have you ever heard of a “runner’s high?” The “I’m on top of the world” feeling you get after exercise is actually caused by chemicals your body releases after physical exertion. These endorphins, believe it or not, have similar properties to morphine. [...]
With the NYC Marathon coming up many of you are getting ready to take on one of the biggest challenges of your lives. For months some of you have committed time and energy to this race, which – let’s face it has – fairly dubious origins. Here at the YinOva Center many of our friends and [...]
YinOva Ambassador Kristin McGee has a yoga pose for everything you could possibly think of! Here we asked her for a quick pose to help get those ever elusive ZZZzzzzzzzz’s. Kristin McGee: As a fitness expert, Kristin has appeared on CNN, FOX, the CBS Morning Show, ABC’s Good Morning America, The Tyra Banks Show, and [...]
YinOva Ambassador Kristin McGee has a yoga pose for everything you could possibly think of! We asked her for a quick pose to help boost our energy. Kristin McGee: As a fitness expert, Kristin has appeared on CNN, FOX, the CBS Morning Show, ABC’s Good Morning America, The Tyra Banks Show, and the Isaac Mizrahi [...]
There’s nothing fun about back pain. Trying to find its root cause can be equally frustrating. We’ve all heard strengthening the core is key, but that takes time. When you’re seeking more immediate relief, there are simple stretches that help relieve the tension that builds in the lower back. I. Legs Up A Wall Note: [...]
Many New Yorkers are desk jockeys – sitting at our desks from 9-to -5. We tend to slouch and quickly abandon proper posture, allowing our shoulders to round forward and exaggerating the curve of our upper back. Unfortunately, this manifests in uncomfortable aches and pains. When the spine is in a neutral position it has [...]
At this time of year my mind and spirit shout Spring, but my body still reflects those extra layers of winter “insulation.” What a great time to re-energize and reboot my workout! I find Pilates is just the thing for me. I love sharing what Pilates has done for me which is why I began [...]
Winter getting you down? We’re all a bit sick of the snowstorms and sludge and we miss the warmth of the sun… But one of the best ways to snap out of it is through exercise! Find an activity you love, indoor or outdoor, from the gym to Central Park – your options are endless. [...]
A blog entry by Noah Rubinstein – Co-Clinic Director and our YinOva fitness expert. Get on the Ball At this time of year for many of my patients, New Year’s resolutions loom large and begin to feel burdensome. A lot of us fall into a common pattern between here and January 2nd and this is [...]
It is early November and the exhilarating colors of autumn are falling away with the leaves. For many of my patients, the desire to get outside and “take it all in” is also starting to give way to dreams of hibernation. By nature, we all slow down during the winter months. According to Chinese Medicine [...]
Today our Clinic Director Noah Rubinstein is blogging about a common foot problem that comes from overdoing it just a bit. The NYC Marathon is next week! Predictably, this is the time of year in my practice when I see a lot more people with foot pain. But even if you aren’t a long distance runner [...]
How to keep low back pain from getting in the way of your summer fun.
Whilst moderate exercise helps relieve stress and prepare a body for a healthy pregnancy, spending too much time in the gym can impair a woman’s fertility, according to a new study of 3,000 women published in last month’s edition of Human Reproduction. In our book, Making Babies, we suggest that women who are trying to [...]
Today’s blog was written by YinOva acupuncturist and herbalist Margaret Sikowitz What a week! Crazy weather, way too much to do and not a minute to myself. Sounds familiar, I know since pretty much everyone walking through our doors at the Yinova Center recently echoed a similar sentiment. For me, this calls for a good [...]
Several of our patients are running in today’s New York Marathon. We want you to know that we’re rooting for you all. It’s a huge achievement to train for and complete a marathon and we have been happy to support our patients in the run up. I expect I’ll be treating some sore muscles in [...]
