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4 Fall Super-foods to Boost Your Health
Hello November! Finally! Fall is here. While the cool temps come later in Atlanta compared to our northern states, we can always...
Lauren Sok
Nov 9, 20234 min read
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Sitting Is the New Smoking! What To Start Doing Now.
Whether you work at a desk, or just tend to get sucked into activities like reading, crafts, or puzzles, sitting for long periods of time...
Lauren Sok
Oct 26, 20235 min read
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Seven Strength Training Tips to Help You Enhance Your Running!
I come from a long line of runners. My mom, a runner of 40 years, along with me, since I was in 4th grade, and my sister, while not that...
John Braswell
Oct 12, 20234 min read
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4 Reasons You Should Start Strength Training
At Functionize, we're all about building muscle strength! As a physical therapy clinic , we are often learning things ourselves about...
Functionize Guest
Sep 28, 20235 min read
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What Everyone Should Know About Stress Management - An Everyday Athlete's Handbook
Welcome to the 4th and final part of our Everyday Athlete Handbook series. So far, we've covered Sleep , Nutrition , and Movement ....
Lauren Sok
Sep 14, 20233 min read
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What Everyone Should Know About Movement - An Everyday Athlete's Handbook
The Everyday Athlete’s Handbook: 4 steps to prevent pain and injury while staying strong, healthy, and engaged in the activities you love...
Lauren Sok
Aug 31, 20233 min read
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What Everyone Should Know About Nutrition - An Everyday Athlete's Handbook
The Everyday Athlete’s Handbook: 4 steps to prevent pain and injury while staying strong, healthy, and engaged in the activities you love...
Lauren Sok
Aug 17, 20234 min read
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What Everyone Should Know About Sleep - An Everyday Athlete's Handbook
The Everyday Athlete’s Handbook: 4 steps to prevent pain and injury while staying strong, healthy, and engaged in the activities you love...
Lauren Sok
Aug 3, 20234 min read
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The Truth about Muscle Mass and Longevity
Hint: if you want to live longer, you must get stronger! ME: “PERMISSION TO ‘GO THERE’” NO ONE: “PERMISSION GRANTED” Let’s talk, yet...
Jacob Reynolds PT, DPT
Jul 17, 20233 min read
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The Secret to Strong, Pain-Free Feet
Don’t let your feet be late to the party! With summer travel and warmer weather, you may find yourself walking more than you have before....
Lauren Sok
Jul 5, 20235 min read
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The Top 4 Exercises to Strengthen Your Core for Volleyball
Four of the best exercises to strengthen your core and unleash your full potential on the volleyball court
Ashleigh Tompa
Jun 19, 20233 min read
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Fore! The Power of Golf-Specific Physical Therapy
Check out Jake's blog to explore how the TPI screen can help golfers prevent injuries, find pain relief, and extend the life of their game.
Jacob Reynolds PT, DPT
Jun 8, 20232 min read
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5 Nutrition Tips to Stay on Track While Traveling
Five quick and easy tips to stay on top of your diet while traveling.
Allyson Balzuweit
May 25, 20235 min read
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Protect Your Knees with These 4 Exercises
Four quick and easy exercises to deal with chronic knee pain
Andrew Maddox
May 10, 20233 min read
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Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S) in Female Athletes
What You Need to Know from our Dietitian, Allyson Balzuweit RDN/LD
Allyson Balzuweit
Apr 27, 20234 min read
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Everything You Want To Know About Dry Needling and More!
Learn how Dry Needling can help you!
Jesse Brown PT, DPT
Apr 13, 20233 min read
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The Biggest Mistake You “Might” Be Making About Hydration
Learn how best to hydrate throughout the day!
Andrew Maddox
Mar 30, 20233 min read
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My Top 3 Running Shoe Recommendations for Runners of All Levels
The best shoes you can buy to give your feet the best comfort
Ashleigh Tompa
Mar 16, 20234 min read
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The 5 “Points” of the 5 Point Check Up
Do you want to take control over your health? Have you tried in the past to make a positive change but lacked direction? If you’re ready to
Aaron Donahue
Mar 2, 20234 min read
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4 Tips for Better Heart Health
February is not just about that special heart-shaped holiday we know as Valentine’s Day; it’s also dedicated to American Heart month....
Allyson Balzuweit
Feb 16, 20234 min read
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