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Tight hamstrings? Try These Simple Exercises to Improve Your Flexibility and Strength

Tight hamstrings? Try These Simple Exercises to Improve Your Flexibility and Strength

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Do you ever wake up with stiff, stiff legs and wonder why? Or maybe during yoga class you find it difficult to touch the ground with your heels in downward facing dog. Either way, you could probably benefit from practicing a few basic hamstring exercises to improve leg strength, flexibility, and mobility. What are the …

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Flexibility and perseverance are no match for fun in achieving New Year’s goals

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A study that tracked people to see how long they stuck to their New Year’s fitness resolutions found that underlying motivation was a big factor when it came to sticking to goals. Joanne Dickson, professor of psychology at Edith Cowan University, who was the study’s lead researcher, said tenacity and adaptability in the face of …

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Dennis Matheis of Sentara Healthcare: “Workforce flexibility for our team members is going to become more important”

Dennis Matheis of Sentara Healthcare: “Workforce flexibility for our team members is going to become more important”

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Sentara recently said it would raise the salaries of most of its employees. It will also offer reimbursement for adoptions and infertility care as well as increased vacation pay, parental leave and other benefits. How does this play into your recruitment and retention strategy? We will be short of between 300,000 and 500,000 nurses nationwide …

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