Living Better
In this video series, Lauren will share with you her wisdom collected from over 35 years of service as a fitness and health professional. Her philosophies are based on actively participating in one's health by the maintenance of the muscular system through proper exercise techniques, learning how to better manage physical and emotional stress, and practicing biomechanics principles to help us resolve many chronic health issues. This series will give you the wisdom and confidence to try other workouts on FIS TV. Come back to this section often to make your daily living more enjoyable.
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Video 715 | Posture Reset (30 mins) with Lauren Eirk
This video will address common postural issues when sitting and standing. As gravity pushes against us, shoulders can roll forward, the spine can round, the hips can tuck under, and the legs and feet collapse into pronation. This can often lead to lower back pain and tightness, which is often d...
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Video 377 | Improve Your Balance (15 Minutes) with Lauren EIrk
In our daily life, we may not always be able to predict how the external environment will challenge our body. Our muscles need to be able to contract accordingly to create muscle contractions to maintain joint stability.
In this video, strengthen the foot, ankle, knees, and hips to improve mus...
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Video 642 | Isometric Sit To Stand (15 minutes) with Lauren Eirk
One of the most important areas to train is the anterior hip.These muscles flex the hip to enable us to move from sitting to standing and standing to sitting. These muscles flex the hip as well as internally rotate them.
In this isometric routine we will attempt to get the hip flexor muscles ...
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Video 566 | Frozen Shoulder Solutions (45 minutes) with Lauren Eirk
If you have every suffered from a frozen shoulder, or have known someone who has, you know that it takes a very long time to recover from. The medical term for the frozen shoulder is "Adhesive Capsulitis". This condition is marked by stiffness and pain in the shoulder joint. It typically develo...
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Video 505 | Pelvic Floor Incontinence Rx (15 mins) with Lauren Eirk
Stress urinary incontinence is the involuntary leakage of urine that occurs with increases in intra abdominal pressure (e.g., with exertion, effort, sneezing, or coughing) due to urethral sphincter and/or pelvic floor muscle weakness. This can affect anyone at any age, particularly those who part...
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Video 550 | Lateral Hip Bursitis Rx (60 minutes) with Lauren Eirk
This strengthening routine is designed to combat outer hip pain using isometric and concentric resistance training with dumbbells, a thigh band, and a support.
Lateral hip pain is commonly referred to as "Trochanteric Bursitis". This is a condition where the large bony prominence on the outsi...
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Video 491 | SI Joint Pain Relief (30 minutes) with Lauren Eirk
Pain originating from spasms in your piriformis muscle, a large muscle located deep in the buttock, is called piriformis syndrome. Even though this condition is very common, it is a complex problem to treat. The key is to keep surrounding muscles around the pelvis, hips and core strong and regu...
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Video 452 | Tech Neck RX (30 Minutes) with Lauren Eirk
What is Tech Neck?
This condition has become a term used to describe chronic neck pain caused by continuously straining the neck muscles while using technology like computers and phones that eventually leads to spinal changes and poor posture. We are completely tied to our phones and screens, of... -
Video 386 | Plantar Fasciitis Therapy (30 minutes) with Lauren Eirk
This integrated full-body workout addresses some of the common muscle issues that cause plantar fasciitis. Learn how to strengthen muscles of the foot and ankle to improve foot rigidity in forward propulsion. Also, understand the need for the foot to have enough mobility to adapt to the surface...