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We're moving to a new office, roughly a mile away from our current location.  As of July 1st, 2011, you'll be able to find us at 128 West Walled Lake Dr., Walled Lake, MI 48390.

Aside from our address, all our contact information will remain the same.  This new location will give us more office space and amenities.  We're very excited about the move.

If you find yourself in the area, drop by and say hello.

Let me start out by saying I'm usually a skeptic when it comes to exercise equipment because I've seen too many gimmicks on TV that never deliver on their claims. There is no easy way to peak physical fitness. Physical fitness comes only through consistent hard work and dedication — sweat equity, if you will. So when I first noticed the TRX ad in the back of a fitness magazine, I thought the TRX looked like it would be too easy to be effective. I felt that the body weight exercises I've grown to love would do a better job than a couple of straps.

Boy, was I wrong! It wasn't until I watched Stew Smith's review of the TRX before I took it seriously and really started researching it. After resolving myself to the idea of the TRX, I took a leap of faith and bought the TRX Force Kit. Once the TRX arrived, I went through my first 35 minute workout by following along with the exercise manual and accompanying DVD. All I could say following the workout was, "Wow!" I was exhausted and worn out. The TRX proved to be much more difficult than I had anticipated. What I really liked about the TRX was how well it involved my core muscles during every exercise. I was also able to feel how well the TRX incorporated the stabilizing muscles of the shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips, knees and ankles.

We will be closed on Monday, September 6^th for Labor Day.  I will still be available via email should you need to reach me.

Have a happy and safe Labor Day!

Dr. Adam

I used to receive incredulous looks years ago when I began advocating for forefoot running over the "traditional" heel strike running. But now that the evidence supporting forefoot running has been published and articles espousing its benefits have been printed, more people are coming around to the idea of changing their running gait to prevent injury.

"It looks like this is how our ancestors have been running for a million years or more," Dr. Dan Lieberman says. "It's only been in the last 10,000 years that we've had any kind of shoes, really."

Dr. Lieberman, an anthropologist at Harvard University, published a study^1,2 in the journal Nature demonstrating the forces involved in forefoot running vs. heel strike running. As one may expect, the calf muscles do a much better job absorbing shock than the smaller and considerably weaker anterior lower leg muscles. The more shock absorbed by the calves translates to less shock making its way up the kinetic chain to the knees, hips, and lower back. Also, the foot's arch and its associated soft tissues function like a spring while running, further increasing the efficiency of the gait.

School is right around the corner and my primary concern as a father and as a chiropractor is the weight of my child's backpack. Carrying too much weight in a backpack can have a negative effect on a growing spine. Therefore, I strongly recommend limiting the weight a child carries in his/her backpack to 10-15% of the child's body weight.

Try this experiment: pack your child's backpack with all of his/her school supplies and put it on a scale. How close does it come to the recommended 10-15% of your child's body weight? Now, realize that this doesn't even count the heaviest items kids put in their backpacks: books. So you can see how quickly the weight of backpacks increases as necessary school supplies are added.