As technology advancements, medical breakthroughs, global expansions, and industry growths occur, so does mental health awareness. The spotlight is on mental health and wellness as the narrative shifts to “ending the stigma - you are not alone.” 

We all know that daily exercise is invaluable to keeping our bodies strong and functional.  The old saying, “If you don’t use it, you’ll lose it” … well, turns out that saying is completely true.

Recently, a friend of mine asked me to put together a list of leg exercises that he could do with bad knees. This friend is an avid skier and cyclist and is only in his 30’s, but as he says, “has the knees of an 80-year-old.”

This past year, suicide rates within the United States has dropped by 6%, according to the NY Times. As the data continues to be sifted, let us zoom in on an expert in Catt. County who has thoughts and insight as to the decrease in percentages. 

Are you spending hours working out every week, and not getting the results you want? Chances are you might have a bad habit or two when it comes to exercising.

There comes times in our live when we have little ‘bumps in the night’; when things stand up and stand out that serve as a call to attention. Often times these things are uncomfortable to begin with, and it seems like addressing the issue will only give focus and power to it.

My last article about how important core stability and alignment are for improving your golf game received a lot of positive feedback, so I wanted to revisit staying cognoscente of your core by bracing it throughout your day while completing daily activities. 

Golf has become a game of high technology equipment. One often overlooked key piece of equipment is the golfer’s body. Is it stable and strong where it needs to be? Is it mobile and flexible where it has to be?

As masks lower and we begin to smile, grin, and smirk at community members in the grocery store again, we are going to need some time to digest and process the year of the pandemic.

At Core Performance Training and Fitness, our goal is to build every client a stronger body starting with their core and building out from there.  Once you can naturally brace and engage your core, all exercises become safer and easier. 

A herd of African antelopes graze in the lush shrubbery when suddenly, the wind shifts, carrying a new yet familiar scent. The antelope’s initial response to danger is to not move a single muscle, to embody the statue stance, and resemble stone-stillness.

We've all taken a week (OK, maybe a month) off our workout routines every now and then. But will your fitness hiatus completely sideline your progress or just be a little hiccup in an otherwise healthy body?

Core Performance Fitness & Training is not your typical fitness studio/gym.  Our name alone is a statement to our motto.  We train your core so that your entire body is stronger, balanced, more effective and injury proof.

The Ellicottville office of UBMD Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine has new patient hours to handle any urgent care issues related to spring and summer activities.

Many of my clients are skiers/snowboarders who have had a very active winter. But now, with the season over, these same clients are experiencing stiffness and tightness in their backs, hips and legs.

Seeing as the year 2020 is in our rear view window and the stigma around mental health has shifted gears some, how do we exactly ask our loved ones if they are ok emotionally?

Sunshine and warmer weather are the perfect combination to get off the couch and get moving. Taking a brisk walk/run or riding your bike is a great way to get your heart pumping. And while the deer are shedding antlers, humans are trying to shed some of their winter weight

I quite literally thought (in the beginning) that intermittent fasting was what the cool kids said for starving yourself to lose weight. Oh how naïve I was.

After a full year of battling a pandemic, people in our area have many questions about the future and returning to some sort of “normal”.  What about Fall Fest? Our summer concerts? Still wearing masks?

What is empathy really? Is it a feeling? Is it an act or behavior? Can you see it or touch it? Have you heard the word or phrase but seem puzzled by what it truly is?