Manchester - my home city and my favorite football team (much better than the Arsenal (my wife's team!)). I remember many years ago one of the most prevalent injuries in soccer at the time was hamstring strains. That was until they hired a kinesiology expert, who assessed and discovered that regular stretching of the hamstrings was not solving the problem. 

What they discovered is that by strengthening the hamstrings instead was actually reducing the occurrence of hamstring injuries in these professional athletes.

Today's podcast episode will plunge into the why a little deeper and teach you a simple exercise to strengthen your posterior chain muscles. 

How To Do The Bridge Exercise - https://youtu.be/kiSkJpB4kcA

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I specialize in helping busy parents feel healthy, happy and energized.

My accomplishments include:

Highest Rated and Most Reviewed Massage Therapist in the Foothills (Alberta)
Author of the 15-Step Playbook for Pain Relief
Creator of the First Aid for Pain Relief Program
Registered Massage Therapist
CHEK Exercise Coach
CHEK Nutrition & Lifestyle Coach
Certified Posturologist
Buddhist Meditation Teacher


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Quote of the Week
"You Are the Writer, Director & Star Of This Movie Called Life, Do You Want A Smash Hit?" Michael Todd

You have four controls that you are responsible for to help you achieve, and maintain, health, happiness and vitality:
1. Mind
2. Body
3. Food
4. Rest & Recovery

The ultimate driver to you following through on your own controls, is your own compelling story. 
What is it that you really want? 
Why do you even want that? 
What's going to be your storyline when things go wrong? 
How are you going to achieve it?
Who's going to help you be accountable?

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MEET JASON BARLOW, RMT
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I specialize in helping busy parents feel healthy, happy and energized.

My accomplishments include:

Highest Rated and Most Reviewed Massage Therapist in the Foothills (Alberta)
Author of the 15-Step Playbook for Pain Relief
Creator of the First Aid for Pain Relief Program
Registered Massage Therapist
CHEK Exercise Coach
CHEK Nutrition & Lifestyle Coach
Certified Posturologist
Buddhist Meditation Teacher


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FREE, INSTANT ACCESS TO THE 15-STEP PLAYBOOK FOR PAIN RELIEF EBOOK
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First Aid for Pain Relief Rx Programs
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The Subtle Art Of Not Giving A [Bleep] by Mark Manson.

A great, humorous perspective of the limited number of f***s that we have, and how we must choose wisely in how we use them!

Drawing upon stress research, and insightful stories and anecdotes, Mark brings a much-needed grab-you-by-the-shoulders-and-look-you-in-the-eyes moment of real-talk.

For more information on Mark Manson visit:  https://markmanson.net/

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MEET JASON BARLOW, RMT
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I specialize in helping busy parents feel healthy, happy and energized.

My accomplishments include:

Highest Rated and Most Reviewed Massage Therapist in the Foothills (Alberta)
Author of the 15-Step Playbook for Pain Relief
Creator of the First Aid for Pain Relief Program
Registered Massage Therapist
CHEK Exercise Coach
CHEK Nutrition & Lifestyle Coach
Certified Posturologist
Buddhist Meditation Teacher


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FREE, INSTANT ACCESS TO THE 15-STEP PLAYBOOK FOR PAIN RELIEF EBOOK
=====
Visit www.jasonbarlowrmt.com (digital) or purchase a paperback or Kindle edition on Amazon.

First Aid for Pain Relief Rx Programs
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Step 2 in my 15-Step Playbook For Pain Relief is all about 'You Are What You Think'. Learning to control your mind takes a lot of patience and perseverance. Harnessing the 75,000 thoughts that you have on average a day, takes a great deal of effort. With time, inch by inch, you can start to experience the cumulative effect of weeks and months of meditating. 

Beyond formally sitting to meditate, it's perhaps even more important to watch your mind and in order to do this we need our 3 best friends: mindfulness, alertness and conscientiousness. Between them we can protect our mind and accumulate great positivity in our life, which will bring more health, happiness and vitality!!

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MEET JASON BARLOW, RMT
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I specialize in helping busy parents feel healthy, happy and energized.

My accomplishments include:

Highest Rated and Most Reviewed Massage Therapist in the Foothills (Alberta)
Author of the 15-Step Playbook for Pain Relief
Creator of the First Aid for Pain Relief Program
Registered Massage Therapist
CHEK Exercise Coach
CHEK Nutrition & Lifestyle Coach
Certified Posturologist
Buddhist Meditation Teacher


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FREE, INSTANT ACCESS TO THE 15-STEP PLAYBOOK FOR PAIN RELIEF EBOOK
=====
Visit www.jasonbarlowrmt.com (digital) or purchase a paperback or Kindle edition on Amazon.

First Aid for Pain Relief Rx Programs
Download and instantly access a more extensive program for your stress, tension and pain at - www.jasonbarlowrmt.com/shop

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Ultimately, as with anything in life, it's the dose that makes the poison. In our typical day, we need to evaluate how much time we are actually sitting and determine how much time we can invest in stretching to help pay off our postural debt. 

This is the golden ticket to relieving chronic muscular stress, tension and pain!

Slow-motion injury (or repetitive stress) is surreptitiously creeping in on us day by day, and leads to some eventual sign or symptom from the body to draw your attention to the problem. If addressed, you'll make a swift recovery. If not, it will potentially worsen, and produce a far greater pain to stop you in your tracks. 

For more information on stress, tension and pain prevention visit my website and download my free digital book 'The 15-Step Playbook for Pain Relief.'

To learn how to stretch your hip flexors visit: https://youtu.be/6g2IlvUKhfE 

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MEET JASON BARLOW, RMT
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I specialize in helping busy parents feel healthy, happy and energized.

My accomplishments include:

Highest Rated and Most Reviewed Massage Therapist in the Foothills (Alberta)
Author of the 15-Step Playbook for Pain Relief
Creator of the First Aid for Pain Relief Program
Registered Massage Therapist
CHEK Exercise Coach
CHEK Nutrition & Lifestyle Coach
Certified Posturologist
Buddhist Meditation Teacher


=====
FREE, INSTANT ACCESS TO THE 15-STEP PLAYBOOK FOR PAIN RELIEF EBOOK
=====
Visit www.jasonbarlowrmt.com (digital) or purchase a paperback or Kindle edition on Amazon.

First Aid for Pain Relief Rx Programs
Download and instantly access a more extensive program for your stress, tension and pain at - www.jasonbarlowrmt.com/shop

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Quote Of The Week - Make No Your Vitamin. Les Brown.

Very often we become upset and angry when either we are getting what we don't want OR we are not getting what we do want in life. 

Taking Les Brown's advice to heart, we can CHOOSE to use the resistance and obstacles in our life as opportunities for growth. If we meet them with a patient mind, imagine our self having a healthy dose of vitamin 'NO', we can instead continue to maintain a healthy mindset, and consequently a healthier body, and grow and evolve as a result of the stress, tension, injury or pain.

For more information on motivational speaker, Les Brown, visit www.lesbrown.com

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MEET JASON BARLOW, RMT
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I specialize in helping busy parents feel healthy, happy and energized.

My accomplishments include:

Highest Rated and Most Reviewed Massage Therapist in the Foothills (Alberta)
Author of the 15-Step Playbook for Pain Relief
Creator of the First Aid for Pain Relief Program
Registered Massage Therapist
CHEK Exercise Coach
CHEK Nutrition & Lifestyle Coach
Certified Posturologist
Buddhist Meditation Teacher


=====
FREE, INSTANT ACCESS TO THE 15-STEP PLAYBOOK FOR PAIN RELIEF EBOOK
=====
Visit www.jasonbarlowrmt.com (digital) or purchase a paperback or Kindle edition on Amazon.

First Aid for Pain Relief Rx Programs
Download and instantly access a more extensive program for your stress, tension and pain at - www.jasonbarlowrmt.com/shop

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Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon

As President of the Weston A. Price Foundation, Sally Fallon's extensive research and promotion of whole foods is widespread. In this recipe-book-like-no-other, she shares insights on how our early ancestors would soak, ferment, prepare and cook (or not cook) quality food to enhance the nutritional content to our body. 

This is a whole food, meat-centric cookbook that educates, empowers and feeds your body and mind simultaneously!

For more information about the Weston A. Price Foundation visit - https://www.westonaprice.org/

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MEET JASON BARLOW, RMT
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I specialize in helping busy parents feel healthy, happy and energized.

My accomplishments include:

Highest Rated and Most Reviewed Massage Therapist in the Foothills (Alberta)
Author of the 15-Step Playbook for Pain Relief
Creator of the First Aid for Pain Relief Program
Registered Massage Therapist
CHEK Exercise Coach
CHEK Nutrition & Lifestyle Coach
Certified Posturologist
Buddhist Meditation Teacher


=====
FREE, INSTANT ACCESS TO THE 15-STEP PLAYBOOK FOR PAIN RELIEF EBOOK
=====
Visit www.jasonbarlowrmt.com (digital) or purchase a paperback or Kindle edition on Amazon.

First Aid for Pain Relief Rx Programs
Download and instantly access a more extensive program for your stress, tension and pain at - www.jasonbarlowrmt.com/shop

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During a meditation it's important to have a chosen object to meditate upon. This could be a feeling such as compassion or a determination such as 'I'm going to watch my mind and prevent anger for the rest of the day'. Either way, this chosen object becomes the target to focus upon and familiarize your mind with for as long as possible. 

Once you step away from your formal meditation practice, and this is the longer window of time, it's important to continue watching your mind, as you'll find your mind losing focus on the object, becoming distracted, and then forgetting it completely. 

Meditation means to remain single-pointedly focused upon a virtuous object. This can be done anywhere and at anytime with training and familiarity.

To learn more visit: www.kadampa.org or locally in Alberta, www.meditateincalgary.com

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MEET JASON BARLOW, RMT
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I specialize in helping busy parents feel healthy, happy and energized.

My accomplishments include:

Highest Rated and Most Reviewed Massage Therapist in the Foothills (Alberta)
Author of the 15-Step Playbook for Pain Relief
Creator of the First Aid for Pain Relief Program
Registered Massage Therapist
CHEK Exercise Coach
CHEK Nutrition & Lifestyle Coach
Certified Posturologist
Buddhist Meditation Teacher


=====
FREE, INSTANT ACCESS TO THE 15-STEP PLAYBOOK FOR PAIN RELIEF EBOOK
=====
Visit www.jasonbarlowrmt.com (digital) or purchase a paperback or Kindle edition on Amazon.

First Aid for Pain Relief Rx Programs
Download and instantly access a more extensive program for your stress, tension and pain at - www.jasonbarlowrmt.com/shop

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You have four health controls - Mind, Body, Food & Recovery!

Mind - Do you ever catch yourself calling people or things '...a pain in my neck'. Recall that your body believes every word you say. Catch yourself, guard your mind and decide to label challenges or challenging people in a new way!

Body - If you don't use it, you'll lose it. Keep your neck mobile in all ranges of motion.

Food - Consider anti-inflammatory foods to help reduce local inflammation and boost your joint and muscle recovery.

Recovery - Optimal sleep together will sleep alignment will help your neck to relax, relieve and rejuvenate. Add in regular massage and you have the whole package covered.

To learn how to safely mobilize your neck visit my instructional video here: https://youtu.be/OHS8c4qAcs4

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MEET JASON BARLOW, RMT
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I specialize in helping busy parents feel healthy, happy and energized.

My accomplishments include:

Highest Rated and Most Reviewed Massage Therapist in the Foothills (Alberta)
Author of the 15-Step Playbook for Pain Relief
Creator of the First Aid for Pain Relief Program
Registered Massage Therapist
CHEK Exercise Coach
CHEK Nutrition & Lifestyle Coach
Certified Posturologist
Buddhist Meditation Teacher


=====
FREE, INSTANT ACCESS TO THE 15-STEP PLAYBOOK FOR PAIN RELIEF EBOOK
=====
Visit www.jasonbarlowrmt.com (digital) or purchase a paperback or Kindle edition on Amazon.

First Aid for Pain Relief Rx Programs
Download and instantly access a more extensive program for your stress, tension and pain at - www.jasonbarlowrmt.com/shop

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HANG WITH ME ON THE SOCIALS:
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"Nothing of the senses can satisfy the soul, the only thing that can satisfy the soul is - thank you, I love you." (Dr. John Demartini)

Check for yourself, have you had experiences in life that you still choose to reflect and be sour, negative or angry about? If so, these will continue to activate dis-ease in your body and mind, and healing will be hindered.

To activate your true healing potential, choose to be grateful for life's events (good or bad) and find the deeper meaning by your suffering.

For more information on Dr. John Demartini's Breakthrough Program visit:
www.drdemartini.com

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MEET JASON BARLOW, RMT
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I specialize in helping busy parents feel healthy, happy and energized.

My accomplishments include:

Highest Rated and Most Reviewed Massage Therapist in the Foothills (Alberta)
Author of the 15-Step Playbook for Pain Relief
Creator of the First Aid for Pain Relief Program
Registered Massage Therapist
CHEK Exercise Coach
CHEK Nutrition & Lifestyle Coach
Certified Posturologist
Buddhist Meditation Teacher


=====
FREE, INSTANT ACCESS TO THE 15-STEP PLAYBOOK FOR PAIN RELIEF EBOOK
=====
Visit www.jasonbarlowrmt.com (digital) or purchase a paperback or Kindle edition on Amazon.

First Aid for Pain Relief Rx Programs
Download and instantly access a more extensive program for your stress, tension and pain at - www.jasonbarlowrmt.com/shop

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HANG WITH ME ON THE SOCIALS:
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