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Lifting The Heaviest Weight At The Gym

In personal training we often joke the heaviest weight in the gym for participants is the front door.  Researchers have shown 1 in 3 adults world wide do not meet international standards for physical activity.  In the United States, 3 out of 4 adults do not meet our national guidelines for physical activity.  The reasons...

Should I Lift Weights To Failure?

Strength training is an essential part of any exercise program.  In our Boulder Physical Therapy and Lafayette Physical Therapy clinics we commonly utilize strength training to rehabilitate injured tissues and restore lost function due to injury.  Intensity, measured by weight lifted, is one of the most important parameters to dial in on a strength training prescription. ...

How Physical Therapy Changed the Way I Approach CrossFit and Yoga

By: Erica Tran, PT, DPT, OCS The Ironic Reality of Injury As a physical therapist, I help people move better, recover from injuries, and return to doing what they love. But despite my knowledge and training, I’ve dealt with a long history of injuries myself. It’s a humbling reminder: no one is immune to the...

Using Strength Training To Improve Flexibility

Flexibility or mobility work can be a large part of any injured patient’s recovery at our Boulder Physical Therapy and Lafayette Physical Therapy clinics.  In contrast, in a healthy population flexibility training should be one of the last things you spend time on each week because of its’ limited impact on injury prevention, health, or...