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Abella Skin Care
ABSOLUTE NUTRITION
ABSolution
ACCU-MEASURE
Actifirm
ADVANCE HEALTH NUTRITION
ADVANTAGE HEALTHCARE
AFIRM
AHAVA
AJINOMOTO USA, Inc
ALACER CORP.
Alchimie Forever
ALLPRO Fitness
ALRI
American Body Building
American Dairy Brands
Amerigel
AminoGenesis
AMP Energy Drink
ANABOLIC RESOURCES
Andreas Cahling
ANGEL SPORTS NUTRITION
Anthony Logistics for Men
Apex
Appearex
Appellation Spa
ARIZONA TEA
AST Sports Science
Astara
Atkins Nutritionals
ATOPALM
AUTHENTIC MARKETING
AVANT LABS
Axis Labs LLC
B. Kamins
BABOR
BABOR - For Men
Baker Cummins
Balance Bars
Barielle
Barmensen
BARMENSEN INC.
Belli Cosmetics
BENEV
BEST BELTS
Bill Grant Nutrition
BIONUTRITIONAL RESEARCH GROUP
BIOTEST LABORATORIES, LLC
Bliss
Blue Ox
Body FX
BODYBUILDING SUPPLEMENTS
BodyConcept.com
BODYONICS
BODZILLA GEAR
BowFlex
Brave Soldier
BREAKTHROUGH ENGINEERED NUTR.
BSN
California North
CARB-BOOM, INC.
Celazome
Cellex-C
Champion Nutrition
CHEF JAY FOOD PRODUCTS
CITY Cosmetics
Clarisonic
CMI NUTRITION
CNS
CONTRACT PACKAGING RESOURCES
Controlled Labs
COSTAS FOODS INC
CoverBlend by Exuviance
CRUNK JUICE Energy Drink
Cytodyne Technologies
CYTOSPORT
DArcy
Darphin
DDF
DEFCON3 Energy Drink
Delmar Supplements
Denblan
Dermablend
DermaNew
Dermatix
Dermazone Solutions
DERMOR Laboratories
Designer Supplements
DEVINE DISTRIBUTION, INC.
DIMAXX OF AMERICA, LLC
DIRECT MARKETING CONCEPTS
Donell Super-Skin
DORIAN YATES APPROVED
Dr. Brandt
Dr. Leslie Baumann
Dr. Michelle Copeland
DS Laboratories
DYMATIZE
DYNAMIC LIFE INC
EAS
EATING FOR LIFE
Eclipse Sport Supplements
EG Labs
Elite Delivery Technologies
ELITE PAC DESIGN GROUP INC
Elizabeth Arden
Ellen Lange Skin Science
Elon
Endurox
Energy 69 Energy Drink
EPIC NUTRITION
ERGO PHARM
EST
Everlast Nutrition
Evian Spray
EXTREME BIO SCIENCES
Exuviance by NeoStrata
Fake Bake
Ferndale Laboratories
FITNESS ENTERPRISE
FITNESS WEAR BLANKS, INC.
FIZOGEN
FLEX SPORTS
Flora Inc
FREEDOM WHOLESALERS
Freeze 24 / 7
FSI NUTRITION
Full Throttle Energy Drink
Fusion Beauty
Gamma Enterprises
GASPARI NUTRITION
GATORADE
GENESIS NUTRITION PRODUCTS
GENISOY
German American Tech
GERMAN AMERICAN TECH. INC.
Gift Certificates
GLENN FOODS
Gly Derm
Go Fast Energy Drink
GoSMILE
Grizzly Sporting Goods
Gym Parts Depot
H & E
Hair Care & Removal
Hansens Energy Drink
Hanson Medical
HDT / MD Labs
Health From The Sun
Healthy N' Fit
Heidi & Company
HERBAL CLEAR
HERBAL NITRO
HERSHEY FOODS
HI-TECH PHARMACEUTICALS
HIGH PERFORMANCE FITNESS, INC.
Himalaya USA
Hydroderm
Hylexin
HYTONED NUTRIENTS
IDEAL FOOD SOLUTIONS
Idebenol
IDS
IFORCE
Illuminare
Innovative Delivery Systems
Instant Peel
INSTONE
IOVATE
IRON-TEK
iSATORI GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES
ISATORI TECHNOLOGIES
ISS RESEARCH
Jack Black - for MEN
Jack's Girl
JAN TANA
Jane Iredale
Janson Beckett
JAVAFIT
Jenju Pearls Skin Care
Joey New York
John Abate
Juara Skincare
Juice Beauty
June Jacobs Spa
KEMISTRY
KILO SPORTS, INC.
Kinerase
KLEIN-BECKER USA
KMX Energy Drink
Korres
KUTTING EDGE
L'Occitane
La Roche Posay
Labrada
Laserfade
Laura Du Priest
Leaf and Rusher
LG Science
Life Fitness
LIQUID ICE Energy Drink
LotuSculpt
Man Sports Nutrition
MAXIMUM HUMAN PERFORMANCE
Maxwell's Apothecary
MD Formulations
MD Formulations - MEN
MD Forte
MD SkinCare
Mederma
MEGA PRO
Menscience Androceuticals
MET-Rx
METABOLIC RESPONSE MODIFIERS
MISSION NUTRITION, INC.
MLO PRODUCTS
MOLECULAR NUTRITION
Molton Brown
MONSTER Energy Drink
MOOM
MOTUS
Murad Acne
Murad Anti-Aging
Murad Body/Cellulite
Murad Dry/Sensitive
Murad Dull Skin
Murad Hormonal Aging
Murad Normal/Combination
Murad Redness/Irritation
Murad Sun Damage
Murad Sun Protection
MUSASHI
Muscle Foods
MUSCLE MARKETING USA, INC
MUSCLE-LINK
Musclemania
MuscleTech
NA SUTRA
NATIONAL HEALTH PRODUCTS,INC.
Natural Source Products
Nature's Best
Nature's Herbs
NAUTILUS
Nectifirm
Neosporin
NeoStrata
Neova
NESTLE WATERS
NEXT PROTEINS INTERNATIONAL
NFI SALES & MARKETING
Nikali
NuFace
NUTRABOLICS
NUTRASPORT
NUTREX RESEARCH, INC.
NVE PHARMACEUTICALS
NX Care
OATBAR
Obagi
Optimum Nutrition
OPUS ONE
OSMO Therapy
Osmotics
P&S
PACIFIC HEALTH LABORATORIES
Packages
Palo Alto Labs
PCA SKIN
PDS, INC.
PEAK PERFORMANCE LABS LLC.
Pedinol
PERFECT PROTE
PERFORMANCE BIOMEDICAL LABS
PERFORMANCE BRANDS, INC.
PERFORMANCE DRIVEN SUPPLEMENTS
Peter Thomas Roth
Pevonia Botanica
pH Advantage
PHARMAGENX
Philip B Scalp and Hair
PHILLIPS PERFORMANCE NUTRITION
Philosophy
Photolagen
PIMP JUICE Energy Drink
Pinnacle
PITBULL
Polar
POWERBAR
POWERBUTTER, INC
POWERHOUSE NUTRITION
Precor
Premier Nutrition
Prevage
PRIMAFORCE
PROFESSIONAL SUPPLEMENTS
ProForm Fitness Equipment
Prolab
PROMAX NUTRITION
PROTO SOURCE
PROTOCOOKIE
Protos
Protos Inc. (Ostrim)
Pure Inventions
Quintessence Skin Science
RAWLINGS NUTRITION
Red Bull
Revivogen
Revox
RICK COLLINS
ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK
Rodan + Fields
Rogaine
RTO Sportsgear
SAN NUTRITION CORP.
SANTA CRUZ BEVERAGES, LLC
Scar Esthetique
Scar Fade
Scar Fx
ScarGuard
Schwinn
SCIENCE FOODS
SCITEC NUTRITION
SCIVATION
SDR Pharmaceuticals
SIX STAR BODY FUEL
Skin Medica
SkinCeuticals
skyn Iceland
SoBe Energy Drink
Sothys
SOURCE PHARMACEUTICALS
Sovage
Spirit Garden Nutrition
SportPharma
Stairmaster
Star Trac
Stiefel Labs
Strata-C by Dr. Matthews
Strivectin
Summers Labs
SUNDARI
Sunscreen
Sunstoppers
Supersmile
Susan Ciminelli
SYNTRAX INNOVATIONS, INC.
TanTowel
Teamine Eye Complex
THERMOLIFE
THINK BAR
THINK PRODUCTS
Ti-Silc
Ti-Tan
TITAN
Too Faced
Topix
Total Block
Total Gym
Tracie Martyn
TRIMSPA
Trind Hand & Nail Repair
TRINITY
Tripeptinon
Tweezerman
TwinLab
TYK
Ultimate Nutrition
ULTRALAB NUTRITION
Universal Nutrition
URBAN BIOLOGICS
VALEO
VANDELLA COSTUMES
VHT
VIB Labs
VITALSTATE
VITAMINDER
VITOL
VNS Nutritional Sciences
VPX
Vyotech
VYOTECH NUTRITIONALS
WATER KING
Wax'n Waxing
WEIDER
WELLEMENTS
WORLDSIZE NUTRITIONAL TECH.
Worldwide Sport Nutrition
Xtreme Formulations
XYIENCE
Yu-Be
Z-Silc
Z. Bigatti
Zeasorb
Zeno
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Improve Your PostureScott HaywoodIt is amazing how few people realize how much a good posture can improve their quality of life.
If your goal is to maintain a healthy weight and avoid experiencing pain in your later years, monitoring and working on improving your posture earlier on is a must.
The benefits of a good Posture:
Among other things, an improved posture can:
ò help you get more out of your chosen sport or exercises
ò make you look and feel healthier and younger
ò help improve your breathing
ò help you become stronger and more confident
ò decrease the risk of injury
ò prevent strain on your muscles, nerves and joints
Signs of poor Posture:
Bad posture usually results from poor habits repeated over a lifetime. Unfortunately, many of us don't even consider, let alone analyze our posture until we experience restricted movement or pain caused by poor posture.
If you want to do a basic self-assessment of your posture, look for one or more of these typical signs of poor posture:
ò rounded back
ò drooping chest and shoulders
ò head protruding forward
ò tilted pelvis and hips
ò collapsed arches in your feet
ò an elevated hip or shoulder
ò body rotation
For a more accurate and professional assessment you should visit one of the many specialists who deal with diagnosing and rehabilitating posture related problems such as your chiropractor, physiotherapist, remedial masseur, osteopath or personal trainer.
Causes of poor Posture:
All of the problems listed above are potential indicators that your body has habitual irregular movement patterns.
The reasons for these irregular movement patterns can be wide and varied but typically include things like:
ò poor ergonomics, particularly relating to sleeping, sitting or standing habits
ò muscle and/or skeletal imbalance
ò untreated/undiagnosed injury compensation
ò poor or inappropriate techniques used during exercise and sport
Improving your Posture:
Improving your posture is possible once the causes of your "symptoms" have been identified.
Typically, improving your posture means improving or changing your habits, some of which you can do all by yourself, others you should consider getting help for.
If you want to feel and look better, become fitter and stronger, lose weight or become and stay pain free into your later years try some or all of the following tips to improving or maintaining your posture.
1. Find your neutral Alignment.
Your personal trainer or any of the other practitioners detailed above should be able to help you understand and recognize what a neutral alignment looks and feels like. Generally speaking, neutral alignment is where your spine is in its strongest position and is able to deal with external stresses and strains.
Understanding what your neutral alignment is and how to move into it while sitting, standing and moving will greatly improve your posture.
2. Check your posture Constantly.
Try to get into the habit of checking your posture throughout the day. Using reminders like setting the alarm on your phone or watch to alert you every hour to check your posture will help you to form this habit. Another way to remind yourself is to use post-it note on your computer screen or in your car.
3. Vary your position Often.
If you sit down a lot during the day, look for excuses to stand and walk around. For example, if most of your work is done sitting behind a desk, try standing up when you talk on the phone (standing while on the phone actually improves the sound of your voice by ensuring the airways from your diaphragm are clear).
Other excuses to vary your position include getting up and walking to the kitchen or water cooler for a glass of water every half an hour or so and standing up to stretch every 45 minutes while you're watching TV. Whenever possible, go for a short stroll around the block or around your neighbourhood during morning tea, afternoon tea or your lunch break.
4. Strengthen your Hips.
Misalignment in our pelvis and lower back can often be caused by weak or inflexible hip muscles. Include exercises in your workouts that stretch and strengthen you hip flexor, extensors, abductors, adductors and rotators muscles.
Any good gym instructor or personal trainer will be able to tell you which exercises and stretches to include in your workout and show you how to do them correctly.
5. Strengthen your Abdominals.
Learn the appropriate abdominal strengthening exercises to train your abdominals to hold your pelvis in neutral alignment. Try doing some stabilization work using a Swiss Ball in addition to more traditional abdominal exercises like crunches and knee raises.
Again, if you are new to exercise or have never been taught how to use a Swiss Ball before, seek the expertise of a gym instructor or good personal trainer.
6. Stretch and strengthen your Back.
Learn how to correctly perform lower back stretches and strengthening exercises. You can perform most stretches anywhere at any time. Lower back stretches are often great at helping to minimize or eliminate debilitating back pain.
Lower back strengthening exercises will ensure that your lower back muscles are strong and balanced with your abdominal muscles.
7. Strengthen your upper Body.
Incorporate exercises into your workouts that help strengthen your shoulders, upper back, chest and arm muscles. Remember one of your goals should be muscle balance so don't focus to heavily on one particular muscle group and vary your exercises regularly to achieve balance and continually challenge your muscles.
8. Vary your exercise program.
Try Yoga, Tai Chi or Pilates and consider including at least one of these in your regular exercise program. These styles of exercise emphasize alignment and controlled movement of the spine, which can greatly improve your posture.
9. Use Imagery.
Visualize yourself as a giant gum tree reaching towards the sky; or imagine yourself growing taller as you stretch your arms above your head. Walk tall; concentrating on your posture and imagining yourself moving in perfect alignment.
10. Seek advice from Specialists.
Postural problems left untreated can have a negative impact on your health and reduce your quality of life. In addition to your personal trainer, you may want to consult with a podiatrist, an orthopedic specialist, a physiotherapist or a chiropractor.
Remember, the sooner you get help and start to address the underlying causes of poor posture the more easily it will be for you to change your daily habits and the better your chance of improving your posture so you can avoid other problems and pain later on.
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Scott Haywood
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