Posts by Tailored Injury Prevention Solutions, Inc. (TIPS)

It’s already March—wow does time go fast! Are you still making progress on your New Year’s resolutions? If health club attendance is any indication, many of those resolutions have already fallen by the wayside. In conversations with clients and friends, I’ve discovered many people aren’t even bothering to make resolutions. Aren’t they just a waste…

I was recently talking to a friend who had a big goal for 2017: lose 30 pounds. She bought a new cookbook full of healthy recipes, planned out her meals for a week, and filled her grocery cart with fruits and vegetables. She said her first couple of days went well, and she even made…

It’s time to get real. I mean really real. Not everyone will be ecstatic about the change you’re hoping to make stick this year. Many of my clients find that the people they most expect to be in their corner—their spouses, bosses, or business partners—aren’t supportive of their new habits. Sometimes, this hostility to change…

You’ve developed a vision of what success looks like. You’ve come up with a plan to get there, and you’ve even anticipated potential obstacles and how you’ll overcome them. Maybe you’ve even started on your journey toward change—nice work! Now remember: life changes and challenges come up. Here are a couple of examples of how…

I became addicted to soda (“pop” to us in the North Country) in college to help me with late-night studying. In the military, I became even more hooked on soda. Even though all the studying and physical exertion really took it out of me, I was skinny and athletic and I felt fine. Why did…

With Memorial Day—the unofficial start of summer—just behind us, many of us are gearing up for outdoor fun and maybe even a little healthy competition. Some of us try to relive the glory days of high school or college sports, even when those days are years (or decades!) behind us. Adult weekend athletes tend to…

In our previous post, we shared why it’s so important to PACE yourself during weekend warrior activities. PACE stands for power, agility, control, and endurance—all things every sport demands of our bodies. Let’s take a moment to see PACE in action. We’ll use the softball field as an example. POWER for the Weekend Warrior You…

With the complexity of human bodies, job demands, lifestyle issues, environmental considerations and many other factors, it’s easy to understand why sprains and strains are some of the most common injuries in any industry. While there is no foolproof way to eliminate sprains and strains completely, you can change how your body functions with daily…

People are always looking for a quick fix. Whether it’s weight loss, overcoming low back pain, or getting rid of headaches, we all crave immediate results. Quick results motivate us and increase our belief that we can make a change that has value to us. When it comes to preventing soft tissue injuries at work,…