Did you know that according to the Bone Health and Osteoporosis Foundation,  64% of patients never receive guidance about exercise for bone health from their healthcare provider?

Strong bones are the foundation of a strong life. Yet for many women, bone health isn’t something we think about until it becomes a problem—often far too late. 

Bones might seem solid and static—but beneath the surface, they’re alive. Constantly breaking down and rebuilding. Constantly adapting to the signals we send through movement, stress, and—most critically—nutrition.

In part one of this three part series, you learned about what fascia is, what it’s made of and it’s many roles in the body. In this post you’ll learn about fascia dysfunction and how self myofascial release (SMFR) can be a tool to restore health and resilience to the tissue.

This spicy chicken soup is perfect for late winter with it’s comforting flavors, sweet bites of corn and perfectly textured dumplings.

Fascia is a connective tissue found in the body, running continuously from head to toe as a connected, uninterrupted system. It wraps within and around the muscles, forming tendons that connect muscle to bone and ligaments connecting bone to bone.

Self massage has so many wonderful benefits ranging from enhancing body awareness and calming down the nervous system to improving mobility, the health of the soft tissues and even improving athletic performance.

While the bones play an important role in creating the structure and support system for the body, it can be easy to think of them as static and unchanging. However, bones are a dynamic, living tissue that are continuously being remodeled.