Lower Back Pain - what's causing it and how can we fix it?
According to the studies, low back pain is one of the most frequent problems that people complain of and one of the biggest reasons that people miss work. Many factors can cause low back pain, and many of these can be controlled by your own understanding and change in habits. Here are a few examples: How many times did your mother tell you to sit or stand up straight when you were growing up? Well, this is still the case…your spine is meant to be erect! For example, leaning f
What did you do over the holiday weekend to help your posture?
I want you to sit back (you probably already are) and just think of all the things that you do in a day leaning forward with your arms out in front of you… for example, eating, working at a computer, cleaning, gardening, among many others. Now, what is your sitting posture like? Do you slouch on the couch at night to watch TV because your couch is actually too big for you? Or what about sleeping… do you sleep on your side or use 2 pillows if you are on your back? So looking a
Have you ever thought about what sitting and staring at a screen all day does to your eyes?
We, at FitTime5, have been trying to educate you about all the dangers of sitting all day behind your desk. Hopefully, by now, you realize it is not good for your back, your legs, your circulation and a myriad of other concerns. But...have you thought about what you are doing to your eyes when you sit all day and stare at a screen for hours at a time? According to the American Optometric Association (AOA), the average American employee spends seven hours per day on the comput
Are you sitting correctly!?
Have you ever taken time to think about your sitting position? As you are looking at office chairs, or your own chairs in your living room, there are a few things to consider. First, if you sit all the way back in the chair, do your feet touch the floor? They need to be well-supported. If not, the chair is probably too big or too high for you. This can lead to pain in your lower back or legs because they aren’t supported. There a couple of things that might help: 1) try a low
Look UP!
So let’s ask you a few questions… How is your posture? Do your neck muscles feel sore or tired throughout the day? Do you ever get headaches throughout the day? All day long, gravity pulls us forward and down towards the ground. This can be very damaging to your neck, shoulders and back, as well as can lead to headaches, organ failure, and a long-list of injuries and disfunctions. As we look down, the muscles in the back of our necks lengthen (and actually weaken), whereas th
FitTime5 is set to launch to over 120,000 people!
FitTime5 has had some big-time meetings the past few months. We have worked with numerous companies about adding our 5-minute stretching routine to their employee wellness programs. We are currently expanding to the healthcare, education, and aerospace industries. This week we will be launching to a few companies through their employee health channels. FitTime5 will be rolled out to over 120,000 people on Wednesday, May 22nd! More companies are seeing the benefits in adding a
FitTime5 is now available on the App Store and Google Play!!
We are so excited to launch FitTime5 to all our Android family! Your 5-minute secret to success is now available for FREE download on both the App Store and Google Play. All it takes is 5-minutes. You can do it once, twice, or as many times as you want throughout the day. But quit spending your whole day sitting at a desk and not spending any time loosening up. If you like our app so far, please leave us a rating and/or review. We really appreciate the feedback and support. W
New Exercises Are Up!
The past few months have been busy at FitTime5. We were able to launch the app to the Apple Store, as well as get out in the community and talk to people about how this program can help how they feel each day. We hope you have all seen some benefit so far in using our app! Please share with your friends and leave us a review if you like what we've put out so far! We recently uploaded a bunch of new exercises into each category and will be adding more in the next few weeks. We
THE. TIME. HAS. COME!!
THE. TIME. HAS. COME!! We hope everybody had a Happy New Year! While you were all enjoying your holidays, FitTime5 was busy grinding away this app release! We are currently troubleshooting functionality of the app and the user experience so that we can release the beta version to all of our early donors. The goal is to have the app downloadable thru an “invite-only” platform first, so make sure we have your email addresses to send that to you. From there, we want users to giv
Video Complete! Check it!
The final prep work has been finished! We now have a video posted on our home page which discusses the problems we see and why we think there’s a huge need for an app like this. We see so many fitness apps that help people exercise or stretch before and after work, if they actually stay consistent in keeping up with it. What we haven’t seen is a simple, engaging app that focuses on your time AT WORK, making sure that you take 5 minutes at least a few times per day to get up a
