Is your New Year’s resolution to get fit and lose weight? If you answered yes, then Back to Function wants to help you achieve your goals. It is estimated that over 95% of diets fail to keep the weight off permanently. Diets are a short-term solution to a long-term issue. If you want to get … Continue reading New Year’s Resolution to Get Fit and Lose Weight? →

After doing a workout, your body will need to recover and rebuild, however, keep in mind that this process takes place 24 hours a day, not only after working out.  Calories eaten after a workout are less likely to be stored as fat because they are used to replenish the glycogen lost during activity. Glycogen … Continue reading Refuel Before and After Your Workouts →

At Back to Function, we get to work with a number of different youth athletes from a multitude of sports. A common question that we are asked, especially by young male athletes is, “how can I put on weight and add some muscle mass?” First, you better be hitting the gym and lifting weights. Some … Continue reading Are You an Athlete Looking to Add Muscle Mass? →

Athletic minded people in the bay area that need top level care and treatment should employ the services of a good sports chiropractor in south bay. A professional sports chiropractor specializes in soft tissue therapy, nutrition for sports enhancement, personalized fitness training, and weight loss. The focus of chiropractic sports medicine is to offer care … Continue reading Can Tennis Elbow be Treated With Low-Level Laser Therapy? →

Everyone knows that regular exercise is a necessary component for staying healthy and in shape.  An essential aspect of proper fitness is caring for your body is maintaining a well-balanced diet, getting plenty of rest and, believe it or not, properly stretching.  Stretching improves flexibility, increases circulation and relieves tension, all of which are highly … Continue reading Top 5 Stretches to Keep You in Shape →

The 7 minute workout is a short but intense workout routine has received a lot of publicity, and it has even been covered in the Health & Fitness Journal  by the American College of Sports Medicine. But is it really possible to lose fat, build up strength and get healthy and fit by exercising for … Continue reading Does the 7 Minute Workout Work? Here Are the Facts →

We’ve all heard how important exercise is to stay healthy, and keep our bodies and minds in shape. And while it’s awesome to take action on that, many people new to exercising (and even some of those who have been doing it for a while!) make a lot of mistakes that will either not help … Continue reading 5 Common Workout Mistakes →

If you’ve taken exercise classes or watched exercise videos, you may have heard people tell you to “suck in your core to protect your spine.”  Another phrase often said in lifting when referring to bracing is, “push out to activate your core.” These terms can be confusing.  The goal of core bracing is to allow … Continue reading Core Bracing: “Suck in or Push out?” →

Many of us packed on a few pounds during the winter holidays and let our fitness programs slide. Just as many of us have made a New Year’s resolution to lose that extra weight and get fit again. Of course, we are bombarded with television commercials, internet advertisements and radio spots on the latest and … Continue reading Resolute to Lose Weight and Get Fit? Try the Skin Deep Diet →