Active Solutions Rehab & Wellness

𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁’𝘀 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟱-𝟵 𝗣𝗠 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗧𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿!
Sponsored by , , & .

Come enjoy a fun-filled evening with family-friendly games, live music, beer and cocktails, and more! 🍻🎶🎉

We'll be there along with other great local vendors! Come stop by our booth and learn about our services and how we can help you achieve your health and fitness goals! 💪

See you there!

Wishing everyone a safe and happy 4th of July! 🗽 🎇

I hope you have a wonderful day soaking in the sunshine, enjoying the BBQs, watching fireworks, and celebrating the immense blessings we have as Americans. 🌞 🎆

❤️🤍💙 Happy Independence Day, America! 🇺🇸 💥

🎉 Happy Father's Day! 🎉

To all the amazing dads out there, we want to take a moment to appreciate the love and support you provide every day.

Thank you for bringing joy, strength, and love into our lives! We hope you have a happy and healthy Father’s Day! ❤️

On this Memorial Day, we remember and honor the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. 🙏

We owe a debt of gratitude to these heroes who have sacrificed so much to defend our freedoms and way of life. ❤️🤍💙

Are you feeling uncomfortable or in pain after a long day at your desk? 😣

The biggest issue with sitting at a desk all day is 𝙇𝘼𝘾𝙆 𝙊𝙁 𝙈𝙊𝙑𝙀𝙈𝙀𝙉𝙏!! 🚶

A favorite phrase of mine: “𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲!” That means that you should avoid being in one position for too long — change positions and get some “movement snacks” in your life!

While movement is going to be your biggest friend when it comes to pains from sitting all day, making a few adjustments to your desk setup can also help reduce discomfort. 💻

Here are some tips for improving your desk ergonomics:

1️⃣ Adjust your chair height so that your feet are flat on the floor, and your knees are level with or slightly below your hips.

2️⃣ Position your monitor so that the top of the screen is at or slightly below eye level.

3️⃣ Keep your keyboard and mouse close to your body and at a comfortable height. (Shoulders should be relaxed, elbows bent around 90 degrees, and wrists in a neutral position.)

4️⃣ Sit with your back against the chair and use a lumbar support cushion if necessary. (A rolled up towel can work well for this.)

5️⃣ Take frequent breaks! (Include “movement snacks” throughout your day!)

🤔 Questions about how to adjust your desk setup? DM me!

Happy Mother's Day to all the amazing moms out there! Today, we honor and celebrate you for all that you do.

Thank you to all the moms for your unwavering love and support. We hope you have a happy and healthy Mother's Day!

Coming back from injury can be a challenging and frustrating process, but it's important to remember that 𝐬𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 wins the race. 🐢🐇

It's tempting to want to push yourself hard and make up for lost time, but 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 and give your body the time it needs to heal properly.

So 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 (focus on the journey rather than the destination), 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲, and 𝐛𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐲𝐞𝐭 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭.

You got this! 💪

𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁’𝘀 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟱-𝟵 𝗣𝗠 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗧𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿!
Sponsored by , , & .

We'll be there with other amazing local vendors, live music, family-friendly games, beer, cocktails and more! 🍻🎶🎉

Come stop by our booth and learn about our services and how we can help you achieve your health and fitness goals! 💪

See you there!

𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟱-𝟵 𝗣𝗠 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗧𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿!

Sponsored by , , & .

Come meet us and ask all your burning questions about pain, running, health, & wellness while you enjoy live music, beer & cocktails, family friendly games, and other local vendors!

Hope to see you there!

🤗

Really enjoyed meeting (again!) with Toni Hedstrom, founder/president of Tampa VA Network] & talking about health & wellness!

One of my passions is to help people figure out how to stay healthy & moving throughout their lives, so I was thrilled when Toni asked to interview me for the May/June edition of VAN Station Magazine (health & wellness theme)!

VAN Station Magazine is a publication distributed around the Tampa Bay area & directly to veterans. The Tampa VA Network] seeks to bring trusted businesses to the military and Veteran community.

REMEMBER: Recovery is not linear!

When recovering from pain or injury, it can sometimes feel like you are taking 2 steps back every time you take 1 step forward.

Don’t be afraid of flare ups.

“Setbacks” are normal. And while you may have had a small setback, you are likely better now than where you were when you started!

Just keep chugging along. Focus on function over pain–look at what you can do.

🧠 🦠 Tʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ᴠɪʀᴜsᴇs are things that we hear, think, or say that are scary and threatening. They are almost always incorrect but can be powerful enough to keep or even increase your pain.

Swipe through to learn some common “thought viruses” and examples on how you can change them (“thought antivirals”).

What are some “thought viruses” you have?

Pʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴄᴇ: Write them down then change them by rewording them into something 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲!

(We are using this brain exercise in terms of thoughts related to pain and movement, but it can also be applied to other things!)

There are many things you can’t control when recovering from pain or injury. This can be very frustrating!

Here are 4 things you 𝙘𝙖𝙣 control!

1. Yᴏᴜʀ ᴀᴛᴛɪᴛᴜᴅᴇ ➡️ You can control your response to challenges and your thoughts (negative to positive). Keep the big picture in mind–focus on progress not perfection.

2. Yᴏᴜʀ ɢʀᴀᴛɪᴛᴜᴅᴇ ➡️ We all have things to be grateful for even when problems or challenges arise. Focus on what you are grateful for–you can still find ways to enjoy life even when things may not be going your way.

3. Yᴏᴜʀ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴs ➡️ Are you being an active participant in your recovery? You can control whether you are following recommendations you have been given for recovery (i.e., exercises, lifestyle changes, etc.).

4. Yᴏᴜʀ ᴇғғᴏʀᴛ ➡️ Your actions are half the battle–you can also control the amount of effort you put into following recommendations you have been given for recovery.

Do any of these things resonate with you?

Do you have more difficulty with one of these things when facing a challenging recovery?

𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟱-𝟵 𝗣𝗠 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗧𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿! Sponsored by , , & .

Come enjoy live music, beer & cocktails, family friendly games, and other local vendors!

We will have a table set up with a free raffle! 🎟

Hope to see you there!

𝘕𝘢𝘨𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘯’𝘵 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘳𝘪𝘥 𝘰𝘧?

𝘒𝘯𝘦𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘳𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨?

We are running a birthday promotion giving YOU 𝟓𝟎% 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 scheduled through the end of this month!!

Schedule your 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 to take advantage of this deal!
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Many things play into ʜᴇᴀʟᴛʜ, ʀᴇᴄᴏᴠᴇʀʏ, & ᴘᴇʀғᴏʀᴍᴀɴᴄᴇ!

But don’t forget about the importance of these 3 things!!

✅ sleep
✅ stress
✅ nutrition

👆 These are 3 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 factors. Is there something you can do today to improve 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘦 of these things?

Join me this weekend with at 𝟗 𝐀𝐌 on 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟖𝐭𝐡 at 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐫.

Practice striding with us and learn how to move well while running! We will focus on teaching you breathing techniques as well as how to prevent pain and injury from running.

𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 to attend!

𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 with by submitting your name & email to (727) 900-4069 or [email protected].

🤔 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝘆𝘁𝗵: “PT is only for injuries/accidents.”

𝙈𝙔𝙏𝙃!

PT is not 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 for injuries or accidents.

It can help you

🔸 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘫𝘶𝘳𝘺
🔸 𝘋𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯
🔸 𝘐𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺
🔸 𝘋𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘻𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴
🔸 𝘐𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦
🔸 𝘋𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴
🔸 𝘐𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯
🔸 𝘐𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦
🔸 𝘐𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩

Just to name 𝘢 𝘧𝘦𝘸 things…
(This is not an all-inclusive list.)

Is there anything on this list that surprised you?

Just tweaked your back and aren't sure what to do next!?

Check out our Reel to find out what 3 things you should do first!

Dr. Rebecca Klingenschmitt, PT on Instagram: "“𝙄 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙬𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙙 𝙢𝙮 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠. 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙙𝙤 𝙄 𝙙𝙤 𝙣𝙤𝙬!?” 1️⃣ Find your entry point to movement–find something you Dr. Rebecca Klingenschmitt, PT shared a post on Instagram: "“𝙄 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙬𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙙 𝙢𝙮 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠. 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙙𝙤 𝙄 𝙙𝙤 𝙣𝙤𝙬!?” 1️⃣ Find your entry point to movement–find something you 𝘤𝘢𝘯 do that is tolerable. One...

🤔 “I just tweaked my back. I should just lie down & rest it.”

𝙈𝙔𝙏𝙃!

🌟 You can recover more quickly without any bed rest!

🌟 Lying down for longer than a day doesn’t do anything to help in your recovery.

🌟 Staying active is more effective at reducing pain than bed rest.

Does this surprise you?

Hurt your back recently & aren’t sure what to do? Stay tuned for a reel later this week where I talk through recommended steps to take after you tweak your back!

Our body tissues respond to physical stress!

😫 Too much stress/input = 𝗶𝗻𝗷𝘂𝗿𝘆
Too much, too soon...

💪 The right amount of stress/input = 𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
Muscles growing stronger. Heart pumping more efficiently. Breathing getting easier. Bones getting stronger. Range of motion improving. ➡️ You are able to lift heavier, run faster, hold that challenging yoga pose.

😑 Too little stress/input = 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
"If you don't use it, you'll lose it!"

I like to think of these things more along a continuum.

𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙗𝙤𝙙𝙮 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙮 𝙖𝙢𝙖𝙯𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜! It responds to what you give it.

𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟱-𝟵 𝗣𝗠 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗧𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿!

We will have a table set up with a free raffle! 🎟

There will be live music, beer & cocktails, family friendly games, and other local vendors--it will be a fun time!

Hope to see you there!

Wishing you a very merry Christmas from Active Solutions Rehab & Wellness! We hope you have a wonderful holiday season, and may your days be filled with joy and peace.

Anyone in the Tampa area interested or know anyone who might be interested? I have been volunteering with Milestones Running Club since earlier this year. It is a great program for kids—and fun to be a part of as a coach!

Milestones Running Club is seeking NOW an Assistant Coach for upcoming After School programs for two South Tampa schools (and, possibly, park programs), starting in January and February. Commitment is needed immediately, however, due to the finger-printing and approval process required to work in the school system.

This will start as very part time, 1099, but it's rewarding and there is opportunity for growth.

Job description: Assist Head Coach with setting up for class, help manage kids during games and drills, take photos for marketing, assist with clean-up, encourage and push kids to try their best.