Outdoor Exercise Benefits Summer is just around the corner, so it’s time to start thinking about your fitness routine. One way to mix things up this season is to take your workouts outdoors! Exercising outside has many benefits, from getting some fresh air to soaking up vitamin D rays. In this blog post, the Orthopaedic… Continue reading The Benefits of Outdoor Exercise for Your Summer Fitness Routine

If you are like most people, you think about exercise as a means to improve physical health, but did you know regular activity has a profound impact on mental health as well? Exercise is a great way to reduce stress, elevate your mood, improve your level of self-confidence and your self-image, enhance memory function and… Continue reading How Daily Activity Can Help Your Mental Health

Rebuilding Trust in Your Body Building muscle is not just a young person’s vanity pastime. Developing lean muscle, even at 60+ years old, is vital to maintaining our independence and stability. We understand the importance of building lean muscle in your golden years—so we wrote a blog with safe, no-impact exercises that’s accessible to nearly… Continue reading Safe Exercises for the Elderly to Build Lean Muscle

Kids are always on the move. Their little bodies never seem to tire, and they bounce back from total exhaustion almost instantly. If we have children, or grandchildren, we don’t want to be sitting on the sidelines while they have fun. Playing with our kids is how we connect with them—and we don’t want to… Continue reading Healthy Habits to Help You Keep Playing with Your Kids

With frigid temperatures settling in across Connecticut, running enthusiasts are beginning to pack away their shoes until the spring. While the thought of outdoor running during the winter months is unappealing to some, it is actually an enjoyable experience when done correctly. Just follow these winter running tips from the doctors as OSG, and you… Continue reading 3 Tips for Winter Runners

The gym can be a dangerous place, especially for inexperienced lifters. All it takes is just one rep with too much weight or poor form, and you will find yourself out of commission for weeks. Any exercise can become dangerous if done incorrectly, but certain movements are destined for disaster. We aren’t talking about crazy… Continue reading 3 Exercises That Do More Harm Than Good

Once upon a time, going to “work” actually meant manual labor. Now for many, work translates to a seated commute both ways topped with being chained to a desk for 8 hours. Don’t see a problem here? Sure your desk job is great, however sitting all day puts you at risk for tight muscles, back… Continue reading Deskercise! 4 Exercises You Can Do At Work

Some fitness experts refer to swimming as the perfect exercise; after all it is low cost, easy on your joints, and can be done by people of any age. By hopping in the pool for 30 minutes a day, you can swim your way to a healthy heart, mind, and body. Here are five benefits… Continue reading 5 Benefits of Swimming