Edmonton Sports Massage - Thomas Lane RMT

Enjoying a peaceful walk in the Whitemud ravine with my beautiful wife. Feeling more rested these last couple days. ❤️

All the best to you and your family this Christmas season. Cheers to a holiday of taking care of your fatigue levels, building friendships and enjoying family time. And… please ensure you have some treats and get outside in the trees. I’m here for you in 2023t To build better self care habits, to teach you about your pain and to motivate you to live a better life. All through the power of therapeutic and sports massage.

Waiting for the munchkin to finish school. 👼These pickup days are limited and I’m happy to do it. She’s so awesome ❤️

Wow am I grumpy today. 😂Getting the work done though and being mindful of my energy levels. You can always start your training and modify as you go if your body isn’t cooperating after some warm up time. Consistency is the key to long term health. That’s what I’m after. Keep showing up for yourself. You’ve got this 🕺

We get older when we stop moving
Get movin’ would ya 🕺. Build those mitochondria 🩸
And
Remember
I’m rootin’ for ya 👏.

Another example of why exercise is sooooo darn important! Even when fighting illness.
EXERCISE IS MEDICINE

More than 1,000 randomized controlled trials have provided evidence that people living with cancer and in cancer remission profoundly benefit from exercise. A new study found that high-intensity aerobic exercise reduced the risk of metastatic cancer by 73%. High-intensity exercise (more than 75% max heart rate) in healthy humans more robustly altered multiple aspects of metabolism, including glucose uptake and carbohydrate utilization - compared to lower-intensity aerobic exercise. The high-intensity exercise put such a high demand on glucose utilization that it was basically shunting glucose away from tumors. Some of the first organs that cancer metastasis occurs is the lymph nodes, liver, and lungs. This study also found that high-intensity aerobic exercise increased utilization of glucose in those organs - similar to how muscles act. Again, this was effectively staving tumors of glucose, shrinking tumor size and preventing metastasis. This was unique to high-intensity exercise - defined in this study as 75% or more max heart rate. Just another reason why it is good to mix in high-intensity tabatas or sprints in your exercise routine. Study DOI: https://doi.org/10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-22-0237 #highintensityintervaltraining #hiitworkout #hiit #cancer #metastasis #tabata #sprint #metabolism

Here’s an inside look at my space in the Ritchie Mill Building. ☀️
It’s a unique and beautiful spot with a multitude of different businesses.

My practice is aimed at the assessment, and systematic treatment of chronically over loaded structures for the relief of pain and dysfunction. 👍

Sometimes this happens quickly for some and slowly for others. 🕰

I combine deep tissue, therapeutic, and fascial techniques to help unload overworking shortened structures to free up natural range and ease of movement. 💃

When we move better, we feel better 🕺

You’re likely to be given homework and will need to participate in the changes you’re looking for. This doesn’t happen in a few sessions. You’ll need to commit to yourself and invest some time to create change. 🍎

I promise you it’s worth it. 😎

I’ll be honest with you in a heart felt way and will give you a nudge if you’re not looking after yourself.

Reach out to start again or book your first.😉

Sitting and listening to jazz 🎶 at ☕️in the middle of the afternoon. It’s been a very busy 3+ months in the new location. I’ve enjoyed it immensely 🕺 and feel a lot of gratitude for the support of Edmonton Sports Massage 💆‍♂️by regular and new clients. Be good to yourselves peeps, ❤️ because good thing happen when you take care of yourself.

H**p seeds for the win 🏆 to make homemade chocolate milk for my kiddos and myself as a recovery drink. Add a banana, protein powder etc to densify the nutrients 💥 4 cups water, 1 cup h**p hearts, 1 heaping tbsp raw cacao powder, 3 medjool dates, pinch of sea salt 😊

Excellent ball rolling session to recover from work and prep for a bike endurance session all while watching…. You guessed it biking 🤪.

Exercise! Of course exercise 😀 helps with depression

Support the brain. Choose to struggle! Our muscles can produce BDNF, improving learning and memory and supporting neurogenesis.. Neurogenesis, though, is just one aspect of the story. Exercise as an antidepressant may also depend on eliminating a neurotoxin. Put another way, not only does exercise cause our skeletal muscle to produce beneficial compounds it also causes it to detoxify harmful ones. A profound thought. Vigorous exercise encourages muscles to act like a sponge and take up kynurenine preventing its conversion to quinolinic acid - a neurotoxic agent that has been implicated in many mental disorders, including depression. Kynurenine is a metabolite formed from the amino acid tryptophan. Under acute or chronic inflammation - tryptophan is converted into kynurenine rather then serotonin. Kynurenine can be converted into quinolinic acid which is an NMDA agonist and causes neurotoxic effects in the brain. It’s associated with depression. There is overwhelming evidence that exercise helps with depression. A meta-analysis of 25 randomized controlled trials found that exercise reduced depressive symptoms, and this effect was particularly strong for moderate- to vigorous-intensity aerobic exercise. Studies: • Endurance exercise increases skeletal muscle kynurenine aminotransferases and plasma kynurenic acid in humans • Exercise as a treatment for depression: A meta-analysis adjusting for publication bias