FROM OUR ARCHIVES: A Balancing Act

Coffee Break with Sharp Best Health

In this episode, Sharp Best Health's guests -Dr. Jocelin Friedman, a physical therapist at Sharp Memorial Rehabilitation Services, and Chris Pryor – Director of IT at Sharp HealthCare, and a certified group exercise instructor/personal trainer and a member of your Sharp Best Health Committee - discuss body balance and why balance is an important part of maintaining a healthy lifestyle.
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Dr. Friedman's Balance Test:
In a corner of the house, stand on a 3-inch foam cushion or a pillow, feet together with ankle bones touching and eyes closed. Hold for at least 20 seconds.
Tai Chi Classes at Sharp Memorial:
Every Wednesday, 4-5 pm
Sharp Allison de Rose Rehabilitation Center East Gym
2999 Health Center Drive
San Diego, CA 92123
Sharp Rehab's Balance and Vestibular Program
Sharp Rehab's Balance and Vestibular Program provides comprehensive rehabilitative therapy for individuals who have difficulty with balance, equilibrium or complaints of dizziness. Dedicated teams of therapists work together under the direction of a physician to return each person to their highest level of independence, productivity and well-being. Find more information on sharp.com:
https://www.sharp.com/services/rehab/balance-vestibular.cfm
Type I and Type II Muscle Fibers
There are two important types of skeletal muscle. Type I, also called slow-twitch, is composed of small fibers. They fire more slowly than fast twitch fibers and can go for a long time before they fatigue. For that reason they are used primarily for long-endurance feats such as distance running or cycling.
Type II muscle fibers, also called fast-twitch, are large muscle fibers that that fire rapidly but fatigue faster. They are used in powerful bursts of movements like sprinting where one needs to quickly generate a lot of force.

On average, people have about 50 percent slow twitch and 50 percent fast twitch fibers in most of the muscles used for movement.

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