The HARTZ PT Blog

Written by Janelle Horning, PTA and youth education leader at her church

The pandemic has changed our way of living, how we interact with our friends and forced us to stay home and spend more time with our families. Here are 10 tips to help you get through this unprecedented time.

Written by Gabrielle Woods

Consider these helpful tips to combat the mental cobwebs and physical limitations of our space.

COVID-19: "At-Home" Tips

Written by Private: Natasha Clarke, DPT

Listen to the very first episode of the HARTZ PT podcast on Frozen Shoulder and its relationship to diabetes featuring Dr. Natasha Clarke.

Colder weather means some changes to how we exercise. Of course, it’s harder to motivate yourself to go for a run or bike ride when the temperature drops. But this isn’t to say that you shouldn’t be active outdoors in the cold, it just means you may have to make a few changes to your routine.

No matter how you’re doing during these times, now is as good a time as any to be physically aware of what you’re doing and how you’re doing it.

Here are a few tips that Psychologist Carisa Parrish suggests in order to make it easier to safely make it through this pandemic.

Six months after the onset of COVID-19 in the United States and the end is nowhere in sight. You may be feeling edgy or nervous, having trouble sleeping or focusing or lack motivation.  Know that you are not alone.  Here are some tips to help you cope.

With health in sharp focus as a result of the pandemic, now may be a good time to look at the team of experts you have in place and see if there are any improvements you could make.

Have you ever thought about how much time you spend on one leg throughout the day? Whether walking, running or standing, spending an equal amount of time on each leg is important to maintaining proper muscle balance.