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Welcome to Health and Fitness 101, a blog for people who enjoy the Montana lifestyle.
The aim of our blog is to interpret, distill, and then deliver to you the threads that bind physical medicine with applicable health and fitness ideas and principles.
It's all about helping to connect the dots that foster optimal human function and, ultimately, superior performance. Feel better. Perform better.

Missoula Area Events

Catch More and Bigger Fish with Firm Footing and Confidence

Poor balance makes for poor fishing. I saw this first-hand while spay fishing for monster Steelhead last weekend. Even wearing steel-studded felt-soled wading boots, I was faced with severe “snot-like” conditions while wading the slippery rocks along the river in pursuit of a monster Steelhead.

Notably, my friend Dale who is only 3 months younger [...]

A Success Story of Physical Therapy for Low Back Pain

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A Success Story of Physical Therapy after Knee Surgery

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Put a Stop to Work-Related Pain and Symptoms

Discomfort and other symptoms at work is a warning sign to seek information, advice, and help sooner than later. I could write pages on the subject. Over 2o years as a physical therapist, I have a keen interest in helping workers feel better and actually have a life at the end of the work week.

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What to Expect after a Typical Whiplash: Tis the Season for Icy Roads

Getting in a car accident is a scary thing for anybody. If you know what to expect from your body, it can be a little less scary. The most common injury from a car accident is whiplash in the neck. This means that your neck went through a backward and forward movement forcefully and quickly [...]

Push Through Your Workouts . . . at Great Risk to Your Body

You’ve made some tremendous fitness gains this year. Smart decision! Resultantly, you’re 25 pounds lighter. You’re tight. You’re lean.

But the pain and swelling in front of your elbow that started two months ago hasn’t let up. In fact, it’s worsened.

Gotta push through. Gotta burn fat. Gotta reach that pivotal fitness point.

Stop and [...]

The Exercise One Physical Therapist Uses to Curb Boredom, ‘er Insanity

What do you get when you add one burpee everyday for 100 days? First of all, what the heck is a burpee?

To begin, stand tall and then jump horizontally onto the ground onto your hands, using your arms to slow your fall. After your chest meets the ground, quickly push up with your arms, [...]