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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

Opening the Back-Office Door in Praise of Another Alpine Star

It’s called “the back office” for a reason. Too often it’s like an unorganized closet that’s outa sight, outa mind. Not so at Alpine Physical Therapy.

To our management team, our staff, and our customers, the back office at Alpine is our lifeline. Far from outa mind, the efforts in our back office dovetail with [...]

Hear What People are Saying about Alpine Physical Therapy

People are talking about Alpine Physical Therapy. Take a minute (and a half) to hear the specifics of what they’re saying.

Their sentiments are clear. Alpine is the place in Missoula, Montana, for expert, effective, and caring physical therapy services.

For more information on our clinics, click here to view our clinic [...]

Sports Nutrition: A Physical Therapist’s Perspective

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Neck Pain: Manipulation of Your Neck and Upper Back Leads to Quicker Recovery

Patients with typical neck pain may benefit from a physical therapy program that includes upper neck and upper back manipulation. Potential benefits include less pain, better neck motion, and improved ability to perform daily activities. Although this treatment was very successful for this group of patients with neck pain, it may not be effective or [...]

Burn Fat & Get Lean in the New Year

Out with the old. In with the new. Applying this motto to your workouts may make all the difference for the New Year, especially if you’re seeking an efficient and effective way to burn fat and build lean and toned muscles.

High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) isn’t exactly new, but it is accelerating its foothold [...]

Exercise (Even a Little) for the Health of it in 2012

Here’s a brilliant presentation describing the number one antidote to numerous types of health problems, including death. I’m fascinated by how Doctor Michael Evans artfully presents this form of medicine in a fun and meaningful way.

It’s not too late to formulate some worthwhile health and fitness goals. Perhaps this video will give you the [...]

Set Health & Fitness Goals, Not Resolutions

Yes. Yes you can achieve your health & fitness goals in 2012. Do so by setting goals, which are positive, rather than shackling yourself with resolutions, which are negative. You see, by setting goals, you immediately get the creative juices flowing that move you in the direction of your goals.

Making a resolution, on the [...]