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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

Alpine PT Now Offers Biomechanical Bike Fitting

Bike season is well underway and many of Montana’s big events such as RATPOD and the Missoula XC are already over. However, don’t let a nagging injury or annoying pain end the season for you now! Read up on common cycling injuries and look into a professional bike fit at Alpine Physical Therapy. Don’t miss [...]

Alpine PT Readys for C-League Soccer Championship

From Team Cap’n, Brace Hayden . . .

Come cheer on the Alpine PT “C-Leaguered” Soccer team. As we expected unexpectedly, we’ve made it to the CHAMPIONSHIP GAME!

The game starts next Thursday, August 30th, at 6:30 pm. We’ll be in full color and gear at Playfair Park (the fields between Splash Montana and the [...]

How to Avoid the Dreaded Forward Head Posture

On average the human head weighs around 8 pounds. This accounts for roughly 8% of your overall body weight, yet all of this weight is held up by your seven cervical vertebrae and the muscles in your neck. Thankfully your body’s natural biomechanics places the majority of this weight directly on top of your spine [...]

Getting Intense about Exercise

Interval training consists of short intense bursts of exercise followed by a period of lower intensity exercise, or rest. The best part of interval training is that it can be added to any exercise routine including hiking, biking, running, or swimming.

Just add short a burst of high intensity work ranging from 20 seconds up [...]

Transitioning from Healthcare to Disease Prevention

Alpine Physical Therapy has been taking strides to deliver a more comprehensive health care approach. This was largely manifested with the addition of our Wellness Program in 2011 for our patients and clinic staff.

We are proud to highlight the positive feedback from our participants in their pursuit of wellness beyond their primary orthopedic complaint. [...]