Walmart Fitness Band Recalled

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall of the the Implus Footcare Recalls Perfect Fitness Resistance Bands due to injury hazard. The bands are sold exclusively at Walmart stores.

  If you recently purchased a fitness band from Walmart, you might want to check the box. On Tuesday, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced the recall of the the Implus Footcare Recalls Perfect Fitness Resistance Bands due to injury hazard. The bands are sold exclusively at Walmart stores.   The recall was made after reports of twelve reported injuries to the back, hand and eye. One required medical attention.  The bands can detach from the mesh cloth loops posing an injury hazard to the user and those in the vicinity, reports the CPSC.  Consumers are advised to immediately stop using the product and contact Implus Footcare for a refund or replacement product. Customers can contact Implus Footcare at (800) 446-7587 …

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Sit Up Straight! Improving Your Posture Can Be Beneficial To Your Body

Poor posture can be a pain in the neck, and shoulders, and elbows and wrists, and fingers, and upper back and lower back, you get the idea.

As a strength and conditioning coach, I am fortunate to have worked with hundreds of people from all walks of life- from 5-year-olds with debilitating diseases, to high-level professional athletes, to 105-year-old bedridden grandmothers.  One thing that remains constant, no matter what person I am working with, is that their posture always needs work. Posture helps dictate the function of our bodies, and without it being near optimal, pain will most likely present itself sooner rather than later.   Where can poor posture cause pain you ask? The neck, shoulders, elbows, wrists, fingers, upper back, lower back, hips, knees and ankles. Walk into any good physical therapy clinic and I guarantee they will be working on posture with every one of…

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