Health & Fitness Resources

On-line Resources

Movement:

• Morning Mindful Mobility - Dr. LYHL guides you in 20 minute whole-body movement practices to get your body and mind linked together and cooperating each day and to breathe properly.

• LYHL Coaching & Physical Therapy YouTube channel - pain and movement coaching as well as physical therapy educational videos shared with the goal to help the world live healthier, with less pain and injury, and more enjoyment

• The LYHL Movement Newsletter - get informative emails to your inbox with advice for how to live your healthiest life from a movement perspective

• The LYHL Newsletter - wholistic health coaching delivered to your inbox, learn how to live healthier by joining a community striving to incorporate all facets of life: mental, emotional, physical, communal, natural, and spiritual

Nutrition:

• Anti-inflammatory Diet - Inflammation can increase your pain and the foods you eat contribute to this phenomenon.

  • Harvard Health Resource - Here is a quick blogpost of some do’s and don’ts to guide you in ensuring you are following an anti-inflammatory diet to optimize your recovery

• General Nutrition Education -

  • Nutritionfacts.org - Michael Greger, M.D. FACLM hosts a brief, free weekly podcast where he presents evidence-based nutrition to add years to our life and life to our years

Pain:

• Explain Pain - An excellent book discussing the complicated nature of pain in everyday terms that the average person can understand. This is a fantastic resource if you are struggling with chronic pain.

• Climb Pain-Free - Written by Elle’s friend and USC colleague, Dr. Jared Vagy. Learn a foundational framework of injury prevention for rock climbers. He is a wealth of knowledge. Get access in this great book.

Sports, fitness, and health training:

• American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Health & Fitness Brochures

• British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM) - They have an excellent podcast for those wanting to be on the cutting edge of research and science as it relates to sports, orthopedic, and musculoskeletal health. It’s an Elle favorite!

Physical Therapy Resources:

• California Physical Therapy Association (CCPTA) - Learn about physical therapy issues in California

• American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) - Learn more about how physical therapy can help you

• American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapists (AAOMPT) - Learn about the benefits of manual therapy and being treated by a fellow of orthopedic manual physical therapy (FAAOMPT), like our PT, Dr. Elle Bottrell, and how you might get better results than seeing a typically trained PT

Local L.A. Resources

• In-person Mindful Morning Mobility - Offered by Dr. LYHL (Dr. Elle)

  in Alhambra - most Sundays 7:30am start time.

  Meditation, followed by mobility, and coaching advice Q&A outdoors in a park. Pre-registration required

  Sign-up for updates by emailing “subscribe to IN-PERSON Mindful Morning Mobility.

• Fleet Feet Burbank - looking for a place to buy insoles, running gear, or find a community of friendly folks to run with. This is the place for you!

• Stronghold Climbing Gym - bouldering, top ropes, auto belay, sport climbing, hang boards, campus boards, tension boards, and training area with cardio and weight training equipment

• Swimming Pools -

  • Echo Park Deep Pool - indoor pool

  • Glassell Park Pool - outdoor pool

  • Lincoln Park Pool - outdoor pool