Be All That You Can Be A common misconception people have is that to be healthy, in shape, or build muscle, one must invest in a gym membership, a personal trainer, and go to group fitness classes or start lifting weights. However, gyms, trainers, and fitness classes...
Let Us Support You We often blog about the danger associated with a potential fall for our elderly loved ones, but how dangerous can a fall really be? According to research compiled by the National Council on Aging (NCOA), among people aged 65 to 69, one out of every...
Get Back Up Last Sunday the 2014 NFL football season wrapped up with the Super Bowl Matchup between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots. The much anticipated game attracted a historic crowd of nearly 114.5 million viewers. With the wide popularity of...
Knowledge Is Key Over the years, exercise trends such as Pilates, Tae Bo and Jazzercise have come-and-gone. However, one exercise trend people continually come back to is the practice of jogging. In fact, according to Scarborough Research, nearly 57 million Americans...
Listen Up According to the National Council on Aging (NCOA), in 2012, the total cost of elderly fall injuries was over $36 billion and it is estimated that the cost will increase to $59.6 billion by 2020 as the population ages. Considering the health and financial...
Game On The NFL playoffs are over and Seattle’s mighty Seahawks are on their way to another NFC Championship game. The next few games are not only important for the players but also for the football fans who plan to tailgate at them. Much like NFL athletes who will...
Clear To See According to statistics compiled by the MetLife Mature Marketing Institute, “falls are the leading cause of injury-related visits to the emergency room in the U.S. and the primary cause of accidental deaths (75 percent) in people over 65.” Considering, a...
Let's Get Moving The Christmas rush is over and if you’re like most, you’ve probably already begun reflecting on the last year and setting your resolutions for the upcoming New Year. According to statistics compiled by the University of Scranton, in 2014 nearly 62...
Knowledge Is Key SATECH is proud to announce that a recent clinical study tracking the effectiveness of SmartCells Fall Protection products was featured in the Vancouver Sun. The clinical study, currently underway at the New Vista Care Home in Burnaby, British...
Just Right There is an erroneous notion in the work place that anti-fatigue mats need to be super soft to be effective. Research has shown that this is not the case, rather, there is an optimum degree of softness (compressibility) that produces the greatest sensation...