Active Life Chiropractic

11/13/2025

❄️ Don’t wait for opening day to get your legs back! 🏂⛷️
Start now so your hips and knees can handle every carve, jump, and fall this season.

These 4 moves will get you ready for the slopes:
🔥 Reverse Lunges
🔥 Copenhagen Planks
🔥 Side Lunges
🔥 Skater Hops

Strong hips = smooth turns + fewer tweaks.
👉 Save this for your pre-season workouts & tag your mountain buddy who needs to start training 👇

11/12/2025

Have you noticed your kiddo sitting with their legs in a “W” shape—knees forward, feet and ankles spread out to the sides? 🧒 This common position, called W-sitting, might be comfy early on thanks to flexible joints, but it can lead to core weakness, hip pain, muscle tightness, and coordination challenges as they grow.

No need to worry, but it’s a great signal to check in on their alignment and strength early on! If you spot W-sitting, encourage other positions like legs in front, criss-cross-applesauce, or playing up on the knees.

At Active Life Chiropractic, we check for these movement habits, assess alignment, and offer kid-friendly stretches and exercises for parents to use at home. Supporting your child’s pelvis, hips, and low back helps set them up for healthy development—let’s build a strong foundation together! 👍

11/11/2025

Today, we pause to honor the men and women who have served our nation with courage and sacrifice. 🇺🇸

To all Veterans — especially those here in the Black Hills — thank you for protecting our freedom and inspiring our community with your strength.

From all of us at Active Life Chiropractic, thank you for your service.

11/10/2025

Hey moms! Are you cutting out dairy, trying gas drops, endless tummy massages, and bicycle legs, but your little one is still gassy and uncomfortable? 🤔 Sometimes body tension—like tight glutes, a stiff low back, or swallowing air during feeds—can make it harder for babies to pass gas and settle their tummies.

Gentle chiropractic care helps your baby’s body and brain work together to relax, digest, and find comfort 💤. If your baby is dealing with tummy troubles, tension, reflux, or colic, chiropractic care could be the missing piece to help them feel better.

Ready for some relief? Click the link in our bio or give us a call to book your baby’s appointment today! 👶

11/07/2025

“Back squatting isn’t the only way to build strong legs 👀”

Don’t get me wrong — I love a good back squat. But it’s not the only ticket to powerful, stable legs.

If you want to build strength, balance, and control, try mixing in:
✅ Reverse lunges — great for loading heavy while challenging your hip and knee stability.
✅ Rear foot elevated split squats (Bulgarian split squats) — single-leg strength + balance = unmatched gains.

These aren’t “less than” the squat — they’re just different inputs that create the same strong, adaptable outcome.

Your body doesn’t care what exercise you pick… it cares about the quality of movement and progressive load.

💬 Drop your go-to lower body exercise below — what’s been your favorite strength builder lately?
👇 Let’s talk training variety.

11/07/2025

Shorter days = It’s time to rethink rest. After the clocks shifted, your body’s recovery game needs more than coffee and hustle.

Discover how quality sleep becomes your secret healing tool in our latest blog post: “How Quality Sleep Heals Your Body: The Missing Link in Recovery and Performance”
👉 Read it now:

At Active Life Chiropractic, we help patients in Rapid City, SD move, perform, and recover better — inside and outside the clinic.

11/06/2025

“Not all chiropractors are created equal” — this one’s for moms and soon to be moms!
If you’re expecting and want care that looks and feels tailored to you, here’s what to check for (and why we live and breathe it at Active Life Chiropractic with me, Dr. Mikayla Stepp):

1️⃣ Webster Certified — Evidence-­based, pregnancy-specific care that supports optimal alignment, less discomfort, and smoother labour.
2️⃣ More than adjusting — We dive deeper: pelvis & spine movement, soft tissue work, tailored rehab & stretches.
3️⃣ Listens to your concerns — Your body is changing fast. We listen, adapt and care accordingly.
4️⃣ Gives you exercises — Because empowerment at home = better outcomes. You’re an active participant in your journey.

🤰 You deserve care crafted for you and your baby.
👉 Ready to feel supported every step of the way? Tap the link in bio to book your pregnancy chiropractic consult today.
Let’s make this chapter as strong, steady and serene as you are. 🌿

11/05/2025

Ever wonder why your body feels so good after doing something hard — a heavy lift, a long hike, or even chasing your kids around?
It’s not just endorphins.
It’s your body saying, “thanks for giving me what I need.”

Because when you move with purpose, you’re feeding every system designed to keep you strong and resilient. 👇

1️⃣ Tendons need to be loaded.
Tendons respond to tension — progressive loading increases stiffness and resilience, reducing injury risk.

2️⃣ Muscles need to contract.
Active muscle contractions maintain strength, quality, and coordination. Regular resistance and control work keeps performance high.

3️⃣ Nerves need to be stimulated.
Movement and neural activity enhance nerve conduction and mobility — key for motor control and recovery.

4️⃣ Joints need to be moved.
Joint motion improves mobility and neuromuscular function — stagnation is the enemy of movement health.

At Active Life Chiropractic, we help your tendons, muscles, nerves, and joints work together — so you can keep doing the hard things that make you feel alive.

11/04/2025

Still stuck in the same pain cycle?

Quick “crack and go” visits might give short-term relief—but they don’t fix the why behind your pain.

At Active Life Chiropractic, your care starts with a full focused evaluation—we take time to understand your history, movement patterns, and goals. Then we build a plan that’s actually yours.

Here’s what to expect:
💪 Hands-on soft tissue care
🔥 Personalized rehab plans
🎯 Strength and stability work to keep results lasting
🙌 Providers who actually listen and guide you every step of the way

This is chiropractic care designed for real, lasting change.
📍 Rapid City, SD
📲 Send us the word “START” to book your first visit today.
Your body deserves more than a temporary fix.
Where Better Movement Begins

11/03/2025

Building a strong core isn’t about crunches — it’s about control. 🧠💪

In Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization (DNS), we focus on how your core functions, not just how it looks.
Your “core” is more than abs — it’s your diaphragm, deep stabilizers, pelvic floor, and spinal support all working together to create stability from the inside out.

When these systems are retrained to work the way they were designed to (like how babies naturally develop movement), your body becomes more efficient, more stable, and less prone to injury.

This drill trains that deep coordination — teaching your body to brace reflexively, not forcefully.

✨ Want to learn how to build a truly functional core?
Book your movement assessment at Active Life Chiropractic and start rebuilding strength from the ground up.
Link in bio!

10/31/2025

💀 The real horror this Halloween? Outdated beliefs still haunting our profession.

From “your spine’s out of place” to “pain means damage,” these myths keep patients fearful — and keep progress buried.

👻 It’s time to bring the truth back to life:
✅ Movement heals.
✅ Pain is complex.
✅ Education > fear.

At Active Life Chiropractic, we’re here to help patients (and the profession) move better, not fear more.

⚡️ Save this post, share it with a friend, and help move the profession forward — one myth at a time.