Fitness With Dr. Capicotto

The fitness section highlights Dr. Capicotto’s passion for powerlifting and the importance of regular exercise for a healthy spine. Discover workout routines designed to strengthen your core, improve your posture, and enhance your physical wellbeing. Learn how integrating fitness into your daily life can lead to a stronger, healthier spine and improved overall health.

Mel performing Machine Pull Downs

Machine Pull Downs

Prepping for Christmas and looking back at our pre-Thanksgiving workout for some fitness inspiration for the upcoming holiday! Like these machine pull downs where Mel ...
William Capicotto performing a pull exercise.

Early Morning Pull Workout

Nothing like an early morning pull workout to get you energized for the day. 💪 Struggling with chronic back or neck pain? Give William Capicotto ...
William Capicotto demonstrating how to stretch before calf raises.

Stretch Before Calf Raises

They say stretch your ankles before you start calf raises. Do you agree? Struggling with chronic back or neck pain? Give William Capicotto MD a ...
Mel squatting 135lbs

Keeping Our Squats Low and Our Weights High

The only bad workout is the one that didn't happen. Keeping our squats low and our weights high. Mel 135lbs • Dr C 225lbs 245lbs ...
William Capicotto standing near a fitness machine at Catalyst Fitness to discuss valor over discretion.

Valor Over Discretion

"The better part of valor is discretion." – William Shakespeare / Henry IV, Part 1 Just because you can lift a certain weight, doesn't always ...
William Capicotto cooking pasta on the stove while discussing the inertia wave critiques he received on a previous video.

Unexpected Inertia Wave Critiques – But I Can Learn!

Even the doctor can learn. Remember our video where Mel performs the inertia wave? Well, we got some unexpected critiques...but as I always say, I ...

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The Most Common Holiday Back Pain Mistakes

The Most Common Holiday Back Pain Mistakes

The holidays are full of joy, but they’re also full of activities that can strain your back over time. Here are some of the most ...
How to Wrap Presents Without Wrecking Your Back

How to Wrap Presents Without Wrecking Your Back

With Christmas on the way in 2 weeks or so it’s time to start wrapping those gifts you’ve been buying for your friends and family ...
Back Care for Parents

Back Care for Parents

Parenting is physically demanding between lifting toddlers and strollers, bending over bathtubs, and so much more. Over time, these tasks can lead to some back ...
Back Care for People Who Stand All Day

Back Care for People Who Stand All Day

If you spend most of your day on your feet, you know the toll it can take on your back. Hours of standing may seem ...
The Best Tools for Winter Back Pain

The Best Tools for Winter Back Pain

Winter can make back pain feel sharper, stiffer, and harder to manage. Cold temperatures tighten muscles, reduce circulation, and make us move less. Here are ...
Top Winter Habits That Secretly Hurt Your Back

Top Winter Habits That Secretly Hurt Your Back

As winter creeps closer, many people notice their back pain rising. While it’s easy to blame the cold, winter can bring a lot of habits ...