Established in the late 1970s, the Santee Health & Wellness Center is the principal point of health care services for tribal members residing on the Santee Sioux Reservation. Our providers and staff are committed to caring for you and your family.
If you are feeling unwell, need a routine annual exam or are seeking care from one of our specialty services, you can rest assured you will receive expert, compassionate care.
Be among the first to know about updates, events, classes, and more! Plus, enjoy on-demand motivational videos and cultural content to guide you on your wellness journey.
Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Overnight Oats Workshop with Kristine Flyinghawk on Wednesday, May 20, 2026! We had 9 attendees.
We’ve attached photos from the event, along with the workshop recipes... so be sure to check them out!
Thank you again for spending the evening with us — we look forward to seeing you at future healthy eating classes and community events! 🥣✨
0 CommentsComment on Facebook
PAUSE BEFORE YOU PRESS
In today’s world, everybody wants to move fast.
Fast reps. Heavy weight. Quick results.
But one of the best techniques you can use in training might actually be slowing things down for just a second.
PAUSE BEFORE YOU PRESS.
Whether it’s a bench press, overhead press, push-up, landmine press, or even getting up off the floor — learning to pause before you drive the weight can completely change the quality of your movement and performance.
Why?
Because the pause forces control.
Most people rely on momentum instead of position. They bounce through the bottom of a lift, lose posture, shrug the shoulders, arch the back, or allow joints to take over instead of muscles doing the work. The pause exposes weak positions and teaches the body how to own the movement.
That one-second pause creates awareness.
It helps you feel:
Are your feet grounded?
Is your core engaged?
Are your shoulders in the right position?
Are you stable before producing force?
Remember this:
You earn the right to press by first controlling the position.
A pause also improves strength and joint health. When you stop the motion briefly, muscles have to create force from stability instead of elastic rebound. That means better muscle recruitment, better technique, and often less stress on the shoulders, elbows, and lower back.
This matters for athletes, lifters, and everyday people.
If you can’t control the movement slowly, your body probably won’t control it when life speeds up.
Try this during your next workout:
Before every press, pause for one full second at the bottom position. Stay tight. Breathe behind the brace. Then drive with purpose.
Control first.
Power second.
Because great movement isn’t about how fast you move the weight.
It’s about how well you own the position before you move it.
0 CommentsComment on Facebook
