They sure do help me before Jazzercise or a strenuous mountain hike. I like to take them before an activity because, if my energy is flowing well, a dose of one of these formulas will keep the exercise from creating stiffness and soreness. Chinese medicine is good at maintaining movement. If you wait for it to break down, it will take more herbs to get the movement back.

You've probably seen this with other OHCO formulas. For example, with Cold Snap, if you catch that unwanted guest early, it only takes a few doses to restore. Like OHCO-Motion and OHCO-Flow, Cold Snap is effective in the later stages but often requires more frequent doses. Look at it this way. After a hike, adding more weight to your workout, or trying a new activity, you'll need more doses of Motion and/or Flow to open up the energy.

These are two formulas that you can mix. If you need a boost in both your knees and shoulders for example, you might take one Motion and one Flow. For your leg workout, stick with Motion. And if you have trouble moving energy though your neck and shoulder area, it's the Flow.