Fix Your Rib Flare and Improve a Variety of Chronic Problems
If you were in a Pilates class and the instructor asked you to close your ribs, what would you do? Not sure? Try closing your ribs right now and see what happens. I’m not psychic, but I’m guessing you just cinched or squeezed your upper abs, trying to bring your ribs together in the front. […]
How to Get the Benefits of the Squat without Squatting
Have you ever seen a child squatting down checking out rocks, ants, or some other little critter crawling around on the ground and felt amazed by the ease and flexibility in their little body? And then, when it’s time to get up, they pop right up with no effort at all. Do your knees hurt […]
A Surprisingly Simple Exercise for Your Pelvic Floor and Low Back
Your pelvic floor muscles are located at the very bottom of your pelvis. You need them to go to the bathroom, keep your internal organs healthy and inside your body, AND perform a vital role in maintaining your spine health. There are everyday chronic habits like holding in the stomach, tucking the tailbone under, and […]
The Best Glute-Strengthening, Sacrum-Stabilizing, Balance-Building Exercise Ever
One of my mentors used to say that squeezing your butt cheeks together for exercise was the “kiss of death” for the SI (sacroiliac) joint and pelvic floor. This sounds dramatic I know, but squeezing your cheeks together for glute strength, at best prevents you from doing what you think you’re doing, gaining tone and […]
This Relaxing Inner-Thigh Stretch Does Way More Than You Think
Did you know that there’s a relationship between the soles of your feet, inner thighs and your pelvic floor? When your body is optimally aligned, this connection starts from the feet, flows seamlessly up through your body and helps to keep everything in working order. But, in our culture, we wear shoes and sit […]
How to Maintain Knee, Ankle, Hip and Pelvic Floor Health with a Simple Squat
Squatting multiple times daily is one of the best ways to maintain knee, ankle, hip and pelvic floor health while also keeping arthritis at bay. But in our Western culture, squatting is an ability many of us have lost because we’ve stopped going all the way to the ground and instead stop our range of […]
