Do You Really Need to Do This Stretch 50 Times a Day?
When recommending home exercises for clients, I’m often asked, “How often should I do this?” If it’s an exercise, like a calf stretch that I know makes such a massive difference when practiced regularly, sometimes I reply with “forty or fifty times a day.” Sounds extreme, I know. But, here’s the thing, your body adapts […]
Special Preview: Your Glutes are Connected to Your… Hip Flexors?
You got no working glutes, girl!” my instructor said loudly to a room full of people gathered around watching me with my feet on a giant stability ball, hips in the air, and hamstrings screaming. Nope, no glutes helping out here, just my hamstrings on the verge of uncontrollable cramping. I’m sure you’re wondering what’s […]
Special Preview: The Sneaky Simple Way to Build Strength
Sneaking extra movement into your day without adding a ton of extra time to your schedule is the key to moving with more ease and feeling great in your body. I think of this as the adult version of sneaking vegetables into your food, but more fun because you know you’re doing it, and there […]
Bolstering Benefits for Your Knees, Hips, and Ankles
For her entire life, my grandmother took baths, never showers. Mostly to prevent her hair from getting wet, which she washed and set herself once every two weeks on Thursdays like clockwork. Little did she know, her bathing habit not only preserved her hairstyle but also preserved her ability to move freely well into her […]
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 […]