This Twisty Tricky Move Will Benefit Your Whole Body
What’s stable yet mobile and loves to twist? Need a hint? You have two, and each one has 26 bones, 33 joints, 56 ligaments, 20-plus muscles, and 7,000 nerve endings—yes, SEVEN-THOUSAND! Give up? It’s your feet! Your feet play a vital role in your body’s overall function and probably aren’t getting the time and attention […]
Dramatically Improve Your Strap Stretch With a Few Simple Moves
The Strap Stretch is a popular stretch found in Pilates studios, yoga studios, and physical therapy offices across the globe. It’s an exercise to stretch and create length down the back of the leg and it can be very effective. That said, if you practice this exercise the same way every time you do it, […]
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 […]