How a Milkshake Straw Can Help You Activate Your Core Muscles
Pop quiz: What does a milkshake straw have to do with your spine and core muscles? And no, it has nothing to do with calories or my favorite dessert! Give up? As strange as it may sound, the visual of a milkshake straw is fantastic for connecting with deep muscles in your body that stabilize […]
Deepen Your Core Work with One Powerful Setup Tweak
Last year, I sent out a short survey to learn about people’s biggest struggle with exercise and what’s holding them back from moving and feeling the way they want to. Want to know what the number one answer was? “Not enough time.” “Making time.” “Finding the time.” If you can relate, I think you’ll appreciate […]
Three Keys to a Strong, Stable Spine
What do your imagination, breath, and sense of touch all have in common? They might seem unrelated at first, but each of these elements is a key to unlocking a vital muscular system in your body—namely, the deep core. When your deep core muscles work, it feels different than, say, how your abs feel during […]
The Push-Up Technique That Will Give You Better Muscle Tone and a Stronger Core
Yesterday I had the best session with a client who’s had back pain since 1987. He’s avoided push-up exercises for as long as he can remember for fear of hurting his back. It’s not that he can’t do a push-up; he totally can. His back just pays the price when he does. We’ve been working […]
The Wall Pec Stretch For Your Mid-Back Connection
The Wall Pec Stretch Today’s video kicks off a three-video series that is particularly close to my heart, or maybe I should say it’s close to my back. 😉 I’ll be showing you the key things you need to know about your mid-back connection and, if you study and learn everything I’m going to share with […]
How To Correct Poor Posture and Set Yourself Up For Fitness Success
Today’s video is the first of three where we’re going to help set you up for alignment success with exercises that require you to lie down. In this video you’ll also see one of my favorite props in action: the posture pillow. We use posture pillows every day in the studio, but I’ve noticed there […]
