A couple weeks back on the blog, we wrote about why your feet need to be flat. You can check the entire post here. This concept of your feet flattening is important to understand because your feet have multiple motions they have to perform when you walk. The back of your foot (rearfoot), the front of your foot (forefoot), and your toes all have to move in different ways in order for you to efficiently Read more
Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Keep Your Muscles Feeling Loose & Strong: http://vagaro.com/muscleactivationschaumburg/services Muscles do more than keep you looking good and feeling strong. They are also key to your health and longevity! While most of the world thinks of aesthetics and athletic performance with muscles, there are some key functions your muscles play in making sure your body remains feeling great and operating at a high level for years to come. On Read more
If you have ever listened to our podcast or watched any of our content on Instagram, you know we put a large emphasis on strength training. In fact, we talk about strength training so much that you may have wondered, “Does doing cardio even matter?” While the majority of content pieces, as well as most of the workouts and programs within the Exercise For Life Membership, are focused on strength training, this is NOT to Read more
Ladies–force is the number one thing that needs to be added into your life if you want to build stronger bones. Unfortunately, most women take force out of their life as they get older, which only serves to speed up the bone-loss process. On top of that, many women are hesitant to add higher-force activities into their life due to the fear of injury. Does this sound familiar to you at all? Fortunately, adding force Read more
Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Stay Feeling Loose & Strong: http://vagaro.com/muscleactivationschaumburg/services Is exercising every day when you are in your 60s too much? Are the potential positive benefits of working out being squandered because your body is being worked too often? Should you aim to workout fewer days each week in order to maximize your strength, mobility, and health? On this week’s episode of the Exercise Is Health® podcast, we are exploring these Read more
Basketball Players–there are so many strategies out there about what your training needs to look like throughout the year. When should you do plyometrics? When should you do strength training? When should you focus more on speed? When should you only be working on your skills? While many coaches have their opinions, when it comes to the workouts you do in-season, there should only be one purpose to them–to enhance your ability to perform on Read more
Flat feet get a bad rap. They are the scapegoat of many aches and pains throughout the body, from the feet themselves to the knees, hips, back, and even the neck. But, what is rarely ever talked about is that your feet HAVE to flatten. Your feet have to flatten for two very important reasons. In other words, if your feet cannot flatten, the health of your feet as well as your ankles, knees, hips, Read more
Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Help Your Muscles Stay Loose & Strong: http://vagaro.com/muscleactivationschaumburg/services Are your hamstrings tight? Tight hamstrings are one of the most common complaints we hear about from prospective clients, and while there are many options out there to help loosen the hamstrings, most ways of resolving the tightness only create short-term changes. So what can you do about this? Are you destined to have to constantly stretch and roll your Read more
Did you know there are two things your joints need in order to stay healthy? It doesn’t matter if we’re talking about your ankles, knees, hips, spine, shoulders, or all of the little joints in your feet, hands, fingers, and toes. They all need two things in order to remain healthy. See, within your joints is a special tissue called hyaline cartilage. This tissue is super low-friction, allowing your joints to move smoothly, and also Read more
Ladies–if you want to build stronger bones, you need to make sure you are adding force to your body throughout your day. Unfortunately, most women remove force from their life as they get older, accelerating bone loss and muscle weakness. This is what I discussed in Part 1 of this series, which you can read here. So how can you add force back into your day and your workouts to not only strengthen your muscles Read more