Ladies, I know you have heard time and again that you need to have good posture because if you don’t, your body will become all tight and dysfunctional. But when it comes to neck tightness, your posture actually isn’t to blame. So often I talk to women in their 40s, Read more…
When you think of a great athlete, what are some of the attributes that come to mind? Speed? Quickness? Strength? Power? Elasticity? Endurance? Agility? Coordination? Balance? Mobility? Skill? Each of these components are necessary to some degree in order to be a great athlete, but there is one thing underlying Read more…
You may have heard of Muscle Activation Techniques®, also known as MAT®, but how do you know if it is right for you? If you have tried other forms of body work such as massage, chiropractic, stretching, and even physical therapy, you may be thinking, “Do I need to just Read more…
Ladies, Have you ever woken up one morning with a sharp pain in your shoulder every time you try to lift it? You try to reach overhead and… ouch! You try to put on a shirt… no way! You try to lift the coffee pot… forget about it! While most Read more…
Basketball players, Your strength training should be a top priority for both injury prevention and maximizing performance. However, how many players do their strength training doesn’t accomplish either goal. I have written about the first three big mistakes I see basketball players make when doing their strength training. You can Read more…
Running used to be one of the most uncomfortable things for me to do. My feet would hurt. My hips would hurt. My hamstrings and back would tighten up. My right shoulder would start to get this pinching pain that would go up into my neck. And my calves would Read more…
Ladies, Piriformis syndrome affects so many of the women I talk to when I am out running errands or at the park with my kids. It is a literal pain in the butt that is keeping many women from feeling like they can be their strong, lively, energetic selves. Can Read more…
Basketball players, Your strength training should be a top priority for both injury prevention and maximizing performance. However, how many players do their strength training doesn’t accomplish either goal. I have written about the first two of four big mistakes I see basketball players make when doing their strength training. Read more…
Let’s get something straight from the get go… Your body needs to compensate. Now, we know you have been told that compensation is a bad thing. We know you have seen that therapist or trainer who told you to do specific corrective exercises to get rid of compensations you have. Read more…
Ladies, If there is one area of our lives that I see give women over the age of 50 trouble as they get older, it is using the stairs. Too often I have heard from women who have knee pain going up and down stairs, and who are altering Read more…