Welcome to our blog—a space where we share tips, insights, and expert advice to help you stay active, injury-free, and confident in your body. From recovery strategies and exercise education to real client stories and behind-the-scenes moments from our clinic, everything here is designed to support your strength, mobility, and long-term health.
The most important lower body exercise you AREN’T doing! Following Gray Cook’s joint by joint approach, one knows that the lumbar spine is supposed to be a stable segment of the spine not a mobile one. When performing a single legged deadlift (SLDL), use a mirror and take note of what happens to your pelvis….
Swoosh! Swoosh! Pole! Carve! …and a roaring fire at the end of a long ski day! The best part of the day does NOT happen when you hit the après-ski. It happens DURING the ski run! You see, skiing becomes that much more enjoyable when you are skiing pain-free, with great technique, and when you…
When enjoying Halloween with your kids and family members, always remember that having one small chocolate per day does NOT justify saying, “…but it is a heck of a lot smaller than a regular chocolate bar!” It is VERY easy to eat 3-5 or MORE of these little candies! Eat and enjoy your cheats with…
We have mentioned it several times in our weekly fitness tips that the hip joints are designed to be mobile. What lies adjacent to the ball and socket joint is just as important; the knee and the lumbar spine and pelvis. These joints were designed to be stable joints. Therefore, it goes without saying that…
Of all the well-known muscle groups in the lower body, the quadriceps group in the front of the thigh is the some of the most used and abused! The legs, from hips down, will get injured if the body does not understand how to eccentrically accept loads…in other words efficiently decelerate. This is where our…
