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A simple yet super effective exercise to add to your training routine!

You have heard us talk about our Primal Movement Petterns before: Push, Pull, Twist, Squat, Bend, Lunge.  Here is one exercise that covers 4 of those 6 movement patterns!  Great bang for your buck!  Click on the video to see what we mean!

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A simple solution for tight hamstrings!

Sometimes we can find ourselves stretching, massaging and rolling our hamstrings and nothing seems to happen.  That's becasue they are trying to tell us that somethig else is makign them tight.  Click on the video for a simple solution!

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Posture Tips

What you need to know about your joints!

The Joint by Joint approach    Everyone realizes how complicated the human body is, yet it can be so simple at times.   This article will demonstrate that although we are capable of extreme things from fine motor control movements like threading a needle to gross motor control activities such as bungee jumping and gymnastics,…

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Want to learn how to get close to touching you toes?

Me: “Okay Johnny, let’s see you touch your toes!” Johnny: “That’s not going to happen! I was never able to touch my toes!” How many times have we heard this? It is not the be-all-end-all to touch your toes but it does give us the indication that your joints are working synchronously. Toe touching is…

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HAMSTRUNG?

Have pain in your back, knees or ankles? Is the idea of touching your toes laughable? Do you cringe at the idea of foam rolling your hamstrings? You might very well be hamstrung. The hamstrings are very important muscles in the body that are constantly being used to accomplish daily activities as simple as walking….

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Reconditioning Tips

Why does foam rolling hurt and why will it make you looser?

“Foam Rolling hurts!” The foam roller can indeed causes soreness but not because it is the roller’s fault! This is due to fact that the individual has a tightness in that particular area, say we use the front thighs (quadriceps) as an example. When muscles develop trigger points and “hot spots”, it is a simple…

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Is it “crunch” time? Not anytime soon!

Crunches? Side Crunches? Oblique Crunches? ummm…not anytime soon! As Mike Boyle, one of the world’s leading exercise experts says, “We use our abs to crunch when get up out of bed in the morning!”  That is a little bit of a stretch however, but there is an underlying message there. Our abdominal muscles, which range…

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Do you know how well you move?

During a recent training camp that I was privileged to help out with, I came to the realization that these high level (albeit, still developing) athletes have remarkable resilience to injury and are driven through passion, monetary compensation, and sheer joy to keep plying their trade. What is so different about them compared to us…

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Stretch before or after?… YES!

Stretch before or after? YES One question that pops up almost on a daily basis is, “When should I stretch? Before or after my workout?”  The answer to that is “yes” on both counts. “They say that we shouldn’t stretch before exercising!” If you begin your exercise routine without addressing the tightness in your right…

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Posture Tips

Don’t let winter “BACK” you into a corner!

You ALL know what’s coming!  While some of can melt, we can be sure that more of the white stuff is on the way and with the snowfall comes shoveling and MORE shoveling. But shoveling doesn’t need to equate to low back pain. With proper technique and precautions, you can keep your back healthy so…

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