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Best Ways to Instantly Open up Your Hips and Deepen Your Squat!
You can tell a lot from a person by how they squat in the gym or even by the way they mosey along or get into their car. It’s easy to spot the difference between someone who sits at a desk all day and somebody who has incorporated these hip opening exercises into their weekly […]
Continue ReadingHow to Stay Fit During the Holidays When All You Want is Pumpkin Pie
For fitness guru and novice gym-goer alike, the holiday season carries many delicious meals, soul-loving family time, and a slight underlying anxiety about losing gains and undoing all the hard work you’ve put in over the warmer months. While it’s normal to feel this way, it doesn’t have to be difficult to keep in shape […]
Continue ReadingFix Chronically Tight Shoulders with Cat Stretch
Cats are known to be one of the most agile animals on their feet. Some say that they always land on their feet. So, it’s no surprise that they would have such a fitting exercise named after them. The cat stretch is one of the best weapons to combat a tight chest and upper back. […]
Continue ReadingStrengthen Your Straddle for Healthier Hips
Our hips are powerhouses, helping us through virtually every lower body movement and providing stability for us in upper body exercises as well. With so much power, comes responsibility, as in you have to take care of them! Our daily sitting (driving, desk work, school) all adds up to one thing: tight and weak hips. […]
Continue ReadingSki Time Joint Prep: Gear Up For the Mountain With These 3 Exercises
As summer winds to a close, with cooler days and longer nights, we have just one thing on our minds: hitting the slopes! There’s nothing quite like waking up to some fresh powder and heading to the mountain. The winter adventures await, but is your body properly prepped for it? We all know someone (or […]
Continue ReadingBody Awareness: Fundamental Positions Everyone Should Know
The basics of strength training seem simple at first: you exercise hard, get sweaty, breathe heavy, and get stronger. But we all know that it’s not that easy. Exercise is a science! And the better you understand the science of exercise, the greater results you will get from your training. Whether your goal is to […]
Continue ReadingShoulder Tune Up: Resistance Bands to Fix the Tight Spots
Most of us carry the weight of the world on one body part. If you guessed shoulders, congratulations, you’re a human being! Our shoulders can fall victim to a lot of tension and stiffness, whether it be from carrying stress or carrying a toddler. All of us can work to improve our range of motion […]
Continue ReadingThe Best Static Stretch for Full Body Benefits
Have you been searching for a multipurpose, all-encompassing mobility drill you can easily add into your routine? One that works to stretch and lengthen the tendons, muscles, and ligaments from your heels to your lumbar spine? We’ve got a secret tip: no matter what type of workout you engage in, there is one easy-to-execute stretch […]
Continue ReadingMix it Up: 3 Bodyweight Exercises to Maximize Your Gains
Every now and again you might find that you need a change of pace to stay excited and motivated in your workout routine. Mixing things up – and challenging yourself – will help you to stay engaged and passionate about your fitness goals. Adding some diversity to your workout is easy and can be done […]
Continue ReadingHow Old Is Your Spine? Two Tests To Assess (and Improve) Spinal Mobility
When it comes to strength training, we tend to break our workouts down into body parts. Today may be arm day. Maybe some core work tomorrow. But how are you implementing regular mobility work into your routine in order to take care of your spine? You’ve probably been around long enough to know what lower […]
Continue Reading3 Prevention Tactics To Prepare Your Wrists For The Rigors Of Everyday Life
The human body contains approximately 206 bones spanning from head to toe. What’s even more impressive is that over 50 of those bones are found in your hands and wrists. This bone-dense region allows you to move your hands through a myriad of different positions. Sadly, most adults forget that their hands possess this extraordinary […]
Continue ReadingHips 101: Loosen This 1 Critical Area BEFORE Stretching Hip Flexors
Stretching out tight hip flexors gets PLENTY of hype, but don’t be fooled! A critical step is most likely being skipped before the proper treatment of your hip flexors is addressed. We’re going to give you the openers you seek, but not before we prime your hips to absorb all the love you’re trying to […]
Continue Reading3 Minute Break: How To Reverse the Symptoms of Adulting and Desk Work
Your body, no doubt, has the amazing ability to adapt to changes in its environment. An easy example to see this is how people who live in warmer climates tend to have a slightly lower core body temperature, on average, than people who live in colder climates. Unfortunately, your body doesn’t only adapt in a […]
Continue ReadingLimber Up! A Short How-to Guide for Daily Stretching
How can just a few minutes of daily mobilization affect your health, posture, and performance? Is it really as simple as a few minutes here, a few there? With a little bit of direction and commitment, you can be well on your way to this one seriously healthy habit and incredible mobility as a result. […]
Continue ReadingJust Breathe! Use These Simple Stretches to Relax and Unwind
We all have those days that seem ruined the minute we hit snooze (for the third time). One thing after another keeps building up until we are just ready to crawl under the covers with some Netflix and wine to hide until the weekend! On days like this, the last thing we want to do […]
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