Stretches
Your New Year’s Resolution: How to Reset Yourself into 2020
The new year’s resolution momentum is tangible. We are fully immersed in the holiday season. The bustle is ever apparent, and we are counting down to a brand new year and a brand new decade. It’s almost here. 2020. The new year offers us a new slate, a new start, a reset button every 365…
Read MoreAll About Fascia: Keeping Your Connective Tissue Healthy
Have you ever had pain or discomfort you couldn’t identify, or lingering tightness and tension that you just couldn’t shake? Have you ever wondered why techniques like foam rolling can “hurt so good,” or why a massage can trigger an intense emotional reaction? The answer lies in understanding fascia – the thin sheath of fibrous connective tissue that surrounds every muscle, bone, nerve, artery, and organ in the body.
Read MoreShoulder Stretches: Three Quick & Easy Techniques for Relaxation and Mobility
Essential Shoulder Stretches Many of us hold tension in our neck, shoulders, and back – you know, those areas you always want to get massaged. Shoulder stretches to the rescue! In this video, follow along with Fitness Director Jeff Ford to learn three separate shoulder stretch techniques for loosening up, increasing mobility, and improving your posture.…
Read MoreNew to Yoga? Considerations for Practice
The practice of yoga is an ancient tradition. New yoga students should always consider the instructors training, expertise, and teaching methods. The new yoga student should always be encouraged to honor their physical limitations. Any type of physical activity that challenges the body should be practiced with dedicated individual attention and care. Body awareness and…
Read MoreGreat Workouts While Traveling
If you’re someone who travels for work, it can be very difficult to get into a consistent fitness routine. Never let time or equipment limit you. For most people starting an exercise program, the perfect and safest place to begin is functional body weight exercises that wake up and develop proper range of motion. This…
Read More3 Mobility Techniques You Should Be Doing Every Day
The Couch Stretch If you haven’t heard of the couch stretch you’re missing out. This is the most readily available technique that you can do just about anywhere as long as you have a wall, chair or a couch. If you’re like most people, you’re are forced to sit at a desk all day long,…
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