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Good grief, here we go again. Time to “get through the holidays”. Don’t get me wrong…it’s a great time of year. One where we celebrate something outside of ourselves, and take time to appreciate all that we have been blessed with, including those around us. But, this can be a…
I think that most of us go through our days without paying much attention to how much curve we have in our low backs. For sure, this is not something that is a real attention-grabber. Even if we suffer from some stiffness or dull pain in that area, we don’t…
Not too long ago I wrote a blog called “Lunges are Awesome for Your Knees! Or NOT!” (August 2018). Before that, there was another one called “Preventing Low Back Pain – Check Your Hip Flexors” (October 2017). And, way back when, there was a blog about using the hip hinge…
People often ask me what the difference is between tennis and golfer’s elbow. Tennis elbow seems to get more press, and in fact it is more common by a factor of 5. Which is not to say that they can’t both be debilitating and aggravating. Here’s the difference: Tennis elbow…
Seriously, how often have you watched an infomercial or commercial touting an exercise plan or device that can get you great results in “minutes a day”? As we know, the lure of instant gratification always looms, and many things in our material universe are invented to appeal to that urge…
Lunges are often touted as a magnificent exercise that does wonders for your legs, hips, and knees. Mostly the emphasis is on strengthening and toning your leg muscles. That would be the quadriceps (front of thigh), hamstrings (back of thigh), calves (back of lower leg), and butt (needs no introduction)….
Before we go any further, let’s take a look at what a Donkey Kick is, done correctly. There are several cues for nailing this exercise, and each one has a purpose. Once you read the cues, you will start to get the idea. This exercise does so many things for…
Let’s say you have decided to “get fit”, or even “get more fit”. You are committed, and you want to start after a long hiatus or maybe just a short one. What is the best action to take? Let me make the case for starting with your core. But before…
Sometimes we start a new project or exercise plan not knowing exactly what we want to get out of it. And, that’s fair. Often we don’t really know what can happen. There’s the direct results, and then there’s related, or ripple, effects. We can’t control or anticipate everything. And, there’s…
Our bodies are amazing and complex. That means that it is often difficult for science to study just one thing at a time. Having said that, in the fitness biz, often THE marker for how fit you are is how much oxygen you can use when you exercise. The more…