We rely on our knees to be healthy and happy to do most activities of daily living. Walking, squatting down to pick up your baby or groceries, stairs, getting in and out of a car and the list goes...
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Easy, fun and practical exercise tips for moms
Happy Happy Hips
Most people I know or have trained have tight hips. Two key muscles that play a part in tight hips are the hip flexors and piriformis (the pocket muscle as it sits where your back pocket is on...
Prone Cobra – One Of The Best Exercise To Improve Posture
I have worked with so many clients struggling with posture and hands down the prone cobra has helped everyone so much. This exercise strengthens all the little muscle between the shoulder blades to...
Twisting and Stretching Your Way to Relief
Twisting is an excellent way to release toxins and open up the body. We carry so much tightness in our hips, neck, and back just from performing activities of daily living. Driving, standing,...
Is Sitting and Working All Day Hurting Your Back And Wrists?
Is Sitting Too Much Affecting Your Back Pain and Health? The Answer Is Yes!Sitting leads to… Tight hipsTight hamstringsIncreased low back painDecreased blood flow to lower legs and spineForward head...
How To Do A Plank With Good Form
Well, it is officially 2022 and most of us will start off with a bang, exercising away all the excess drink and food we ate over the holidays. Chances are if you start an exercise program, it will...
Two Easy Exercises To Keep Up Your Fitness and Sanity Over The Holidays
We all get busy over the holidays in one way or another. Sometimes our minds get busy with negative thoughts when we are lonely, sad, or just plain overwhelmed. Exercise is truly medicine in this...
How To Manage Your Low Back Pain
Life throws us a lot of curves that can really affect our backs. Moving, carrying children, groceries, luggage, working out, not working out; the list truly goes on and on. Therefore, it's important...
Perfecting the Squat For A Strong Back and Butt
Summer is a time where people are active and work hard at getting in shape. An excellent exercise that strengthens the back, buttocks, legs, and core is the squat. Squats are highly demanding and...
Size Does Matter – How To Size Your Swiss Ball or Physio Ball
Several stretches and exercises in my blogs use Swiss balls, so it is important to get the right Swiss ball for your height. You know you have the right size Swiss ball when you sit on a Swiss ball...
Healing and cleansing the body through nutrition, breath, and yoga complete series
I hope you have enjoyed the 3-part series. This last blog put’s all 3 parts together for a simple, easy-to-follow cleanse that will make you feel healthy and happy, all day long. Click Here For The...
Prone Cobra and Posture, A Quick Remedy for Those Weak and Tight Muscles
Figure 1 - Poor Posture to Good Posture I often find myself looking at people's posture, analyzing what muscles are short and tight and long and weak. It is something ingrained in me being a...
Hip Extension For a Tight Bum and Mild Detox
Figure 1 Figure 2 Hip extensions are a great way to tone the booty and release some unwanted toxins in the body. Hip Extensions Cues: Lie on your back, palms facing the ceiling, feet shoulder-width...
Oh That Aching Back, This is a Great Stretch To Calm It Down
QL (Quadratus Lumborum) There is this muscle that runs from the top of the pelvis to the bottom of the rib cage and often gets really tight on one side, the QL (Quadratus Lumborum). When one side is...
Lean Into Summer With Good Posture
Forward Head Posture Crunches using the neck and hip flexors more than the abs Challenge yourself with the Wall Lean This exercise is so good for your posture and your neck. Try to do this for 3...
Open Up Those Hamstrings
Figure 1 - Hamstring Mobilization Start Figure 4 - Lateral Mobilization Figure 2 - Hamstring Mob. Ready Figure 3 - Hamstring Mob Level 1 Figure 5 - Release Our hamstrings are often short and tight...
Happy Spine Back Opener
Figure 1 - Start Position Figure 2 - Rounder Finish Position Sitting all day or driving a lot can cause low back discomfort and compress the lumbar spine. This back opener will help the back feel...
Support Your Back and Improve Sleep with Legs Up The Wall
Sometimes you just need to take a load off and let your back relax and reverse the flow of blood in your legs. Legs Up The Wall is a great way to do that and can also help with insomnia. Figure 1 -...
4 Reasons You Should Try Rebounding
I do a lot to stay healthy and keep my gut functioning well. I recently had some issues with detoxing from mold exposure and one of the things I did, and still do, to help release toxins was...
Kegel Exercises, Incontinence and Abdominal Strength
How to do Kegel ExercisesThe abdominal musculature is very intricate. If one muscle on the neurological loop of abdominal muscles cannot function, chances are the whole abdominal unit will not...
5 WAYS TO ADDRESS LOW BACK PAIN THIS HOLIDAY SEASON
Low back pain is common in approximately 80% of the population and usually occurs when core and back muscles are weak, and hip flexor and hamstring muscles are tight. In my experience, low-back pain...
7 Ways Self Massage Can Heal Your Body
7 Ways Self Massage Can Heal Your Body With Covid-19 it is hard to get self-care through massage. I have kept my body healthy and pain free by using my Yoga Tune Up® balls for self-massage every...
Alternate Nostril Breathing For Covid Stress
Covid Stress is crazy right now! It is an underlying stress that is just out there circling us whether we are aware of it or not. People are grinding their teeth, clenching their jaw and holding...
An Easy Way to Strengthen Your Glutes
Strengthen Your Glutes with the Clamshell Benefits:Strengthens the glutes (specifically targets the gluteus medius) which in turn supports the low back. This is an excellent way to strengthen the...