Entries Tagged as ‘stretch it out’

September 11, 2009

New to exercise or just a “sloucher” in life? Read this.

Read this & think of me always~
Alignment: defined in the dictionary as:  positioning of something for proper performance: the correct position or positioning of different components with respect to each other or something else, so that they perform properly
This is something that is often difficult to achieve in life because of the constant demands placed on [...]

September 10, 2009

It hurts here…where you should foam roll

Knees hurt: 1. stop wearing the ridiculous heels ladies or…2.roll calves, IT Band, inner thigh, quad, hamstring
Low back hurts: 1. make sure you’re not a desk jockey for 12hrs straight &…2. roll glutes, erector spinae (the muscles that run vertically on either side of your spine from tailbone to neck
Ankles hurt/ache: 1. stop running in [...]

September 10, 2009

Not just stretching – foam rolling!

On your way to being optimally fit, you’re going to find your body getting achey on you. No – this is not “old age” as one 27-year-old thought as she sat in front of me wondering about her fitness level. Sigh. How does a 27 yr old think that their body is already on the [...]

September 10, 2009

Optimal anything starts with posture

If there is one thing I have my mother to thank for, it is my basal need for myself and those around me to have perfect posture. I will never forget this music teacher mother of mine coming up behind me and pulling my shoulders back with the loving reminder, “no slouching!” What she instilled in [...]