by Alexandra Ellis | Jun 5, 2018 | Mobility, Wellness |
Your shoulder may hurt. Your feet may be in pain. Your hips may be tight. But none of these are because of your age. 😱 It may seem like you woke up one morning and suddenly your shoulder hurt and you can no longer touch your toes, but I promise you it didn’t happen...
by Alexandra Ellis | May 28, 2018 | Wellness |
The number one reason people tell me they aren’t moving on a regular basis or practicing self-care is that they don’t have any time. I get it – time’s a limited resource. We can’t make more and much of it is already claimed by family, work, and other...
by Alexandra Ellis | May 21, 2018 | Self-Care Fix, Wellness |
A question came recently on a coaching call with my Structurally Sound students: When is it time to head to a specialist and stop trying to muscle through injury or pain on your own? If you’re dealing with regularly recurring aches and pains, you too may have wondered...
by Alexandra Ellis | May 14, 2018 | Wellness |
There’s a very popular reservoir here in LA that has a constant stream of people walking and running around it. With the little outdoor space we have in this sprawling city, people want to take advantage of dirt and daylight. But if I had a dollar for every person who...
by Alexandra Ellis | May 7, 2018 | Wellness |
Did you know that your body never stops growing (and I’m not talking about around the middle)? It’s true! And while I may never grow the extra two inches my mom kept promising I would in college, the cells inside my body (and yours) are constantly renewing....
by Alexandra Ellis | Apr 30, 2018 | Fitness, Wellness |
I mentioned the idea last week that not all exercise is movement and I want to expand on it because it’s something important to consider on your journey towards moving better and feeling better every day. You see, your body doesn’t really care if you’re at the gym...
by Alexandra Ellis | Apr 23, 2018 | Wellness |
When it comes to daily step count, does getting 10,000 steps a day really matter? The reason most fitness trackers use 10k as the goal step count is that you are more likely to have also logged about 5 miles and 30 minutes of exercise, which aligns with the CDC’s...
by Alexandra Ellis | Apr 16, 2018 | Posture, Self-Care Fix |
Got rounded shoulders? After years of hunching over a desk, chances are that your shoulders have snuck around your ribcage, leaving you with perpetually slouchy and rounded shoulders. A simple check to see where your shoulders hang is to look at where your hands land...
by Alexandra Ellis | Apr 9, 2018 | Mobility, Therapy Balls |
I’m all for simplicity, but sometimes, the simple tool you find around the house is not the best tool for self-massage. And while it seems like there’s a new fancy (and more expensive!) massage tool unveiled every day, more $$ ≠ better. It comes down to purpose...
by Alexandra Ellis | Apr 2, 2018 | Mental Wellness, Research |
We live in a world where time feels extremely limited. There are only 24 hours in a day, yet you can’t survive on 2 hours of sleep, and you still have to go to the grocery store, drop off (and then pick up) the kids at dance/music/SCUBA lessons and somewhere, in the...
Hi, I’m Alexandra Ellis, an anatomy loving body-nerd and I want to help you move better and feel better, every day. It is possible to build strength, flexibility, and resiliency of both mind and body, and I'd love to show you how!
Read my entire story here. 