Resolutions, schmesolutions
In the first few weeks of every year, we are inundated with suggestions of how to improve our life, health or body by making resolutions. I don’t know about you, but resolutions usually just make me feel guilty when I slip up, leaving me feeling like a failure. I’ve...Extension – Wrist Pain’s Nemesis
If you’re anything like me, you probably spend hours a day on a device of some size, with your hands holding on for dear life in a claw-like shape. I was always convinced that the tension in the topside of my forearm, the extensor compartment, was because the muscles...The Quick Fix Does Not Exist
YOU are the agent of change in your body. After a recent workshop, an attendee came up to me with a question: “What specific technique you taught today will fix my forward head posture?” I offered the solutions I know to work best, a combination of self-care and...Beautiful Liar
Pain can be a complicated liar. Many times where it hurts is not the direct cause, and the only way to get the root of the problem is to look up stream or down stream for the culprit. When we are in pain, we’re convinced that the injury is precisely where we...Stop Being a Slave to Pain – Get The Roll Model Today!
Are you a slave to pain? Are you afraid that your current diagnosis is a life sentence? Whether you’re in chronic pain, have a recurring injury, or regularly require pain medications to get through the day – there is a solution. The key, believe it or...Texting Tension? Try This!
If you’re anything like me, your hands spend a good portion of the day gripping on to something. Day in and day out, our poor fingers don’t do much more than tap away at keyboards or hang off a steering wheel. Repetitive motion at any joint is not...Better Breathing for Blissful Sleep
Breath – we all do it, but are you doing optimally? The breath is governed by a very special muscle known as the respiratory diaphragm, which is the only muscle of the body that is controlled by both the autonomic and somatic nervous systems. This means that you can...Move Your DNA
Did you know that exercise was created to make up for the lack of movement we have throughout the day? If you spent all day doing hard manual labor, you would not come home and want to go on a run, nor would you need to. Our tech heavy lives have turned us into couch,...Do You Squat?
Most training styles offer participants a specific type of body change, whether it’s slimming, lengthening, or building strength. Clients come to fitness professionals with specific goals in mind of what they want to achieve, so how do we best help them reach their...Hi, I’m Alex!
Tension. Soreness. Cranky. Achy.
These are all nice words for pain - and pain is something you don’t have to just deal with.
When you don’t feel good - everything suffers. Your relationships, Your home life, Your work life.
You’re not YOU when you’re in pain.
You can change the unchangeable starting today.
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