Stop Doing Things You Hate
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...
Your Body is Always Growing
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....
Not all Exercise is Movement
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...
Is Counting Steps a Waste of Time?
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...
This Simple Exercise Could Be the Fix for Rounded Shoulders
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...
Harder is not better – BETTER is better
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...
How Much Do I Really Need to Meditate to See Change?
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...
The hip hinge is good, but it isn’t great
NPR recently did a story on how the art of the hip hinge has been lost on Americans and is probably why so many of us suffer from back pain. The hip hinge, if you are not familiar, is a movement that involves bending at only the hips (not the waist) and requires the...
How Massage Works
When you get a massage is the therapist or therapy ball actually busting, blasting or melting fascia? Have you ever wondered what actually happens when you get a massage, whether it’s from a therapist or massage tool? Massage is nothing new, in fact, evidence of it...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.
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