Keep Everything: Why You Don’t Need to Chase Fitness Trends
With new fitness fads popping up every day, it’s easy to want to throw out the old and focus solely on the new. But as I learned in Quantum Leap with Sarah Court, it’s important that we “Keep Everything”. I have been super busy lately and haven’t had the opportunity...
The Problem with Scar Tissue
The problem with scar tissue is that it’s not regular tissue at all. Scar tissue is your body’s protective response to an injury. Following the injury, whether it’s a sprain, strain, or external cut/abrasion, there is a period of inflammation that aids the healing...
Self-Care Fixes for Carpal Tunnel and Wrist Pain
More often than not, pain at the inside of the wrist is diagnosed as carpal tunnel syndrome, but how many of us actually understand what the carpal tunnel is and how it can become an issue? True carpal tunnel syndrome occurs when the median nerve is irritated or...
Building Grip Strength by Hanging
If you’re suffering from hand, wrist, elbow, neck or shoulder pain, the weakness of your grip strength may be a contributing factor. As all of our devices get lighter and the common actions of our fingers and hands become more repetitive (typing anyone?), your hands,...
Coaches need Coaches too: Behind the Podium Podcast is here!
I love to talk and anyone who knows me personally will back that up. So when I met my friend Jared Cohen at a coffee shop to catch up and we ended up talking about our struggles as coaches and how we work through issues AND he likes to talk just as much as I do, I...What to Expect in the Yoga Tune Up Level 1 Teacher Training
When I took the Yoga Tune Up Level 1 Teacher Training in August of 2012, I had no idea what to expect. Up to that point, the only Yoga Tune Up class I had taken was a morning practice with Jill Miller, the creator, at the Symposium on Yoga Therapy and Research...Sciatica and Sciatic Nerve Pain Explained
Sciatica is not something you ever want to experience, trust me, this is from personal experience. While It is a common cause of low back pain and disability, few actually understand what sciatic nerve pain is. The sciatic nerve is one of the largest nerves in your...Chronic Pain and the Gate Theory
Our nerves are not as smart as we think they are. They do one thing: send signals to the brain and spinal cord. It’s then up to the brain and spinal cord to interpret the message. While there are nerves for different tasks (movement, signals to the brain and signals...Ankle Sprain Relief (with video!)
When you’re a kid playing soccer, an ankle sprain is a common occurrence. If you’re like 16-year-old me, you probably paused momentarily, slapped some ice on it, and then continued on your merry way. But a lifetime of sprained ankles and stiff-soled-shoe-wearing...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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