Alexandra Ellis
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Mobility Matters
Mobility is not about touching your toes, twisting yourself into a pretzel or being super bendy. The focus my Mobility sessions is to erase stiffness, improve your posture, and facilitate better breathing so you can live, move and train pain free. When you are working...
Nobody’s Perfect
I wear heels. And sometimes I don’t roll before I workout. And sometimes I do something crazy like sit for a whole day because I feel like it. But I make conscious decisions about what I’m doing. I make decisions about my body knowing (mostly) what the outcome will be...
I Ran a 15k and Lived to Tell the Tale
I have a habit of getting into things because I want to prove to myself that I can do them. Hence, running a 15k without training. To be honest, it was a decision mostly made around the fact that it was a HOT CHOCOLATE 15k and chocolate was involved. And it totally...
How to be a YTU Tote Ninja
If you've come to class anytime in the last 3 years, you've probably heard me mention that I needed to make a video on how to get your grippy YTU balls out of their tote. Good news! I finally did it! I finally got around to making a bunch of videos that I'll be...
Conquering the Pull Up
Something monumental has happened. Something that I have never been able to do my entire life and always wrote off as something impossible. I DID A PULL UP! I have very clear memories of the Presidential Fitness Test in elementary school - the entire class would watch...
New Year, New You?
Do you set New Year Resolutions that only last until the second week of January? While you don’t have to wait until January to make changes, let’s be honest, it’s right around the corner so now is good time! If you’re tired of setting goals or resolutions that...
Constantly Exploring
I hate doing things by rote. It was such a relief when I found Yoga Tune Up and was encouraged to constantly look for novel ways to challenge and move our bodies. The same goes for my personal practice. While I do regular strength training and stretching, I probably...
Diaphragm Strength and Back Pain
Your respiratory diaphragm does more than help you breathe. I’ve waxed poetic about the magic of the diaphragm, its role in down regulation and how so many of us are not breathing optimally. On one hand, it’s awesome that you don’t have to consciously control each...
Impinge Me Not
In preparation for my last workshop, Bulletproof Shoulders, I spent a lot of time researching shoulder injuries to craft my syllabus. Sad news – shoulder injuries are incredibly common. I’m sure you’d be hard pressed to find someone who has never experienced a...
Stop Rolling on Lacrosse Balls
Pop quiz time! What round object is described as “…shall be white, yellow or orange solid rubber between 7 3/4 and 8 inches in circumference, between 5 and 5 1/2 ounces in weight and when dropped from a height of 72 inches upon concrete floor, shall bounce 43 to 51...