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How Important is stretching to your health? And how much should time should you invest in it? There’s been a lot of talk around stretching lately. People like me have been clamoring for many years that stretching is very overrated and takes up way too large of a role...
What does recovery even mean? What is the most effective way to recover? Should I do active recovery or passive recovery? The word recovery gets used a lot with training these days. And it is really important with regards to...
Imagine doing everything you’ve ever done right handed but expecting the left to have the same size or skill level. Unless you are ambidextrous, you've been brushing your teeth, writing, swinging a bat or a club, kicking a ball...
You don’t need a bunch of equipment or a heavy investment of time to keep moving you forward with your training. Obviously we’d like to spend some hours at the gym lifting weights, doing some effective zone 2 cardio, working on...
Pain is normal. I know this might seem crazy coming from a physical therapist, but everyone has pain and sometimes that's ok and perfectly normal. I think the biggest reason I'm relaying this message is to help people understand...
Obviously, everyone has seen the story of the UHC CEO who was murdered last week. Many people have been quick to praise it, and although I understand the sentiment for taking down a powerful, greedy, corrupt individual, the guy...
Exercise is important at every age. Babies need to crawl and walk and reach the rest of their motor milestones. Children need to climb and run and jump and play. Teenagers need to play sports or compete. Adults need to exercise...
Rush the process. Patience is a virtue. It takes months of foundation building and years of training to achieve most people’s goals. Don’t be sold on quick fixes or the idea that you can change your life or physique in a few...
We have been told in the past that kids shouldn’t be lifting heavy weights. We’ve had a rough guideline for young kids that they really shouldn’t be doing any sort of formal strength training before puberty / teenage years. We’ve...
Getting stronger is very simple. Do stuff that's hard enough for a long enough period of time and you will build strength. We will see muscular changes, bone changes, connective tissue changes and central nervous system changes...