mobility

Chances are you probably have a scar somewhere on your body. Anyone can get a scar from just about anything. Perhaps you were goofing around as a child and fell off your bike or maybe you recently took a ... Continue Reading

Have you ever worked systematically on a skill, doing the work required to be find a high level of competency, only to get stuck, plateauing in a bog you can’t seem to claw your way out of? Maybe you ... Continue Reading

Are you feeling sore, achy, or tight after a run? Over time, running without proper mobility and stretching can lead to imbalances in the body resulting in sprains, pains, and injuries. Yoga is a wonderful ... Continue Reading

The word mobility has flooded the fitness culture these last few years. With the rise of gymnastics and martial arts inspired “movement” training from numerous different “gurus,” mobility has finally ... Continue Reading

Renegade rows are deceptive. They kind of look like a plank with a simple weight pull. Simple in so far as it doesn't seem technically challenging. And you're probably right, you don't need a lot of ... Continue Reading

Recently, a client arrived for his appointment, armed with a research paper on the golf swing.1 “I want to discuss this paper before we get started,” he told me. It’s not unusual for clients to walk ... Continue Reading

It’s the weekend! You’ve been crushing your body all week, and now it's time for some much-needed rest and recovery. But please, don’t just sit there. Recover! A little movement will go a long way to ... Continue Reading

A lot of people complain about tight hamstrings, and the usual exercises prescribed by physical therapists, strength coaches, and friends alike are a variety of hamstring stretches. Yes, there are times ... Continue Reading

Mobility, the combination of flexibility and stability, is an absolutely essential quality for better performance. Greater mobility prevents injuries and unlocks speed, power, and agility. It allows ... Continue Reading

How do you approach your warm up? If you’re like most people, you come into the gym, spend a couple of minutes on the rower or the Airdyne, do some dynamic stretching, air squats, push ups, and boom – ... Continue Reading

So you want to get mobile. You have dreams of dropping into a deep squat with ease, of being the person that can fold forward into a pancake position. Or maybe your goals are a little less lofty. Maybe you ... Continue Reading

My hamstrings and I have had a long and troubled relationship. While we’re pretty happily enamored with one another these days, it wasn’t always so sunny. In fact, because of a birth injury that I had, I ... Continue Reading

Look, I’ll be honest with you: all that time you spend stretching and limbering up is just a drop in the bucket. And it’s really not that much fun, is it? If it’s not fun and not effective, there’s surely ... Continue Reading

“Smashing,” “rolling,” and “breaking up scar tissue” are all common ways that athletes refer to the practice of self myofascial release. Foam rollers, lacrosse balls, and PVC pipes are more common than ... Continue Reading

Functional this, functional that... The word has overrun my social media feeds, and is the subject of countless articles across reputable and not so reputable websites. To be 100% honest, it does my head ... Continue Reading

Tennis is a fun, recreational sport that can keep you active throughout your lifetime. At first glance, it can be misleading because it appears to be a relatively easy, low-impact sport that most people ... Continue Reading

Many athletes experience low back pain during lifting. Poor technique when performing deep squats places excessive stress on the low back. In the strength community, debate encircles the amount of pelvic ... Continue Reading