LOAD ORDER SEQUENCING
Such a complicated group of words for a simple concept. Load order sequencing teaches you how to create tension and organize your body into a good position to avoid movement errors (doing it wrong). Basically, the joint you move first will carry the biggest share of...
BRACING SEQUENCE
Often you will hear me say "tighten your core" or "tuck your butt under". That's my version of BRACING. It all means the same thing: aligning your spine and the rest of your body so that you can create a strong foundation from which to move. Below are step by step...
EVERYTHING IS A PLANK
Last session someone in class came to the realization that everything is a plank! When you think about it - everything IS a plank. Rather, some version of a plank! When we do the plank in class I am picky about your form because the basic foundation needs to be solid...
CLEAN EATING TIPS FROM OMNIVORE’S DILEMMA
Before I left Boston in 2009, a client gave me a book called Omnivore's Dilemma byMichael Pollan. It was an absolutely amazing read!! Since we were opening the Pizza Barn, it was perfectly timed! Michael Pollan is MY food guru about revolutionizing how we think about...
EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION
Throughout a day we have many conversations. Do you ever leave a conversation wondering what the point was or if the person really understood what you were saying? Do you ever talk to someone who won't look you in the eye or try to talk to someone who is facing the...
ANTI-ROTATION AND TRAINING ROTATION
At last year's conference they "announced" that the abdominal muscles aren't for flexion of the spine (bending over). The abdominal muscles were now considered anti-rotation muscles. This was an entirely new training philosophy for me, at the time. Based on that...
PLANES OF MOTION
No, not the plane that flies overhead, but planes of MOTION. The body is broken down into sections of movement by imaginary lines. Yes, imaginary because we can't see them, but totally real because we can use all three! Bear with me as I explain what they are and why...
30MoE Healthy Activity
We had this past week off from 30MoE so I challenged people to take a picture of themselves wearing their 30MoE gear while doing something healthy. They did great!! This is what they posted on our Facebook page!! Thank you to ALL of you for showing off your 30MoE gear...
EXERCISE BENEFITS TO YOUR GI SYSTEM: Healthy Bowels
Because it was so cold a few weekends ago, I didn't want to leave the house. I wanted to stay in my hoodie and sweatpants ALL weekend and drink coffee, watch Private Practice on Netflix, and relax! I did that for most of the weekend until I realized that my dog Olaf...
FEELING LIFE’S ACHES n PAINS?
For the past few years I have been feeling more aches and pains than usual. There are days when getting out of bed takes longer than usual because I need to "unwind" my body from last night's sleep. Or, when I now stand up from bed - all the little bones in my feet...