The top 5 Issues that Clients are Dealing With
It's important to note that no two clients will move the same and that when they first start working with you, certain aspects need to be taken care of first before exercise presciption can be progressed. The top 5 issues that I see on a day to day basis are listed below: 1. Lower Back Pain 2. Forward leaning posture and curvature of the upper back 3. Tight Hip Flexxors 4. Shoulder Pain 5. Knee Pain All should be dealt by looking at both the joint below the issue, as well as
Are You Warming Up Optimally?
There are many different approaches to a beneficial warm up. A few years ago it seemed like the most famous thing to do was either hop on a bike or a treadmill for 5 to 10 minutes and "get the blood flowing." As we learn more in the exercise science field we are finding different approaches such as foam rolling and soft tissue work, pnf stretching, and other methods. I am going to talk about how we approach a warm up from client to client. When a client comes in, they are goi
You Are Only As Strong As Your Core Allows You To Be
I like to think of our core as our torso from our neck down to our pelvis. Many people think of this as our abdominals, but there are many other muscles that comprise the core. The core is made up of both the inner core and the outter core. In order to create the greatest amount of stability while we are executing an exercise, we must engage our inner core and extend it out to our outter core, in the act called bracing. The main function of the core is to take on predictable
