Exercises to Help with Neck Pain

Neck pain seems to be plaguing my clients lately.  And the blog series I wrote about neck and shoulder tension are by far my most popular!  (Read those here after reading this one.) So for this blog, we’ll talk about one of the neck flexor muscles: the...

Reverse Plank Exercise

“I really should be better at this,” I thought to myself while at a conference a few months ago. It was a conference for personal trainers and the presenter had asked us to do the reverse plank exercise.  I was partnered with a guy who did his first.  His...

Diastasis Recti Workout

So you’ve discovered you have a diastasis.  No matter if you’re a few weeks postpartum or a few years, there are exercises you can do to improve your abdominals.  A diastasis recti workout will be low intensity and fairly short. The most important thing to...

Exercises for Mobility

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]You know that feeling when you wake up stiff. The thoughts race through your head, “Did I sleep wrong? I must be getting old.” Your ease of movement is not what it used to be. Your body adapts to habitual patterns of movement. The...

Importance of Scar Tissue Massage

I’ve reached a breaking point with the amount of clients I’ve seen with overactive scar tissue. If you’ve had surgery or have significant scars, you need to understand the importance of scar tissue massage. When you’ve had surgery, your brain...

Surprising Cause of Headaches

If you suffer from headaches, you may think it’s from tension in your neck and shoulders. Sometimes where the pain shows up, in this case – your head – is not always the cause of the problem.  We’re going to look at how one muscle in your core...