Stop Doing These Exercises

“Stop exercising.” That’s something you would never expect a personal trainer to say, right? But in some cases, this has been my advice to my clients. I would never tell my clients to stop exercising all together because there is an appropriate...

Rethinking Inner Thigh Strength

Once upon a time, I made a little video making the case for not strengthening your inner thighs. I recently watched it again and my advice is still on point.  However, I’ve been working with a client recently who has me rethinking inner thigh strength. If you...

Why Your Neck Tension Won’t Go Away

Isn’t it interesting how we know so many of our health indicators like blood pressure, cholesterol, triglycerides, resting heart rate, etc, but when it comes to knowing how our joints should move, we don’t have a number to measure that.  We just simply say...

Exercises for Horseback Riders

I never would have guessed that the area I live in in northern Virginia was horse country.  But, man, do I know A LOT of people who own horses or have kids that are competing in the sport!  With so many kids taking riding lessons and adults enjoying the ring, it...

Keeping Tween Girls Healthy for Sports

I’ve had several conversations with moms lately about their tween and teen daughters interest in fitness and sports.  Understandably so, the moms are concerned about alignment and keeping their tween girls healthy so they can remain active.  Preventing...

Why Strengthening Your Glutes Never Fails

You know that song, “All About That Bass” by Meghan Trainor?  That keeps running through my head as I write this.  That’s because your glutes are seriously one of the most important muscle groups in your body.  Hey….if J.Lo can insure her...