When someone thinks about “training” their core, most people think of someone laying flat on their back doing endless amounts of sit-ups and crunches. In reality, our core needs to be trained from an upright position to battle the effects that gravity, mass, momentum, and ground reaction forces place on our bodies on a daily […]
5 Stretches That Every Adult Dressage Rider Should Do
These 5 specific stretches will help improve your dressage riding. As an adult, we are already feeling the effects of gravity in our daily lives. Combine this with having to sit on a horse for long periods of time, and your body has the recipe for being more stiff and immobile. If you really want […]
Movement Monday Unglue Your Hips
Do your hips ever feel like they are made of concrete? Does one hip constantly feel more flexible than the other? If so, in today’s Movement Monday video, I will show you a highly effective exercise that will improve your hip flexibility and help you move more pain free. Are you tired of […]
2 ways to combat the effects of sitting
We all know that sitting for long periods of time causes havoc on our bodies. Many times we can’t avoid sitting for prolonged periods of time due to our careers, sitting in traffic, school, etc. Prolonged sitting allows gravity to place undue stress on your spine and hips. […]
The Tattletales of the Body Part 1
Growing up, did you ever have that one kid in class who constantly told the teacher everything that was going on? He or she loved to rat out their fellow students to seek attention. Whenever someone wasn’t doing something that they should’ve in class, they couldn’t wait to run to the teacher and let them […]
The Golfer’s Guide to Reducing Low Back Pain Part 3
In Part 3 of our discussion on reducing low back pain for golfer’s, we are going to look at the foot and ankle complex. The foot and ankle are the foundation for you to move. They are the mediator between the rest of your body and the ground. In today’s post, we are going to […]
The Golfer’s Guide to Reducing Low Back Pain Part 2
In Part 1 of our discussion on how to reduce low back pain, we focused on improving mobility and stability of the shoulders and thoracic spine. If you missed this discussion, you can check out the post here. Today’s post we are going to look at the importance of the hips and the role they […]