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Had a fun zoom call with my son last night who is active in bouldering and climbing. He wanted to add in using the foam roller for recovery… good move, my son! Using the foam roller as an adjunctive training method is smart. As a self-massage technique it does help recovery of the muscles and […]
Below is a quick video that I took showing how I’ve been working with releasing tension in my lateral quad muscle. I have a tendency to be tighter with the lateral quad, lateral hamstring and gluteus medius muscles because of having a woman’s body (aka slightly wide hips) but this pin and stretch technique with […]
I am trying to find out the most up to date information on the safety of splits and moves like tilts in young children and growing bodies. I don’t mean over stretching and I don’t mean how stretches happen but specifically should we be putting children with soft bones into a splits position before a […]
Most everyone has experienced the uncomfortable sensations of a trigger point. It’s that dull ache or sore spot in your muscles. You think – if only I could stretch it out – and then go to town with stretching – but it doesn’t really help. Then you try taking ibuprofen or another anti-inflammatory drug – […]
Summer has finally arrived in the northern states! Yippee! I love not putting on coats, hats, gloves to take the dog for a walk. The summer intensives and dance camps that are generally gearing up are either not happening or looking very different so I thought I would talk a bit about conditioning and […]
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