by admin | Oct 30, 2018 | alignment training, Anatomy in motion, Anatomy Trains, Athletic performance, Back to center, Biomechanics, bipeds, Blog, Bodywork, Efficiency, elasticity, exercise, Fascia, fitness, foundation, functional movement, Functional Patterns, functionality, Gait, health, Health Coach, Healthness, Human Movement, Human Optimization, Joint control, Joints, Optimization, Personal Training, Physical medicine, Physical therapy, Physiology, Posture, Psychology, sustainability, Train Rugged
Tunnel Vision I work in a field called spatial medicine, also known as physical medicine. Your physical therapist, chiropractor, massage therapist, and CrossFit or yoga instructor does the same thing. Essentially we work with people to educate them on their bodies and...
by admin | Jan 10, 2018 | alignment training, Anatomy Trains, Athletic performance, Biomechanics, bipeds, Body Care, Breathing exercises, elasticity, Fascia, functional movement, Functional Patterns, gait work, glute workout, Glutes, health, How to Work Your Glutes, Human Movement, Human Optimization, low back pain, Motor Control, Muscle balance, muscle function, Personal Training, Rugged, structural integration, Tensegrity, Train Rugged, training
Evolutionary Biology If you study anthropology, you’ll learn that one of the ways that humans came to rise above other animal classes is that we stood up. Our jaws got smaller as our brains grew larger, and eventually this led to us picking up our heads, and so...
by admin | Dec 18, 2017 | alignment training, Anatomy Trains, Biomechanics, bipeds, Conditioning, elasticity, Nature, Psychology, Restorative, Rugged, Spatial Medicine, tissue health, Train Rugged
A History Lesson Muscles have evolved to do more than move you through space or carry you through ‘exercise’. As a matter of fact, the musculoskeletal system has evolved over time as the fist line of defense in keeping your body healthy. Thousands of years...
by admin | Dec 6, 2017 | Anatomy, Anatomy Trains, Biomechanics, bipeds, Blog, Body Care, Bodywork, Efficiency, embodiment, functional movement, Functional Patterns, gait work, health, Kinesthetic, Motor Control, Nervous System, Optimization, Personal Training, Rugged, Tensegrity, Train Rugged, training
There are three ways to physically change your body in a way that promotes healthy growth. None of them are easy, but mindbody connection isn’t an easy path. However, after years of practicing and bringing my awareness to it I can say that I think it is an...
by admin | Aug 24, 2017 | alignment training, Anatomy, Athletic performance, balance, bipeds, Blog, body, foundation, Glutes, How to Work Your Glutes, Human Optimization, Human Performance, Human potential, Joint control, Mobility, Nervous System, Physiology, Rotation, Rugged, Spatial Medicine, Spiral, structural integration, sustainability, Tensegrity, training
JOINT CONTROL: ARTICULAR STRENGTH Today’s lesson is a brief introduction to osteokinematics and arthrokinematics. You don’t need to memorize them, but all you want tot know is that one is the description of a body part at the site of a joint and synovial...
by admin | Aug 15, 2017 | Biomechanics, bipeds, Breathing, Breathing exercises, Conditioning, core, deep core, diaphragm, endurance, Fascia, functional movement, gait work, muscle function, Nervous System, Optimization, training, TVA
YOUR INNER SPRING SYSTEM Today I want to take a moment and explain to your about your transverse abdominis, aka your TVA. Your TVA is a barrel-shaped layer of your abdominals, and it helps keep the ribcage and pelvis connected. It attaches at several areas of your...