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 | Jun 19, 2018 | alignment training, Anatomy in motion, Anatomy Trains, Back to center, balance, Biomechanics, Body Care, Breathing, Center, Conditioning, core, diaphragm, Efficiency, elasticity, endurance, Finding center, Nervous System, Optimization, Physiology, Posture, running, Spatial Medicine, Stability, structural integration, sustainability, training, Training with purpose, TVA, yoga
MAKING YOUR HEAD SPIN So the last post seemed anything but simple. I talked about your heart rate, arteries, and all the moving systems that are involved on a daily basis. My hope is that by the end of this post you have somewhere solid to start that you can then...
by admin | Feb 20, 2018 | alignment training, Anatomy, Anatomy Trains, anterior chain, balance, core, deep core, diaphragm, Postural correction, Posture, Train Rugged, training, Training with purpose, TVA
Understanding how to isometrically brace the spine serves us a lot of good. If the core muscles aroud the spine can understand how to ‘brace’ then we can progress more confidently into the next stages of training- that is, integrating the extremities of...
by admin | Dec 1, 2017 | alignment training, Anatomy, Anatomy Trains, balance, Biomechanics, functional movement, Functional Patterns, functionality, gait work, health, Optimization, Personal Training, Postural correction, Posture, Rugged, Tensegrity, TVA
“Parlez-vous Français?” Learning a New Language Body mechanics (ie; flex, extend, bend) are a language, just like any other industry. As a trainer it becomes my job to teach you, the mover, how to understand this language through the application...
by admin | Oct 18, 2017 | alignment training, Anatomy Trains, Biomechanics, Fascia, fitness, Functional Patterns, functionality, Longevity Training, Personal Training, Posture, sustainability, tissue health
21st Century: Aging Us Faster In case you didn’t know, there are several deteriorations that occur in our body as we get older. The two main ones are bone demineralization and muscle or fascial dehydration. Bones become brittle and muscles develop stiffness. This...
by admin | Aug 31, 2017 | alignment training, Anatomy, anterior chain, Athletic performance, balance, functional movement, Glutes, health, Improved Cognition, Joint control, Low back fix, low back pain, movement, muscle function, Optimization, posterior chain, Postural correction, Posture, rectus abdominis, strength, structural integration, sustainability
Think “create core tension when you breathe out” and as you breathe in, “relax into the floor, fill the back of your shirt with your spine”. But DO NOT let go of the tension you created, be sure to maintain tension on abdominals This...
