by admin | Oct 19, 2019 | alignment, alignment training, Anatomy, Anatomy in motion, Anatomy Trains, Efficiency, elasticity, embodiment, Finding center, fitness, flexibility, foundation, functional movement, Functional Patterns, functionality, gait work, Hip flexors, hip knee ankle, Human Optimization, Human Performance, improve performance, Improved Cognition, Intention, Intrinsic stability, Joint control, Kinesthetic, Muscle Association, Muscle balance, Nature, Nervous System, Optimization, Personal Training, Physical medicine, Postural correction, Posture, Practice, Spatial Medicine, structural integration, sustainability, sustainable, swimming, Tensegrity, tissue health
Tensegrity & the Body Tensegrity is an elision of ‘tension + integrity’. Buckminster Fuller, building on the highly original sculptures of Kenneth Snelson, coined the term, to indicate that the integrity of the structure derived from the balance of tension...
by admin | Oct 11, 2019 | bones, Breathing, Breathing exercises, Center, Conditioning, deep core, Finding center, fitness, Food, Food as fuel, functionality, Gait, gait work, Intention, Intentional, Intrinsic stability, Joint control, low back pain, Mental Health, Mobility, Physiology, Posture, Power, SMFR, Spatial Medicine, Stability, strength, structural integration, sustainability, sustainable
The Ramifications of Improper Body Use Are Big Now more than ever before, people are suffering from degenerative diseases. There is no coincidence that this has happened since we begun using our bodies less. What is interesting is that connective tissues; tendons,...
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 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 | 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 | 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...
