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 | Jan 3, 2018 | alignment training, Anatomy, Biomechanics, health, Health Coach, Rugged, Spatial Medicine, structural integration, Train Rugged, training
Having been in the health and exercise industry for over 12 years now I see the same trends new year after new year. People get back to hitting the gym hard. They exercise incessantly, and make elaborate plans to ‘do big things’ with their health. Whereas...
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 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...
