by admin | Oct 24, 2019 | alignment, alignment training, Anatomy, Anatomy in motion, Body Care, bodymind, Bodywork, bones, Breathing, Breathing exercises, Center, circulation, Growth, Health Coach, Healthness, healthy joints, Power, Practice, preventative care, Psychology, psychosomatic
Below are brief descriptions of techniques and modalities used most often at Train Rugged. Depending on your goals and needs, any and all combinations of modalities might be used during a session. MYOFASCIAL THERAPY The term “myofascia” refers to the connective tissue...
by admin | Sep 22, 2019 | alignment, alignment training, Biomechanics, foundation, Functional Patterns, Joint control, Joint health, Mental Health, Muscle balance, Optimization, Physiology, Psychology, Restorative, Spatial Medicine, structural integration, sustainability, Tensegrity, Train Rugged, training, Training with purpose
What are Biomechanics? Training with biomechanics takes into account your current position in space and how your body adapts to physical circumstances. As an example, lets say you have arthritis of the knees. Arthritis occurs because of joint friction, excessive...
by admin | May 11, 2019 | Growth, health, Health Coach, Healthness, Human potential, improve performance, Intention, Mental Health, Motion, movement, Optimization, Personal Training, Physical medicine, Physiology, Psychology
I’m a first-time parent with a two month old baby. A heads-up, this post is coming from a biased perspective from somebody who’s in the training industry. However it’s also my attempt at pointing out the logic of why movement is important and plays a...
by admin | Jan 5, 2019 | Center, Efficiency, elasticity, embodiment, Food, Functional Patterns, functionality, Gait, Growth, health, Healthness, Human Performance, Intention, Motion, Nature, Nervous System, Nutrition, Optimization, Physiology, Posture, Power, Practice, Psychology, Rugged, Spatial Medicine, structural integration, sustainability, sustainable, Tensegrity, Train Rugged, training
Heading into the New Year means different things to everybody. Some see it as the time to make that change they’ve been wanting to make, and for others it’s another day in the life. I mean after all, you can make a resolution to change any time you want, right? Being...
by admin | Nov 29, 2018 | alignment training, Anatomy, Anatomy in motion, Anatomy Trains, Biomechanics, Body Care, Bodywork, bones, core, Efficiency, Fascia, functional movement, Functional Patterns, functionality, healthy joints, Human Movement, Joint health, Joints, Mental Health, Motion, Nature, Physical medicine, Physiology, Psychology, Restorative, Rotation, Rugged, Spatial Medicine, structural integration, tissue health, Train Rugged, TVA
I studied with an osteopath who once told me, “listen to your bones…they’ll be here long after you’re gone.” There’s great wisdom in that offering. Our bones are, contradictory to popular belief, soft tissues that make up our skeleton. Inside of them we have bone...
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...
