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 | 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 | Mar 8, 2018 | alignment training, deep core, diaphragm, posterior chain, Postural correction, Restorative, Rugged, Scapula, TVA
This one is a burner. Difficult to do alone, but incredibly effective for assisting in postural tensioning between the shoulders and the hips. Seriously, I have clients do this and they sweat, they shake, basically it is way harder than it looks. WHY DO IT: Because...
by admin | Feb 28, 2018 | Breathing, diaphragm, Efficiency, elasticity, fitness, Physical medicine, Restorative, Spatial Medicine, sustainability, Tensegrity, tissue health, Train Rugged
Apposition defined: the positioning of things or the condition of being side by side or close together. The zone of apposition refers to the relationship of the diaphragm to the pelvic floor. So essentially, the ribcage to the pelvis (though there are other...
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 | Oct 30, 2017 | alignment training, Anatomy, anterior chain, balance, Biomechanics, Restorative, strength, Tensegrity, training, TVA
COMPENSATION: RELAXING THE TFL Here is a simple set of movements to do at your leisure to help encourage spine length and abdominal bracing. Often, because of lifestyles, stress, and our own defaults, the hip flexors get incredibly bound up. Once muscles start to...
