Tweet Long ago in a land far, far away, I used to swing iron balls with handles welded on top morning, noon and night. I swung blue ones and yellow ones and sometimes green and purple ones, but alas, my obsession with steel balls ended in total burnout. I got into kettlebells not to be [...]
Kettlebell Routine to Increase Hip Flexibility
December 14, 2011 by 3 Comments
Tweet Lack of hip flexibility is one of the most common issues I see in clients with lower back pain, middle back pain and neck and shoulder pain. Why are our hips so inflexible? Well, our bodies get really good at doing whatever it is we do repeatedly. Since we sit so much – at [...]
Grow Younger by the Minute
December 7, 2011 by 2 Comments
Tweet Ever watched kids running around like little gazelles and wondered where they got all that energy? Ever wished you could bottle it and sell it? Well I’m not sure about the bottling and selling part, but you can certainly reclaim some of this youthful spring by changing up your workout just slightly. You see, [...]
What is fascia (and why should I care about it)?
November 16, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Tweet Muscles have stolen the limelight for far too long. They get all the best placements in magazines. We train them, build them, strengthen them and stretch them. But move over muscles, there’s a new player in town and his name is fascia. So, what’s the big deal about fascia? Well, ever heard the term [...]
Sleep and hunger: the flat belly connection
July 13, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Tweet Think sleepless nights only affect your mental focus? Think again. Lack of sleep has been correlated with weight gain, and for a few very real reasons. First, it’s important to understand the body’s appetite control system. When you are running on empty and you need to fuel up, a hormone called grehlin is secreted [...]
Stop Wasting Time in the Gym! Part II: What you should be doing instead
January 26, 2011 by 9 Comments
Tweet If you missed last week’s article on how to stop wasting time in the gym, you can read it here. Now you’ve gotten on the bandwagon and stopped doing really inefficient exercises in the gym. Hurray! Really, when you can get the same amount of stuff done in fifteen minutes as you can in [...]
Stop Wasting Time in The Gym! Part I
January 19, 2011 by 9 Comments
Tweet It never fails to amaze me. People complain, complain, complain about not having enough time to work out, and then I see them in the gym spending hours and hours on exercises that are absolutely useless! **Warning: If you’re highly committed to your workout routine, this might ruffle your feathers. If you don’t want [...]
