Is soreness a sign of a good workout? Someone asked me recently if their workout was still effective if they weren’t super sore after? They were under the impression that they had to be sore to call it a good workout. So, I wanted to address the question “does being super sore or left “wrecked” …
Strength & Mobility
Yep, I said it. Clams can sometimes be a bad choice in a rehab program. How do you know? Have you been doing clams? Are you all better? No? Then they might not be a good choice for you right now. Let’s dive in deeper. (My friends tell me moving to the Northeast has made …
Easy! You’re ready now. The question at hand is not whether you’re ready. The real question is how many, how deep, and with how much weight? You are ready to squat now, you just might need to play around with the details of the execution a bit. I see a lot of women with pelvic …
How do you know when your body is ready to squat? Read More »
Pain in the hip can be a real pain to deal with, but it can also be your body’s way of telling you there is an imbalance in strength that needs correcting. Muscles do not need to be perfectly even front to back or left to right, but pain can result if the discrepancy is …
I was thinking back to a patient from one of my internships during PT school in 2004. She had pain on her ischial tuberosity (sits bone), probably from an old hamstring strain, but she didn’t remember the cause (vaguely remembers an ache after a tennis match). It got worse with prolonged sitting, and car trips …
Why should all moms deadlift? Well, I’m glad you asked. Have you ever tried to pick up a heavy kid off the floor, especially one that is squirming? If you have, then you know the need for being able to deadlift. 🙂 It doesn’t have to be a barbell in a fancy gym, it can …
3 Steps to for Perfect Side Plank Side planks are amazing for building core strength and stabilizing your pelvis. They are by far the best bang for your time when it comes to core training. Forget doing abs for 6 minutes, just do side planks correctly for 1 and you are good to go! If …
Dynamic Hip Flexor Stretch Stretching your hip flexors is an extremely important part of a complete workout and injury prevention routine that is often forgotten. Start with a basic hip flexor stretch. If you are looking for something a little more dynamic than the basic hip flexor stretch then this is the exercise for you. …