Noticing stiffness in your shoulders? Or pain in the back of your shoulders? Try this! 👩🔧 When you sit at a computer all day with your shoulders rounded forwards, it can overstretch the muscles in the back of your shoulders (your external rotators), jeopardizing their strength and leading to stiffness and pain. 😢 This strategy…
Having issues with the upper part of your hamstrings where they attach to your butt? Try this! ❤️ I have many practice members tell me how their tight hamstrings limit their ability to do simple things like bend over to tie their shoes. 👟 And, those tight hamstrings can also lead to low back issues…
Do you tend to get shin splints after walking or running for a period of time? If so, this could help! ❤️ If you tend to strike your heel first when you run or walk, the combination of forward momentum while trying to hold your foot up can create tremendous strain on the muscles in…
You may have noticed a common theme lately with these videos... 🤔 Sitting for long periods of time isn't good for our bodies. 👎 If you are finding that your hips are getting tight while sitting throughout the day, but you don’t have a lot of opportunity to get into some good, deep stretches on…
Are your butt muscles turning into pancakes? 🥞 Excessive sitting can damage your butt muscles, causing them to weaken and develop scar tissue over time. With weak bum muscles, your low back muscles have to pick up the slack, leading to this over time: Weak butt muscles = Sore low back 🤔 Strengthening your bum…
I don't know about you, but sometimes I find that my hips get tight from sitting for long periods of time. 💻 Here is a quick and easy way to help stretch out one of the big culprits I find tightening up after doing a bunch of computer work - the Piriformis muscle. 💪 In…
Noticing some tightness or pain in the front of your hip? This is quite common in people who sit a lot - your hip flexor muscles (i.e. iliopsoas muscle) get shorter the more you sit. 🧘♀️ So when you go to stand up straight, you can't. 🛑 This muscle pulls and can create pain either…
Tight calves/calf cramps anyone? ✅ I used to get tight calves often as a goalie - which is not fun to deal with when pucks are flying at your head! 🏒 Because of where they are, calf issues can lead to knee, ankle and foot problems as well. Here is a great strategy for helping…
Plantar fasciitis (or pain in the bottom of your foot) is a very common issue. Lack of proper foot support, underdeveloped foot muscles and chronic strain from prolonged periods of standing on cement etc. irritates this connective tissue which leads to inflammation and stiffness in the bottom of your feet. Mobilizing this tissue with a…
Are you finding that you have tight chest muscles? This is very common with people who do lots of computer work and tons of driving - your shoulders come forward as you reach for the keyboard or steering wheel, causing your 'pec' muscles to shorten and feel tight. Overtime, this can lead to shoulder and…
