This is a portable hanging bar that I use to keep my shoulders and spine healthy with a variety of hanging, gym ring, TRX suspension, and swing yoga exercises. Read more
This routine is helpful in conditioning the soft tissues that surround your ankle joints, which is necessary for experiencing optimal balance and agility. Read more
This is an intermediate to advanced conditioning exercise for the core.
Begin on all fours, pivot on one arm, and kick the same side leg through to the other side while keeping your core contracted. You can bring your opposite side arm up with each kick-through to help you maintain balance and also to help you keep your core engaged. Read more
One of the most common reasons for having pain while using arms overhead is having limited rotation through the glenohumeral (shoulder) joints.
Having a healthy range of internal and external rotation through your shoulder joints will help ensure that you can use your arms overhead without unnecessary restrictions. Read more
Given the number of bones, joints, ligaments, tendons, and muscles that make up our feet and ankles, I have long felt that rather than spot treat areas of pain and stiffness, it makes more sense to work at improving overall blood circulation and joint play throughout the many articulations involved. Read more
What you eat isn't the only determinant of your overall health status. There are plenty of other facets of your life that play major roles in determining how functional and energetic you are.
Here's how I think about the role that diet plays in contributing to health and disease: Read more
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