If you’re moving your body daily, it’s important you’re also working some type of recovery element into your training program. Why is recovery important? Well, think about the muscles of your body as your favorite scrunchie. When you first get the scrunchie, the elastic is tight. But after months of daily use, the elastic eventually […]
Joint mobility—the ability to move a joint through its full range of motion—is a key part of feeling good and moving well. It’s also an important part of aging in a healthy way, and according to a new study published today in the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, it might even add […]
While many places start to feel the pull toward fall in late August, summer still feels quite present in the Central Valley of California. The temperatures are still warm, and the garden is still producing, including zucchini. These grilled paneer skewers are one of my favorite ways to eat zucchini in this late summer season, […]
Pelvic floor exercises have been a hot topic for a while now. You’ve likely seen articles, TikTok videos, and Instagram posts touting the benefits of moves like Kegels as the key to better sex and preventing urinary incontinence. But what you’ve probably never seen is someone…stretch their tongue? Until now. Colleen Quigley, who ran for Team […]
If you’re trying to build a stronger core, planks will likely be in heavy rotation in your workouts. “The plank is a great full-body exercise, but especially for the core,” says certified personal trainer Lindsey Bomgren, CPT, founder of Nourish Move Love. When you’re hovering just above the ground in a plank, your entire midsection […]