Somatic yoga includes movements that allow you to focus on your breathing and inner self. Here are the benefits of somatic yoga and why you should include it in your regimen. They say if you are healthy within, it will show on your body but how does one achieve that? While it might …
We’re all seeing it- the videos going viral across social media of people dunking their bodies into gallons of ice cold water. Similar to working out, if you don’t post or talk about it, it didn’t happen, right? Whether you’re posting selfies from the plunge or sitting in solitude, the health benefits …
Dynamic Running Warmup Warming up prior to a run is necessary for a number of different reasons. Ideally we warm up prior to in order to prepare our body and to decrease our risk of injury during the run. This …
Cupping is an ancient healing practice found in Chinese, Egyptian and Middle Eastern cultures (1). However, its use has been steadily increasing throughout the fitness community as a recovery tool. Cupping therapy is a treatment where an individual applies pressurized cups to the skin through heat or suction to try to increase peripheral …
If you’re like most gym rats, you’re probably looking for an edge, that “thing” that will turn you from a mere mortal into a gym-crushing, injury-proof, never-had-a-sore-muscle machine. If you think a couple of ice packs or a heating pad could help you transcend the aches and pains that cause the rest of us to […]
Let's take a trip back in time. How far? Back before the gym was cluttered with dudes with camera crews, and stick figure lifters who strain harder for a selfie than they do during a set of squats.Back then, before the … [Read More...]