Rest and recovery are just as essential to your routine as exercise and healthy eating. We get several questions from our clients and followers about what to do on their off days. Specifically questions about how to maximize their recovery. If you haven’t checked out our previous posts on recovery, I suggest starting here. I […]

We have received so much positive feedback on our recent posts on stretching, that we wanted to put a rush on the next one. Several requests came our way on stretches for the upper back and shoulder regions, so this post will focus solely on stretches for the upper back and shoulders! None of these […]

Tight hips are the worst! Along with being really unpleasant, tight hips can actually be causing any low back discomfort your feeling. Tightness in the hips can be caused by sitting too much, having weak glutes (if your glutes are weak, your hips will overcompensate), or standing for long periods of time. Aside from sitting […]

At some point in time almost everyone is going to experience some form of low back pain. In most cases, our low back pain can be caused by sore or tight muscles in the posterior chain. In layman’s terms, anytime the muscles in your butt or hamstrings are sore or tight you will likely experience […]

Recovery is key to to any exercise routine and to help prevent injuries from muscle strain and overuse. Stretching on my recovery days is one of my favorite ways to help release muscle tension and get me ready for a new week of training. There are several different types of stretching you can do, but […]

There are so many people who regularly exercise that have adopted the “no pain no gain” mentality. I used to be one of them. I mean it makes sense, the more you exercise, the less you rest, the better, right? In reality, rest & recovery are actually two crucial elements to practice if you want […]