Back Pain, Culture, Habits, Pelvic Health, Sitting

This One’s for the Guys

"My husband/boyfriend/dad needs this stuff!", I hear it all the time!  So, in response, I'm teaching an Alignment for Guys workshop February 28th (details below). I work primarily with woman, but corrective exercises, alignment principles, and natural movement apply to men too.  Other than our reproductive organs, men and women have the same basic anatomy & physiology.… Continue reading This One’s for the Guys

Back Pain, Habits, Pelvic Health, Pictures of Exercises

How I Made it Through a Move Without Back Pain

We recently moved to Nashville, and although this move was considerably easier than our last one, it still takes a toll. For most people moving and back pain go together. We've all been there: I think I can move that couch by myself....this box isn't THAT heavy....I don't need help.... Usually what follows next is a back… Continue reading How I Made it Through a Move Without Back Pain

Back Pain, Pelvic Health, Pictures of Exercises, Sitting

Movement Breaks for the Office (part 1)

By now you've heard about the benefits of sitting less a time or two. Maybe you've created a standing desk or experimented with sitting on the floor in a variety of positions. Changing you position throughout the day (rather than sitting in one position ALL day) has improved your health in countless ways. Well done! Here is series to help relieve the lower body… Continue reading Movement Breaks for the Office (part 1)

Habits, Hip/Leg Pain, Pictures of Exercises, Sitting

. . .but what about when I DO sit?

I'm always telling my clients about the health benefits of sitting less, and the question that usually follows is something like this: "...but what about when I DO sit? What's the best way?"  I know that you aren't going to spend the ENTIRE day standing and walking (and I would not advise that you do so).  At… Continue reading . . .but what about when I DO sit?

Culture, Habits, Health

Good Posture, Brought to you by McCall’s Magazine

When my husband was working on his undergraduate degree in history, he had an assignment to write about the 1940's using the school’s archives of McCall’s magazine.  He wrote about how the ads exploited the emotions of war wives and the homecoming of soldiers in order to sell things like silverware and soap.          … Continue reading Good Posture, Brought to you by McCall’s Magazine