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Unlock Your Full Potential: Importance of Daily Mobility

Introduction Mobility is a critical yet often overlooked aspect of fitness and overall health. Whether you’re an athlete, a weekend warrior, or someone looking to maintain functional movement, incorporating mobility drills into your routine can help improve flexibility, reduce injury risk, and enhance performance. This article covers three essential thoracic mobility exercises—supine thoracic mobility (using […]

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Maintaining a Strong and Mobile Spine Through Exercise and Aging

General Fitness / Michael Wood, CSCS

How to Maintain a Strong and Mobile Spine Through Exercise and Aging The spine plays a central role in your overall mobility and functionality, but it often becomes prone to stiffness, pain, and injury as we age. Maintaining spinal health requires a balanced approach involving proper exercise, mobility routines, and recovery techniques. Here’s everything you

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Preventing Lower Leg Injuries: Top 5 Evidence-Based Strategies

General Fitness / Michael Wood, CSCS

Injuries to the posterior lower leg, such as strains to the gastrocnemius, soleus, and Achilles tendon, are common in both athletes and the general population. Prevention is critical, especially for those engaging in physical activities like running, jumping, or cycling. Here are five science-backed strategies to reduce injury risk, supported by relevant studies. 5 Science-Backed

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Experiencing Lower Leg or Foot Pain? It’s Time to Use that Foam Roller

General Fitness / Michael Wood, CSCS

You see them in every gym but the majority of people don’t ever use it. We are talking about a foam roller. One of the cheapest and most beneficial exercise recovery tools you can use.

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Two Exercise Recovery Products You Should be Using

Exercise Tips / Michael Wood, CSCS

There are quite literally hundreds of fitness products you can choose to use to help your body recover faster post exercise.

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How to Use a Foam Roller to Target these Trouble Areas

Exercise Tips / Michael Wood, CSCS

Specific modalities such as therapeutic massage and soaking in a hot tub can offer immediate results. Spending time rolling out tight muscle and connective tissue comes with similar results.

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Foam Roller: An Affordable & Versatile Product

Workout Tips / Michael Wood, CSCS

There are literally hundreds of fitness products you can choose to use. There is one product, however, that won’t break the bank, reduces stiffness, and can be used either at home or in the gym.

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4 Great Exercise Tips for a Better Gym Workout

General Fitness / Michael Wood, CSCS

You see it at least once every time you’re working out at the gym. Someone is lifting heavy weights, which is a good thing, but their exercise form is an accident waiting to happen!

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How to Avoid Injuries: Keep the Lower Leg Healthy

General Fitness / Michael Wood, CSCS

One of the more neglected areas on the body is the lower leg. When we speak of the lower leg, in this article, we mean everything from the knee down. Meaning, the muscles that make up the front and back of the lower leg, as well as the ankle and foot

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Want to Improve Performance? Try this in Your Workout

Workout Tips / Michael Wood, CSCS

man using foam roller to release tension post workout

There is not a person at your gym who does not want to improve their performance when strength training. Most people typically do just a few quick stretches or a few “warm-up” repetitions and that’s it

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Health Benefits Seen with a Few Minutes of Foam Rolling

General Fitness / Michael Wood, CSCS

A recent article in the New York Times looked at the benefits of using a foam roller. In theory, rolling out a muscle using a stiff, round piece of foam offers similar benefits to massage.

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Experiencing Pain? Are You Focusing Enough on Mobility?

Workout Tips / Michael Wood, CSCS

You should not experience joint pain when you perform activities of daily living (known as ADL’s). How does your body feel during a typical day? Do you feel pain when you move your hips, shoulders or knees through their full range of motion?

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