Tune Up Fitness^® Blog

Have you ever attended a yoga class during lunch and upon your return had a co-worker say, “Must be nice, I’m too busy for yoga”?   Or after getting a massage, have you overheard a friend mutter, “That’s great, if you can afford it”?  These subtle little jabs tend to come from the martyrs of the […]

How do you get over 500k followers on Instagram as a PT? For Dr. Jen Esquer (AKA @docjenfit), movement isn’t just about “exercise,” it’s a way of life. Dr. Jen is a top-40 physical therapy influencer. She is ranked as one of the Best Fitness Trainers on IG by Shape Magazine and has been featured […]

Do-at-home, no-equipment-needed, non-invasive therapeutic skills are indispensable for effectively managing stress, anxiety, exercise burnout, pain and more. The following three self-care skills and accompanying practices will help you understand and transform your experience of pain. Self-Care Skill #1: Notice Your Pain Vocabulary Pain may be a response to a physical injury, but did you know […]

“No man can tell me what to do with my body. Only women’s magazines can do that.”  -Mindy Kaling, The Mindy Project There is plenty of pressure from the media and Instagram world to look thin (but also curvy!), confident and sexy.  Also, in case you haven’t noticed, we’re living in the age of the butt! […]

As a new yoga teacher, I attended a five-day retreat with yoga teaching legend Judith Lasater. The expertise in the room was overwhelming. I spent the first several days in complete “I’m not worthy” mode, which I embodied in my posture. I was making myself increasingly small – head down, eyes on the floor, shoulders […]

During my typical day as a teacher and graduate program coordinator on a college campus, I have seen disturbing ergonomic habits wherever I look, whether in my building or while moving across campus.  Many young people do not yet feel the accumulation of wear and tear they are creating in their poor, repetitive ergonomic habits. […]

“Let’s address the emotions and feelings you’re having… and stop shoving it down.” Michelle Garcia has not followed a common career path. Her profession has spanned from spending 20 years in law enforcement, as a patrol officer and detective, to becoming a yoga and meditation instructor. Garcia is now passionate about “protecting the protectors.” She […]

This post will help you learn how to have great posture.  For starters, imagine that your pelvis, ribcage, and head are like a child’s wooden playing blocks. Are they level and aligned? Does their positioning set you up nice and tall, or crush and grind? Collapsed posture compromises the alignment of your bones from the […]

If there were ever a body blind spot, it certainly would be the pelvic floor. In sports, movement classes, private coaching, Physical Therapy, etc., the pelvic floor has historically been left alone. Many of the professionals working with these clients don’t even mention it. After I suffered a significant spine injury over a decade ago, […]