Tune Up Fitness® Self Care Blog

You’re pregnant! Congratulations! Now what? When I found out I was pregnant, past the exhilaration of the news, a slew of questions started swirling in my head from, Can I keep exercising, and how much? Should I do Kegels? How can…

In the first part of this article, we reviewed the anatomy of the serratus anterior muscle and its role of protracting the scapula. To help integrate our understanding, we physically explored the sliding protraction and retraction of the scapula in the…

For many years, I practiced planks with little awareness of how to stabilize and support my body for optimal efficiency. Although I felt like my planks were pretty good, it wasn’t until I journeyed through the YTU Level 1 Training that…

Earlier this week, I told you about scalene muscles and the pesky problems they can cause. Today, I will show you ways to relieve trigger points and tension in this group of 3 small muscles in your anterior neck. First of…

The scalenes are a group of 3 muscles (anterior, middle and posterior scalene) that originate from the transverse processes of the cervical spine and insert onto the first and second ribs. Their name comes from the Greek word meaning “uneven” and…

Meet Sarah Court, a member of our teaching team who leads regular Yoga Tune Up® classes and workshops on a variety of topics in the LA area and abroad (nationally and internationally). How did you discover Yoga Tune Up® and why did…

Kayleigh Miller is a Yoga Tune Up teacher and a member of the San Antonio Symphony viola section. She enjoys a varied career of performance, teaching, and yoga instruction. In addition to teaching yoga, she maintains a blog on Musicians’ Health and has…

A few years ago, I woke up with a terrible pain in my low back. After a week of trying to let it heal on its own while feebly moving around and not being able to fold forward into spinal flexion,…

There are a handful of ways to turn on your off switch. The more your body meets and saturates itself in the conditions listed below, the more profound your relaxation response while using Roll Model and Yoga Tune Up Therapy Balls…