Tune Up Fitness® Self Care Blog

On Wednesday, we discussed the potential complications that occur due to a stiff pec minor. Stretching your chest muscles isn’t enough, you’ll need to address the positioning of your scapula and the overall health of your rotator cuff muscles.  Chronically tight…

Experiencing discomfort and pain related to poor posture in the workplace is quite common. Just look around your office, and you will see plenty of people suffering from sore low backs and stiff shoulders.   Many lack balanced fitness regimens or have…

In my previous piece “The Rotator Cuff Lowdown for Volleyball Players,” I touched on the role the rotator cuff plays in overhead motions such as blocking and spiking for beach volleyball players. While there is no secret potion or magic routine…

With the conclusion of the 2015 AVP (Association of Volleyball Professionals) season, many professional beach volleyball players are heading into their post season recovering from an intense summer of travel, sun and a whole lot of play time. I have been…

On Wednesday, we explored the ways in which the scalenes affect our movement, breath, stress response, organs, intuition and joie de vivre. I also mentioned that much of our high stress life and habitual movement patterns can lead to some seriously…

If you’re anything like me, you’re searching for that special someone that you can connect with on a physical, emotional and spiritual level. You know, that perfect combination of a real head turner, who also helps you feel safe, relaxed, and…

Meet Ariel Kiley, a member of our teaching team who leads weekly Yoga Tune Up® Flow, Yoga Tune Up® Pain Relief, Yoga Tune Up® Lab, and Rx Series classes at Equinox Fitness Clubs NYC, Yoga Sole, and Dou Yoga in Brooklyn…

On Wednesday, I presented a fanciful drama about the rotator cuff muscles imagining them to be a cranky group of dysfunctional office workers. Below are some exercises that you might do during your workday – especially if you are an office…

After Jill Miller guides the viewer through a mighty sensation-full sequence for the hips in her Yoga Tune Up Lower Body Massage video, she turns toward the camera and says with a twinkle in her eye, “Gluteus medius, nice to meet…