Tune Up Fitness® Self Care Blog

On Wednesday, I listed the Top Ten things I have learned since beginning my Yoga Tune Up Teaching Journey. I’m a movement educator, not a mathematician.  So, here’s No. 11 in my Top Ten List: 11. Sankalpas are super. One of the…

My name is Terry Littlefield and I’m addicted to learning.  I wrote this blog because I want to share some of the highlights of studying with people that geek out and find joy in learning to help themselves and others in…

Earlier this week, I described how I recently began to integrate Yoga Tune Up® stretching into my daily routines at work, at home, and on the road. Like many of you, I spend a lot of time sitting and using my…

Since I wrote about Integrating YTU Therapy Balls into your Daily Routine, I’ve been experimenting with also adding Yoga Tune Up® stretching exercises into my daily routines, and my body has been thanking me for it! While using YTU Therapy Balls…

In my last post, I described the Power of the Pause to enhance your connection to your internal terrain and unearth some of your unknown postural patterns. But, what can you DO in the pause? We are immersed in a “doing”…

Movement frames much of our experience on earth.  We are constantly resisting the pull of gravity and making our way around the world to accomplish our tasks, whether that be taking a shower in the morning, training for a marathon or…

In my last post, I talked about how the much-maligned tensor fascia latae muscle is not always the main player in IT Band pain, because sometimes it’s not actually playing enough! One of the brilliant things about YTU® is the balance of…

Most of us are only familiar with the Iliotibial Band (IT Band) if it has felt tight and sore. It was probably at that time you may have heard that you have an unruly and tight tensor fascia latae, more commonly…

On Wednesday, I wrote about how lack of strength and suppleness in my gastrocnemius landed me straight onto the couch with an injury and off the running track. Once I was able to run again without any discomfort, which was a about…