Tune Up Fitness® Self Care Blog

If you have noticed that your back pain or hip pain is now travelling north, you need to catch the myofascial train. First, hit up the superficial back line with Yoga Tune Up® Therapy Balls. Start from the soles of your…

The erector spinae play a significant role in the development of a stronger, healthier person. Your erector spinae are the layers of muscle that run along both sides of your spine from your lower back all the way to your head.…

In addition to the trigger point massage I described in my last post, add to your self-care by using your Yoga Tune Up® Therapy Balls on your mastoid process to massage the origin of the digastric. Then move the Therapy Balls…

Many times when dealing with pain, where we feel the pain is not actually the source of the pain. It can be referred pain from a neighboring muscle. Think you have pain from the sternocleidomastoid muscle? Look deeper; the posterior belly…

Some great Yoga Tune Up® poses to reconnect to your pubococcygeal muscles by awakening and engaging, as well as stretching and releasing them are: Adductor slides—to contract the pelvic floor, along with the inner thighs. Squat at the wall with arms…

As a pregnant woman, prenatal yoga teacher, and birth doula, I spend a lot more time than most people thinking about pelvic floors. Imagine my disappointment when I started to scour the internet for more information about one of the pelvic…

How do I take care of my flexor digitorum superficialis? So glad you asked! I use this Yoga Tune Up® stretch with Roll Model Therapy Balls for self-massage with my teams: From table top, spin the shoulder into external rotation and…

Whenever I hear The Boss’s song, Glory Days, I immediately start picturing my athlete yogis in my mind (perhaps not the most common reaction to a song, but it’s mine). Among them, there is a common thread: they all want to…

I took up smoking, I mean sitting, when I entered grad school and my lower back was not happy. For the most part I am aware of my posture as I sit creating a healthy pelvic tilt and trying not to…