Tune Up Fitness® Self Care Blog

This morning I woke up and saw a crescent shaped prism right before my eyes. When I closed them, it was still there. This has happened to me only once before and the prism grew until I couldn’t see – setting…

Continuing our discussion of Therapy Balls and headaches from last week, Alexa Kim weighs in on potential positioning problems and the benefits of massage to the lymph system: If a student lying on his back cannot swallow because his neck creates…

On Wednesday, Lillee Chandra began a discussion on triggering migraine headaches with self-massage. Next up, Todd Lavictoire considers the pain avoidance issue when dealing with triggers: When considering self massage and myofascial release, headaches and migraines can be a complicated topic.…

One of the great benefits of being a Yoga Tune Up® teacher is the shared knowledge constantly crossing the globe from YTU teacher to YTU teacher – literally! This latest question posed by YTU teacher Nathania Apple received such detailed and…

I have a friend, and fellow coach, who is an elite level CrossFit athlete and a Yoga Tune Up® teacher’s dream.  He is strong AND supple and moves beautifully.  Despite having had a few serious injuries from his career as a…

As an athlete, singer, yogi and human I find inhalation to be very near and dear to my heart.   I mean, it does help to keep me alive!  Thankfully, I have my serratus posterior superior (SPS) to literally help with the…

As discussed in my last post, an unhappy posterior tibialis can lead to a whole host of problems, including fallen arches and heel bone deformity (yikes). To prevent and/or help to correct this, use your Yoga Tune Up® Therapy Balls to…

The deep lying posterior tibialis is the most central of all leg muscles and is the key stabilizing muscle of the lower leg. So you would think it would have a much higher profile in all our movement classes. That is…

Last time we talked about awakening the Flexor Digitorum Superficialis for all kinds of love inducing activities. By now your fingers must be itching for some Yoga Tune Up® relief! With that in mind, let me do the honor of offering…