Tune Up Fitness® Self Care Blog

The psoas major is, in my opinion, one of the most interesting muscles of the body.  As part of the Iliopsoas – made up of the psoas major and the iliacus – psoas major is an important hip flexor and low…

My junior year of college I injured the soft tissue of my lower back. It was a very common lower back injury, twisting while the spine was loaded. In this case, I was attempting to push over a trashcan filled with…

Did you know that after your body is injured, it does everything in its power to not only protect the injury, but to also forget it? Without you even being aware, your body begins to tighten the surrounding tissues, forming a…

Did you know that your head weighs 10-12 pounds or about the same as a bowling ball? “For every inch of forward head posture, it can increase the weight of the head on the spine by an additional 10 pounds.” ~Kapandji,…

A student in one of my Yoga Tune Up® therapy ball classes pulled me aside after class recently to ask about nagging tightness that she was having at the front of her shoulder. Knowing her as a student, I am aware…

There are a few cues floating around in yoga classrooms everywhere that, due to their complete lack of clarity, cause a great deal of confusion. Chief among them is: “free your heart.” Its cousins are “lift your heart” and “open your…

Most people have heard the term “pecs” thrown around at the gym, which is usually used as a vague reference to the pectoralis major, or the big superman chest muscles. You know, the ones that only the classiest of fellows try…

I am 48 years old, a cyclist, a graphic designer, full-time mom, yoga practitioner/teacher and Yoga Tune Up® teacher. And, I forgot to mention, a very gifted juggler. Life is busy. I’m usually pretty good with time management but sometimes it…

It’s true that Serratus Posterior Inferior is not the musclebrity that Serratus Anterior is.  If you read up on yoga anatomy, or take yoga from a teacher who does, you’re most likely enamored with your Serratus Anterior (a crucial scapular stabilizer…