Tune Up Fitness® Self Care Blog

I have always been fascinated with the “under layer”. This fascination later became central to my approach to helping students understand the complex movement patterns and poses found within the Hatha Yoga repertoire. As a child, a favorite activity of mine…

Calf tightness and pain can be annoying and even debilitating for someone who loves activities or sports that require being on their feet. Many people assume calf tightness and pain to be emanating from their gastrocnemius, soleus and/or Achilles tendon, the…

I have a client who loves running. It is her raison d’être! So when she started having pain this past winter on the lateral superior part of her foot she became worried. She took several days off and iced; but, the…

One of my clients in her 20s complained about cramping and pain around her right big toe. I asked her a few questions and found out she just started working (1 month ago) at her first professional job wearing high heels…

The shoulder joint is a shallow ball-and-socket joint, and it needs all the help it can to stay healthy.  Compare it to the hip joint, which also is ball-and-socket but secured deeply with large muscles and tendons.  Imagine wrapping your hand…

Most people can easily identify their biceps, triceps, hamstrings or “quads.”  Many may also be able to locate their “traps,” “pecs” or “glutes.”  But the vast majority of people can’t pinpoint their supraspinatus. The supraspinatus isn’t the most popular or sexy…

I have a lot of cycling clients from recreational to elite (road cyclists, triathletes, duathletes) who complain about neck pain. This is a frequent problem among riders because of their long rides on the saddle coupled with their aero positions on their…

A very athletic client of mine came to see me with neck pain. He was an avid cyclist and had just completed a five day cycling tour of Texas. I ask him how long he cycled each day during the tour…

Head and neck pain can come from a multitude of factors: poor posture, slipped or bulged disc, trauma, muscle tension, muscle weakness, muscle imbalances and/or injury. These pains are a growing epidemic due to our modern sedentary lifestyle (i.e. seated at…