Tune Up Fitness® Self Care Blog

[For Jill’s how and why on stretching, read the first half of this article here.] Stretching, Phase 3: There’s more than one way to stretch! The good news is that there are a multitude of ways to stretch those muscles and fascias.…

A few months ago I wrote a blog on the perils of overstretching that seemed to strike a chord with many of my students and readers. But for every overstretched yogi or yogini out there, there are four times as many folks…

I teach a hip class every Friday. I love teaching hip work partly because it’s easy for me, since my pelvis and hips are hyper-mobile.  Then I became pregnant, and this added to my ability to bend and stretch in gumby-like…

About 5 months into my pregnancy I started jolting awake with searing night leg cramps. Extremely physically active throughout my 9 months, I knew it was not due to idleness, nor a lack of potassium and/or calcium as I am nutritionally…

Yoga Pregnancy is always a topic that raises questions. Should I do yoga while pregnant, is it safe, how long into term can I do it and what poses are ok to do? This image I am sharing with you is…

Is yoga therapy right for you? Have you tried everything under the sun to eliminate an ache, pain or chronic condition? If your doctor has suggested that you try yoga therapy (and not just yoga classes), the first step is to find a…

Calf Pain and Calf Cramps….What to do when the little belly is full and tight and causing you pain? I am again referring to “the little Belly” (see my previous posts on this and you’ll know I’m not referring to the…

My student Ann, is a triathlete. She usually does 5-6 races in a season in addition to training. This year, she decided to add marathons. Both the running and swimming kind. Wait, swimming? Yes, indeed. Like six miles. In a lake.…

If you’re a runner, then you know how important it is to stretch your calves, it’s as important as a hamstring stretch! Your Calf… or Gastrocnemius.  First, etymology…gastrocnemius comes from the Greek.  Breaking down the word, ‘gastro’ means belly and ‘kneme’…