Tricks & Treats For Your “Feets”
In part one of this blog, you will find some information on the nuts and bolts of your feet. Today, you get to learn how to massage your feet every day with Yoga Tune Up® therapy balls. See the video below. …
It’s Not a Huge Feat to Take Care of Your Feet
In the words of Dr. Kelly Starrett, physical therapist and author of Supple Leopard and Ready to Run: “In yoga, it’s called tadasana. In life, it’s called standing.” At the base of your whole glorious self, your tadasana self, your standing…
Ankle Ball Buster: Regaining Mobility After a Sprain
On Wednesday, I hoped to answer the question plaguing movement professionals and those dealing with injuries: ice or no ice? R.I.C.E (rest, ice, compress, and elevate), has been standard procedure since the term was coined more than 30 years ago, but…
R.I.C.E or M.E.A.T: What To Do When Recovering from Injury
To ice, or not to ice? This is a question that is being discussed regularly among many athletic trainers, physical therapists, and other specialists, including Yoga Tune Up® Instructors. When I first heard about this debate my initial (totally uninformed) thought…
Put Your Best Barefoot Forward
Ah, it’s almost summer time, and during the warmer months of the year we tend to go barefoot more often. That’s good news for the bones, muscles and tendons in our feet because, being shoeless, they’ll get the chance to spread…
Wearing Flip-Flops is Just a Big Flop, Especially for the Flexor Digitorum Longus
Want to get a grip? Then grab a pair of the most popular kind of minimalist shoes, flip-flops, and put them on your feet. Now walk, and feel the flexors of your ankles and toes grip, literally. Meet your flexor digitorum…
YTU Calf Stretch To Lengthen The Gastroc
How do you know if your gastrocnemius needs some attention? The short story: because we all neglect this muscle. The gastroc is one of the most-used muscles in the body, and it tends to be a mess of adhesion and tightness.…
Take Care of Tight Gastrocs With An Alpha Therapy Ball
The gastrocnemius has two short heads that extend halfway down the leg where they taper into the calcaneal tendon. The gastrocs give your lower legs their characteristic teardrop shapeliness. The gastrocnemius and soleus muscle form the “triceps surae,” but while the…
For Stiff Ankles, Try Some Pin And Spin
The inspiration for this pose came from watching Dr. Kelly Starrett’s Mobility WOD Bone Saw video. Ankle Churning helped with mobility, but I wanted another level of release especially using the Yoga Tune Up® therapy balls. As you watch, please excuse…
Are You Running On Shot Shocks?
As a runner, pain just seems to be given. I recovered from a serious illness last year and got right back into my running routine. It felt good after being shut-in for so long, but pain quickly got the better of…