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Do you take a ‘go-hard or go-home’ approach to stretching and feel that since you never stretch, you must push your muscles to their limit when…
Physiotherapy can help you recover from injuries. Countless studies, including a systematic review and meta-analysis from 2012, concluded that even something as simple as a massage…
Did you know that for every 1,000 hours of running, between 2.5 to 12.1 injuries occur? Of these injuries, 50-75% occur due to repetitive movements resulting…
Did you know the shoulder joint is essentially the same structure as placing a golf ball on a golf tee? This means several muscles must work…
One not-so-pleasant day, you get out of bed and experience hip pain. Many can relate to this because hip pain is one of the most common…
Whether you should do static or active stretches before a workout is an ongoing debate in the fitness community. However, after analyzing dozens of data while…
Do you want to have the best-run workout possible while also preventing injury? Then, you should incorporate sound stretching and mobility into your pre-run routine. As…
Lower back pain is one of the most common reasons lifters struggle to train long-term and continue to progress in the gym. As a Performance Physical…
As hard as it may be to imagine your sexy toosh as anything more than an eye magnet, the muscles in your rear end are vitally…
Stretching is an essential component of maintaining healthy, functional muscles. Last time, we covered how to stretch biceps for maximum development and function. But this time…
A quick internet search for “best back stretches” shows how biased we are towards issues more specifically related to the lower back, and justifiably so as…
After searching high and low, comparing techniques, and spending hours learning hip anatomy, it’s clear that most experts (I’ll toss my pedigree in there as well)…
We often think the harder we push, the more gains we make. In reality, the more we recover, the more progress we make. Hard training is…
The fitness industry sees several new trends every year. In this trade, opinions, training, and diet plans usually move first, and science catches up later. This…
Time is a precious commodity and something that shouldn’t be wasted. After all, no matter how rich or famous you are, you cannot buy or win…
Leg pain is a common problem that many of us experience at some point in our lives. It can range from mild to severe, annoying to…
A good workout starts with a thorough warm-up, or at least it should. Warming up prepares your muscles and joints for what you’re about to do,…
Most exercisers have heard the expression “use it or lose it” many times. These five little words describe how your fitness and strength quickly decrease if…
Whether you like it or not, stretching is part of the body’s necessary maintenance routine. It alleviates stress, keeps our muscles and surrounding tissues healthy, prevents…
