Team, Before we dive into the benefits, let’s talk about your glutes! What are the glutes and what do they do? The glutes are a group of 3 powerful muscles – the gluteus maximus, gluteus medius, and gluteus minimus. They help us stabilize and move our hip joints. From rolling out of bed in the […]
When glutes are the topic of conversation, the focus tends to be on what they look like or how to change what they look like. Somewhere along the line, we forgot to mention that glutes are far more than just aesthetics! I’m not here to tell you that you should or shouldn’t want your glutes […]
Hi Team! First, I wanted to just say thank you so much for the positive response from last weeks blog. I can’t even begin to tell you what it means to open up and share a personal story and then have so many of you write back or DM me and share your stories as […]
Welcome to the next chapter… Over the last 2 years I have been going through A LOT of life changes, both personally and professionally. With these changes, one of the things that continuously came up was feeling a bit disconnected from my work. I have always been really passionate about what I do, so to […]
What is functional training? Functional training is a type of training that uses strength & conditioning, agility, and balance exercises to make activities of daily living easier. Functional training programs are specifically designed to mimic movements you do in everyday life, to help your body get stronger and feel more prepared to do them. In […]
Active Recovery: The Best Rest Day Workout Active recovery uses lower-intensity movement on rest days to help muscles recover from higher-intensity workouts. It can also be done at the end of workouts as a cool-down. Yoga, walking, and swimming are just a few of the ways you can include active recovery in your […]
Team! The phrase strength & conditioning is becoming more common outside of the sports world. But did you know that it can benefit EVERYONE? 5 ways strength & conditioning can benefit you: Increase cardiorespiratory fitness (how efficiently your heart, lungs, and blood work together to transport and utilize oxygen throughout your body). Increase or maintain […]
What’s up, Team? When people think of strength training, they often think of hours spent in a gym that has hundreds of pieces of equipment. The truth is, you don’t need a gym to get strong. All you need is a set of dumbbells, a willingness to put in the work, and progressive programming (learn […]
Team, What if I told you that you don’t need a gym to get strong? All you need is a set of dumbbells, a willingness to put in the work, and progressive programming. Progressive programming (you may also hear it called progressive overload) gradually adds onto your workouts by increasing the number of repetitions, sets, time […]
In many of the Just Move and Start Moving classes, our coaches suggest that you get a “light” weight set of dumbbells and a “heavy” weight set of dumbbells. How do you know what weights to choose? The truth is, finding the weight that feels right for you will take some trial and error. Here […]
Hey Team, A message that’s been pushed in the fitness industry is that “more” is better. More weight, more reps, more time spent working out. What I’ve learned over the years, through some very tough lessons that came in the form of injuries, is that “more” is not always better. I find immense joy in […]
What’s up, Team! I want to take a moment to chat about mobility and flexibility — specifically, what’s the difference? Mobility is the ability to actively take our joints through their full ranges of motion. A joint is where two bones meet — such as your hips, knees, ankles, and shoulders. Flexibility is having length […]