How Core Performance Can Affect Strength, Power and Flexibility When people hear the word core, they often think about abdominal muscles. But your core is much more than your abs. Your core is involved in helping your body stabilize, transfer force, control movement...
Standing, Sitting and Sleeping: How Daily Positions Affect Your Body Your body spends a lot of time in three basic situations: standing, sitting and sleeping. We often think about exercise when we think about movement and physical health, but the positions you spend...
How Your Body Compensates After an Injury: Understanding Movement Patterns When you injure your body, you may naturally begin moving differently. You might put less weight on one leg, avoid turning in a certain direction, change the way you sit, or use another part of...
Why Your Body Can Feel “Bound Up” After an Injury The pain may be gone or greatly reduced, yet something still feels different. You may feel tight, restricted, stiff, uneven, or as though certain areas of your body are being pulled in a direction you cannot quite...
Myofascial Release: What It Is and How It May Help Movement Have you ever felt like part of your body was stuck, restricted or “bound up”? You may notice that one area does not move as easily as it used to. You may feel tight after an old injury, repetitive activity,...
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