You’re pregnant! Woohoo – save the bubbly and drink the ginger ale 😉 Pregnancy is a crazy thing and can look different for everyone. When it comes to fitness, it is hard to know what you should be doing for your body. Is it healthy for you and the baby to continue your current fitness […]

Tana Trotter, PT, DPT Physical Therapist The last progression in Tana’s 3 Exercises EveryBODY Should Do series. If you haven’t yet, check out level 1 and level 2 before moving onto level 3 below. Banded Lateral Walking Why? This exercises challenges the endurance and control in the hips which are our biggest joint supporters. How? […]

As a Physical Therapist when working with clients or patients,  I often see that while they are are getting in a great total body workout; there are a few missing links that when added in can make a big difference! Clamshell Why? Doing clamshells prior to any lower body work will help to isolate your […]

Treating the whole body, not just the hole in the body. Often when a patient is experiencing knee pain, it’s because of issues (compensations, muscle weakness/tightness) in other areas. It’s important to look at the low back, hips/glutes, and ankles too. Here are 3 exercises that address the whole body. * These exercises are not […]

There is a sort of spectrum when it comes to how people interrupt pain: there are those that do not tolerate discomfort of any kind and then there are those that don’t think they are going to see progress until they work themselves into an injury. There is a fine line between these two groups […]

Pain is not normal. Some muscle tension/tightness and soreness can be expected but if you are dealing with pain that does not go away or seems to come back regularly, chances are you are using a band-aid approach to your pain relief. Here are three signs you are merely applying a band-aid to your pain: […]