Just about every athlete relies on their core to do their sport’s fundamentals. Swinging in Tennis. Hitting in Baseball. Blocking in Football. All use their core to power these imperative actions. But, a mistake athletes make is treating their core as if it’s just their abs. Your core is … [Read more...] about Stop Treating Your Core as Just Your Abs
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The Biggest Hindrance to Performance
Your performance on the court is a culmination of all your practice and training. We think of this when pushing hard, maybe even ignoring nagging aches and pains. Unfortunately, you may be actually hindering your performance by always going that extra mile and not listening to your … [Read more...] about The Biggest Hindrance to Performance
Wellness and Fitness Myth: Working Your Most Used Muscles
Unfortunately, a few wellness and fitness myths are spread so often that they are taken at face value. One such myth we’d like to expose is that you should predominantly work the muscle groups you use the most. Take a tennis player with a hard, heavy serve. You might think … [Read more...] about Wellness and Fitness Myth: Working Your Most Used Muscles
What Just Two Minutes Can Do
One of the most important things you can do for your health and wellness is to do a little bit every day. A consistent flow of small, incremental gains is the best way to see improvements because it’s easy to maintain. To help your body find balance, you’ll need to stretch muscles that are … [Read more...] about What Just Two Minutes Can Do
You Hear This Stretching Myth Constantly
A good number of athletes might experience a pulled or strained muscle at some point in their life. At that point, they may hear the advice to stretch it out. Or in general, if they feel they are "tight", they will often hear the same thing. The hamstrings and upper back are a … [Read more...] about You Hear This Stretching Myth Constantly