Lessons In Pain.
Back in 2016, I woke up with so much lower back pain that I couldn’t even bend over to get into my car to drive
Back in 2016, I woke up with so much lower back pain that I couldn’t even bend over to get into my car to drive
If you’ve ever stepped foot into Motive Training in Grand Rapids, MI, you know we don’t have exercise machines at all. We use squat racks,
I remember back in the day when I used to think stretching was useless. In 2010, I read Lou Schuler and Alwyn Cosgrove’s book, The
When I introduce myself to new friends or acquaintances, I tell them I’m a personal trainer. And every single time, like clockwork, they associate my
It’s probably not surprising that “lower back stretches” is one of the most searched terms in health and fitness. We exercise less, sit at our
(Image above courtesy of Rochaix Cookie Cutters) Online coaching has been around for a long time. Before opening Motive Training, I worked strictly as an
Do you have tight calves? Do your ankles feel like blocks? Well, you’re not alone. We often work with clients with beat-up ankles. They wake
If there’s one hip mobility drill I see on the internet more than anything, it’s the 90/90, windshield wiper, drill/exercise/thing. You sit on your butt,
Stand up. Swing one of your legs behind your body. Boom! That’s hip extension (i.e., the movement of your femur/thigh away from your front pelvis).
Editor’s Note: Let me preface this article by saying that not everyone with humongous traps or a really tight neck has poor shoulder mobility. I realize