Find out how to become a better athlete by training smarter and preventing overuse injuries from sports or lifestyle. Discover how plant-based nutrition will improve your performance and health.
Read more »A former Ms. Natural Olympia bodybuilding champion, avid tennis player, performance coach, injury prevention specialist, plant-based nutrition coach, author, speaker, raw vegan athlete, and dog lover
Read more »"Tennis Fitness for the Love of it" (about training and injury prevention), "The Athlete’s Simple Guide to a Plant-Based Lifestyle" (how plant-based nutrition improves your performance and health)
Read more »Until not too long ago, I did not care about correct breathing too much. “Not care” is maybe not the right word, but I just didn’t know… I was aware that it’s important to breathe deeply, but I thought that I was doing it right because I was even using some breathing apps on my phone. What is correct breathing? […]
Hamstrings are one of the more neglected muscle groups in athletes’ training. Maybe because they are on the backside of your thighs and you don’t see them easily and then you tend to skip training them and promise yourself to do it tomorrow. Or maybe it is because they are quite painful when to work out, even with occasional cramps? […]
With the New Year, we set new fitness goals and milestones for our sports training and health. Some of your goals could be to improve the technique of your skill. Maybe you want to add a big kick serve to your repertoire? Or a heavy topspin? Or you are working on your kettlebell swings, planks, handstands? Whatever skill you choose […]
Side-lying leg lift variation will get rid of the pain in your butt. It’s common that athletes occasionally get pain on the backside of the hip, near the glute. The pain can be quite uncomfortable and harsh to deal with because it often prevents you from doing your traditional training exercises, such as squats, lunges, deadlifts, or jumps. On the […]
The glute bridge and its advanced version can possibly be the best exercise that you need in your regimen on a regular basis. Usually, the majority of people have very underdeveloped glutes and hamstrings. This happens because of too much sitting and not training the muscles of the posterior chain. This is detrimental in athletes because the glutes and hamstrings […]
Many overuse injuries in running, tennis, walking, or other intense sports are often accredited to weak glutes. Very often it is true that our glutes (both Maximus and Medius) are too weak, but we also forget another crucial link in the kinetic chain of your gait: your toes. Especially the big toe. Let’s look at what happens when you walk […]
Hips Opener Extraordinary! If you have ever done yoga, you have heard of Sun Salutations—the ultimate opener of the body. Even if you don’t want to be a yogi or practice yoga regularly, I would highly recommend adding this simple exercise into your daily routine. At least once a day, but you can do it as many times as you […]
Shoulder extension is one of the underestimated movements that are quite important for your well-being, looks, and athletic performance. As athletic and fit as we feel we are—working out in the gym, playing tennis, running, doing yoga, or other sports—we sit too much, and our posture suffers. Most of us have chronically tight shoulders, chest (especially the pectoralis minor) and […]
We often don’t think about in what way our hips are tilted when we move, stand, or walk. However, having a good control of your hip movement could be life changing, in your athletic performance and your health. It takes quite a lot of practice to master your hips, but if you start practicing these pelvic tilt exercises today, you […]
I am going to ask you two questions. Take your time, think a little bit and try to answer before your continue to read. 1) Do you think that your hip-flexors are tight and shortened? (think… answer…) The majority of people answer “yes”. Most of us sit too much and the hip-flexor get shortened. We feel the tightness. 2) Do […]
