Align hips with straight-leg hip twist stretch---an important stretch for tennis players, as it rotates and relaxes the muscles of the spine while the muscles of the hip are contracted. The hips are the power center of your body: they connect the lower body and the upper body to work in unity while providing stability, strength, and flexibility to both upper and lower body.
Why Chest Myofascial Release There is probably no person who doesn’t have tight chest. Some more, some less, but the lifestyle we live these days makes it almost impossible […]
It is not always easy to stick with your well-meant fitness and health goals. Once the excitement wears off, the motivation often goes with it, and the only thing that […]
An athlete with an overly acidic body will recover more slowly and consequently will experience fatigue. As with any stressor, the acidity will cause the cortisol levels to rise, which […]
How often do you feel that your neck and upper back are tight? Almost like there are hard knots that don’t want to go away… Unfortunately, many people have this […]
Staying healthy and fit appears to be more complicated than it should be. Even though there are many factors involved, not too many people understand the power of food in […]
Just a few days ago, I have been interviewed by this amazing lady, Michele Martinez, at www.TheFruitDoctor.com. Some questions may be a little bit more toward the fitness and physique […]
Today’s post is going to be slightly different. It is not directly about fitness training or nutrition (both important elements of your optimal performance), but rather about your skin and […]
Almost everybody, athlete or not, has the unpleasant feeling of stiff or achy lower back sometimes. Often, the more you sit, the worse it gets. To feel better, we tend […]
The beginning of a new year is always full with new positive ideas, goals, plans, and motivations of many different kinds. Forty-five percent of people set New Year’s resolutions, but […]