EDIT: 5/23/2022 Trigger warning: this video mentions weight loss and specific calorie numbers. In this video, I talk about why you’d want to calculate and track your macros, and then I show you step by step how to calculate your macros. Once you get your macros set, you will want to test them out for […]
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https://youtu.be/f8xMldrY5U0 Full transcript: So if you’re just icing for a couple of minutes and you’re not actually feeling the numbness, you’re not going to do any good for pain relief, but if you can get to those stages, that’s going to give you the best pain relief. So what is the best way to ice
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https://youtu.be/_Hh_FJpwVqc FOAM ROLLING FOR RUNNERS This is a lower body sequence that should only take you about eight minutes to perform. You can watch the video, or follow the “Foam rolling for runners: lower body sequence” picture tutorial below. Sit on your foam roller. Cross your left ankle up and over your right knee. If
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https://youtu.be/hxqdsqACuAs Foam rolling your lats, rotator cuff, serratus anterior, and intercostal muscles can help ease your breathing as well as relieve stiffness and tightness in the back and shoulders. Step 1: Lie on your side with your foam roller in your armpit and your arm spun outwardly. If your arms spins into lots of internal
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https://youtu.be/3nY6XS4ENc4 Try out this exercise any time your back is feeling stiff. If will help you get more rotation in the thoracic spine. Extension is also important, but this video focuses on rotation specifically. If you don’t have a foam roller, you can substitute a large pillow or other support under your ankle and knee.
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https://youtu.be/_Qs3-52Eo_A I ran across an interesting recent article in the American Journal of Sports Medicine that takes a deeper look at what’s happening with frozen shoulder by zooming in to the molecular level. Watch the video below for a summary or if you prefer to read the summary just scroll down. Researchers studied two groups
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As we approach the holiday season, many of us are looking at one or more airplane trips in our near future. Do you usually feel horrible after a long flight? Does your lower back scream from sitting so long and your shoulders and upper back clench up from being squeezed into a tiny seat? While
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In my early days as a yoga attendee (bear with me here, I was age 20 at the time), I thought that accessibility meant that there were straps or blocks or bolsters nearby, and that maybe other people needed them, but not me. Even if it meant straining and forcing, I was bound and determined
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https://youtu.be/o0Fb4A0rKxQ Have you over been overwhelmed with the huge variety of foam rolling tools on the market and wondered “What is the best foam roller for my injury?” Well, Ive got a tip for you…in some cases, the best foam roller isn’t actually a foam roller! While a traditional foam roller is great for rolling
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https://youtu.be/Z0JtxbCMUik Which Tennis Elbow exercises actually work and which don’t? There is currently only one evidence-based tennis elbow exercise, and it involved using a Therabar or Flexbar. There’s nothing worse than having your physical therapist or chiropractor assign you a tennis elbow exercise in the office, and then you get home and can’t remember which
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