Some of the freedoms I celebrate… ⭐️wearing a bikini at 50 ⭐️pain free body ⭐️laughing without tinkling Happy 4th ! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Women wear an untucked shirt when not happy with their midsection. So let’s take a look under the covers at what’s going on… Over the past 30 years of being in the fitness industry, I’ve had the privilege of establishing close relationships with women and studying their physiques. There are three main categories that the […]
Aside from multiple pregnancies, births, and miscarriages, I had abdominal surgery in 2013 that destroyed my core . All the traditional exercises I learned as a personal trainer, yoga teacher, pilates/barre instructor caused more core issues – back pain, incontinence, and bulging belly. I missed my hourglass figure. I wanted a smaller waist.I wanted to button […]
Sometimes our behaviors have an adverse outcome. For example, if you take antacids because you have reflux, it may cause you to have more reflux. So you are getting the exact opposite outcome then you had intended. If you are working out, performing abdominal exercises, or doing core work without a properly trained core response […]
If you…. 🚫cough squeeze 🤭😣 🚫sneeze squeeze 🤧😖 🚫laugh squeeze 😂😫 YOU are causing your pelvic floor to be dysfunctional. Ladies, a reactive core is not a functional core. Train your core to be responsive so you can give up the squeeze and soak. 😉
Stop wasting time and effort Working out without ever getting the results you want. Why are you exercising if it makes you feel good one hour out of the day, but you live in pain and unhappy with your belly for the remaining 23 hours?! If your core is reactive or unresponsive, the quality of […]
TMJ is often linked to core weakness. When your body needs to recruit strength and stability it taps into your core. When your core is weak or unresponsive, it pulls from elsewhere. Pay attention next time you push, pull, or lift something heavy and see if your jaw becomes your core.
Hey moms – is it doesn’t matter if your baby is 3 or 30. It’s time for you to get interested in how and why your body works the way that it does and investigate whether or not your core is functioning optimally. Core training will elminate back/hip pain, end incontinence, and reshape your midsection […]
Your apparent level of fitness, sports ability, body type do not reflect whether or not your core is responsive. And, if your core is not responding effectively then all your exercise and good intentions are never gonna shrink your waist, end incontinence, or eliminate pain. Wanna actually get results out of your exercise? Wanna stop […]
I decided to enter my first physique competition in 2012. During my competition prep, I leaned out to 120 pounds making it difficult to ignore the 3 epigastric hernias poking through my 4 finger width diastasis recti. After placing top three in MuscleMania SuperBody, WBFF Fitness Atlantic, and WBFF Montreal masters bikini division, I opted […]
Pregnancy changes your body. Some of the physical effects include… ✔️hip joint instability✔️sciatica✔️back pain✔️weakened pelvic floor✔️lordosis✔️decreased muscular sensation✔️compromised breathing✔️thicker waist These are just SOME of the effects that may persist even decades after your pregnancy. 😳 Why? 🤷♀️ Well, there isn’t much postnatal education and new moms are primarily focused on their newborn. There isn’t […]
☕️ hold onto your mug… ❌You are never going to get rid of your back pain.❌Your belly is always going to bulge. Sorry ’bout making you spit out your latte, but it’s time you heard the truth. If you wake up expecting to feel familiar pains and look a certain way, you are living in […]
Puberty is a common culprit of core dysfunction. Teenagers are already uncomfortable in their own skin – then, their ‘friend’ shows up bringing bloated belly and cramps making them want to curl up in a corner. (some pal) Menstrual discomfort causes a disconnect from your body and compensatory movement patterns set in. Think about it- […]
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