When you think about being fitter, one of the goals you probably think of is "I want to have good posture." Folks tend to correlate "good posture" with being fit. But is that an accurate correlation? Do you wonder if having good posture is a guarantee that you won't have ache and pains? Or
Overview Of The Six Pillars Of An Unbreakable Body
The Six Pillars of an unbreakable body are six areas of the body that, when built to have enough mobility, control, and strength, for what that person needs, they become stronger, more durable, more capable, more resistant to aches and pains, and are more adaptable. I developed this framework as
How To Step Off The Injury-Recovery-Injury Hamster Wheel
Nobody likes being on the injury-recovery-injury hamster wheel. This is the phenomena where you get going on your workouts, then you get hurt, you recover, you get going again, then the next injury occurs. Repeat forever. There's a simple way to step off that hamster wheel, and doing so will net you
How To Learn A New Skill: Handstands And Shoulder Position
If you watch someone do a skill - whether it’s kicking up into a handstand, swinging a kettlebell, or anything else - your eyes will see the big picture of what’s happening. Learning any new skill is about understanding how to link together a number of things to make the final outcome of “doing
Wrist Care For Wrist Health, TFCC Issues, Hand & Forearm
I connect with a lot of folks who have developed wrist issues. Whether I'm talking to fellow climbers, my students who work at a computer all day, or my jiu-jitsu players who have wrenched their wrist yet again while rolling, lots of folks develop sore, achy, painful, wrists. I decided to share
How I Restored My Body After A Big Effort
Lots of one kind of movement, not a lot of other kinds of movement. And my body was feeling it. I had racked up several days in a row of hiking difficult terrain followed by being seated with my spine rounded and my legs tucked up under me. And when I was finally back home in a place where I
Finding Peace, Freedom, And Balance In Your Body: An Interview With Galina Denzel
The health and fitness world is large. In one corner of it, you'll find Galina Denzel, movement and trauma therapist, working to help people live with freedom and balance in their bodies. I invited Galina to be my guest for my monthly workshop in the forum where my long-term Unbreakable Body
Getting Through The Learning Curve
If you're going to gain any skill or ability, you will go through a learning curve. How much you feel that learning curve is dependent on two things... You'll want to know what these two things are so you can work the learning curve in your favor in the future. But first - what's a learning
Podcast: Eat Move Live 52
I want you to get out and enjoy moving your body in nature in whatever way suits you best... Whether that's tending to a little herb garden on your patio, hiking the Appalachian Trail, riding your bike down the bike path, or anything else! In this recent interview on the Eat Move Live 52 podcast, I
One Movement That Makes A Big Impact For Your Hips
You can use specific movements to make a big impact on your hips. One thing I see people frequently miss in their quest for hips that feel and move great is this: they don't think about the deeper tissues that make up the hip joint. Working the muscles of the hip is great, but when you don't work