The past year has been difficult for a lot of people and professions alike. Being able to navigate through the pandemic without a family member or friend being affected by the COVID-19 virus is considered a win but it has forced millions of people out of work and businesses to alter their standard operating procedures. The pandemic has taken a lot of the ‘personal’ out of personal training, and has required trainers …
Jordan August
Static vs. Dynamic Stretching: What We Know and How to Apply it
Stretching is an activity that is widely used across many populations including people participating in rehab programs, athletes, as well as the general population with goals of improving range of motion and performance. There has often been a debate of which mode of stretching static or dynamic is more effective. Let’s first define these two. Static Stretching: Holding a position for a certain length of time …
Implementing Strength & Conditioning Principles into Rehab
Let’s be honest. If our goal is to get our clients stronger and more resilient, doing 3 sets of 10 with a theraband forever isn’t going to cut it. That doesn’t mean programming 3 sets of 10 and utilizing a theraband is necessarily a bad thing like it’s made out to be, however the issue lies when clients are doing the same exercises with the same set and rep scheme for weeks and weeks without change. In this case they …
Is Your Ankle Mobility Limiting Your Performance? Find Out How to Self-Assess and Fix It
Poor ankle dorsiflexion range of motion often gets the blame as being problematic in weight lifters, gym goers, and people experiencing pain but are we actually screening to see if we have sufficient mobility before placing the blame? There are many reasons why someone’s movement pattern can be problematic and lack of ankle mobility is just one of them. The joint-by-joint approach developed by physical therapist …
Posture and Pain: Do They Relate?
With the start of the global pandemic, a large majority of the workforce has found themselves working from home indefinitely. As a result, people have been less likely to move around throughout the day and engage in social interactions which has taken a spin on their normal routine. Many desk workers find themselves working longer hours than usual as a result of the flexibility that working from home brings. For …