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A common phrase in sports and fitness is “no pain, no gain.”  But when it comes to stretching (and often sports and fitness in general), that couldn’t be farther from the truth.  A prevalent misconception about stretching is that you must go “to the edge” if you’re going to get results.  While pushing yourself through […]

Just about every athlete relies on their core to do their sport’s fundamentals. Swinging in Tennis. Hitting in Baseball. Blocking in Football. All use their core to power these imperative actions. But, a mistake athletes make is treating their core as if it’s just their abs. Your core is where all your body’s actions intersect.

Your performance on the court is a culmination of all your practice and training. We think of this when pushing hard, maybe even ignoring nagging aches and pains. Unfortunately, you may be actually hindering your performance by always going that extra mile and not listening to your body. Nothing gets in the way of your

Unfortunately, a few wellness and fitness myths are spread so often that they are taken at face value.  One such myth we’d like to expose is that you should predominantly work the muscle groups you use the most.  Take a tennis player with a hard, heavy serve.  You might think a player dependent on their

One of the most important things you can do for your health and wellness is to do a little bit every day. A consistent flow of small, incremental gains is the best way to see improvements because it’s easy to maintain. To help your body find balance, you’ll need to stretch muscles that are typically

A good number of athletes might experience a pulled or strained muscle at some point in their life.  At that point, they may hear the advice to stretch it out. Or in general, if they feel they are “tight”, they will often hear the same thing.  The hamstrings and upper back are a couple of