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It’s Normal For These Things To Change

It’s normal for these things to change on a daily basis: How fast you feel How strong you feel How confident you feel How resilient you feel How we feel in our training varies on a daily basis. This is something that is pretty obvious to most people… Some days you feel great! Some days …

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What’s The Best Way To Warm Up For Runners?

I get this question a lot… “What’s the best way to warm up for runners?” It depends! You don’t NEED to “warm up” before you run… In fact, a lot of other types of athletes use running as a warm-up. Some people feel “stiff” or “cold” when they start to run, and maybe for these …

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3 Things To Improve Outcomes With A Running Injury

3 Things To Improve Outcomes With A Running Injury Minimize time off from running: It’s okay to take a few days off here and there if something is really “reactive” and just needs to calm down, but most of the time there are ways we can keep training but simply modify running to tolerable standards. …

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4 Tips For How To Take Care of “Down There”

Getting to know your own anatomy and feeling comfortable discussing what is normal and not normal is an important part of addressing pelvic floor dysfunction. This may come more or less easily to different individuals for a variety of reasons, including but not limited to, your upbringing, your community and religion, and your social circle. …

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What Is Dry Needling?

What Is Dry Needling? What We Already Know: If you’ve heard someone talk about “needling” or “dry needling,” you may be curious about what it is and how it differs from acupuncture. Needling is a type of therapy that uses thin, sterile needles to target trigger points in the muscles and connective tissue. While it …

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hy Did I Start Leaking at 50!?

Why Did I Start Leaking at 50!? Overcoming Leaking!

As a healthcare professional, I recently had a patient named Anna* who came to me for a pelvic floor evaluation. Anna is a 50-year-old woman who has two grown adult children and recently retired. She loves to hike and run and was enjoying her newfound freedom until she began experiencing bothersome pelvic floor symptoms that …

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Is There A Right Or Wrong Way To Do An Exercise?

People make it seem like common sense that there are inherently “good” and “bad” ways to do exercises. I frequently hear things like … “squatting knees past toes is dangerous!” or “deadlifting incorrectly will cause you to slip a disc.” This isn’t the case. It can be safe to train seemingly “dangerous” lifts. For example, …

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Regular Use of NSAIDS Isn’t Normal And Can Be Dangerous

This has been a hot topic since Ironman partnered with Aleve, which is an NSAID, or “non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug.” This is big news due to the known dangers and side effects of NSAIDs that especially relate to endurance athletes’ health and safety. Why and how do endurance athletes use NSAIDs? Athletes use NSAIDs because endurance …

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Know Your Pelvic Floor – Return to Running Part 3

Know Your Pelvic Floor – Return to Running Part 3

 Are you a new mom that’s recently postpartum and looking to get back into running? Well first of all, go back and check out my first video and try those four strength training exercises to increase your lower extremity strength and stability. If you’ve done that and you’re feeling strong, you aren’t having any …

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