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How to Fix a Shoulder Tweak
We often have aches and pains and minor tweaks that cause us to limit our range of motion for a while within a particular joint. This...
Lisa Magnuson
Jul 20, 20211 min read
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Summer Salad Recipes
It's been downright hot here this past month and cooking dinner in a steamy kitchen seems like the last thing I want to do. We transition...
Lisa Magnuson
Jul 13, 20212 min read
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Stay the Course
With vaccination rates rising and COVID-19 hospitalizations dwindling, our world is slowly and carefully opening back up. For the last 17...
Lisa Magnuson
Jul 6, 20212 min read
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A New Phase
As most of you are aware, our family is making some BIG changes. We wanted to reach out this week through our weekly blog/wellness...
Lisa Magnuson
Jun 29, 20213 min read
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Eat the seasonal bounty
It's that time of year again..... the fresh local strawberries and raspberries are popping up in flats for sale at your local farmer's...
Lisa Magnuson
Jun 22, 20212 min read
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Recovery Training- Is there such a thing?
I have been doing a little blog writing on the side for an amazing company called "Fit My Foot". They specialize in making customized...
Lisa Magnuson
Jun 15, 20211 min read
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The Importance of Warming Up
Whether you are heading out for a couple hours on the golf course or hitting the slopes for some turns, warming up is not something most...
Lisa Magnuson
Jun 7, 20212 min read
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Simple Exercise to Increase Shoulder Flexion
Last week we posted a video showing range of motion limitations in my shoulder flexion. This week we have a very short video that shows...
Lisa Magnuson
May 25, 20211 min read
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The Shoulder is the Burden....
There is an epidemic of cranky shoulders and we want to help! Here is a quick video where Myles does a shoulder flexion and rotation...
Lisa Magnuson
May 18, 20211 min read
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The Importance of "Dot Days"
Perhaps you remember this in the gym; prior to COVID shutting us down we had a spreadsheet print out up front with client's names on it...
Lisa Magnuson
May 11, 20212 min read
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Add some "spring" to your step
You may have noticed the sun doesn't set until after 8pm now. This is a great time of year to go out and take a walk after dinner. Even...
Lisa Magnuson
May 3, 20212 min read
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Clean up your "cleans"
I'll be the first one to admit that years ago when I was learning how to do a kettlebell clean my forearms ended up looking like bruised...
Lisa Magnuson
Apr 27, 20211 min read
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Squat Like You Mean It!
If you struggle with squatting, you are in good company. The squat is a fundamental movement that enlists many joints to make it happen....
Lisa Magnuson
Apr 20, 20211 min read
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Master the Push Up- on your toes, not your knees!
We have wrapped up our segments on joint mobility and are going to break down some of the most fundamental movements we use in your...
Lisa Magnuson
Apr 13, 20211 min read
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Your Hips Don't Lie
Put simply, you know you have tight hips if you feel restricted in motions you want or need to do in your daily life. If you dread having...
Lisa Magnuson
Apr 6, 20211 min read
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How to Address the Complexity of your Shoulder Joint
This week's challenge involves developing better motion through your shoulder joint. Your shoulder is a complex joint and is more...
Lisa Magnuson
Mar 29, 20211 min read
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To deep squat or not to deep squat..... that is the question.
For the next few weeks, we are going to be concentrating on joint mobility and how you can better control how your joints feel. The key...
Lisa Magnuson
Mar 22, 20212 min read
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A year ago everything changed.......
Had you asked me a year ago if I thought all of our clients would willingly transition to virtual workouts I would have laughed and said...
Lisa Magnuson
Mar 16, 20212 min read
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The dreaded second vaccine shot........
A year ago this week our world shrunk. Businesses started to close, travel bans were put into effect, and the spread of COVID-19 became a...
Lisa Magnuson
Mar 8, 20213 min read
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Nasal Breathing 2.0
This week we are working on nasal breathing again but shift our focus to movements pushing more aerobic (oxidative) threshold and working...
Lisa Magnuson
Mar 1, 20211 min read
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