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The Path To Wellbeing
So you want to stay pain and injury free on the bike? Well, it all depends on the fitness of the body you bring into cycling and your approach to riding. Let me explain.
Body Fitness
More fundamental than your VO2 max or power output, total body fitness includes multiple things. These include...
Use your time in the gym to improve your structural alignment, not ingrain poor posture and compensated movement patterns.
Starting Position
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A staggered stance (1-2 feet apart) accommodates wider hips and larger dumbbells.
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The head, shoulders and hips are vertically aligned with the belly...
In case you missed my article in the Los Alamos Daily Post it is reprinted below.
Sports and exercise shouldn't hurt. For many of us, though, moving our bodies creates symptoms of pain. Consequently, the circle of activities available to us shrinks and we move less. And the less we...
In case you missed my article in the Los Alamos Daily Post it is reprinted below.
Transitioning from skis to running shoes can be painful. When skiing our foot is connected to a long board and never makes contact with the ground. In running, the foot is free to move on its own and comes...
In case you missed my article in the Los Alamos Daily Post it is reprinted below.
Lifting weights is a great way to increase strength. Unfortunately, it can also engrain postural disparities and movement compensations. This reality has spawned the term, dysfunctional fitness, whereby we...
In case you missed my article in the Los Alamos Daily Post it is reprinted below.
Contrary to popular belief your knee is not a fragile joint. It is designed to run, jump, ski and perform all the activities you ask of it. The knee is actually a simple joint with a complex job. Acting as...
Guest Column: by Lynn Bjorklund
I started Egoscue® with Jessica in 2010 when I was in a downward spiral with numerous injuries. Each year I tried harder and could do less. Most people chalk it up to just getting older and that is what is normal to expect. I didn't want to believe that, so I...
Starting Position
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Hand position on the bar is determined by abducting the arms to the side, bending at the elbows, rotating upwards and reaching straight up to grab the bar.
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The thumb wraps around the bar with the other fingers forming a hook. This reduces tension...
In case you missed my article in the Los Alamos Daily Post it is reprinted below.
Do you have joint or muscle pain? It may be your posture. According to the Egoscue Method® of posture alignment the “design posture” of the human body is to have the load-bearing...
If you're lifting weights without addressing postural disparities such as one shoulder higher than the other, a hip that is rotated forward or rounded shoulders then YES your unbalanced posture is becoming stronger and more engrained with every repetition performed.
I'm not saying don't...
I recently met a fit young man who loves to run. A mutual friend brought us together, introducing me as someone who might be able to help with his back pain. He had seen a chiropractor who told him the curve in his lower back had flattened which was probably contributing to his pain. I agreed and...
In case you missed my article in the Los Alamos Daily Post.
There are no sports beyond our body's capability! When we have pain playing a sport though, it is easy to blame the activity for our pain. Running, the primary functional movement our body was designed for, has a reputation...
