Have you seen my latest article up on FluteFocus.com? There is a plethora of valueable information and articles up on this site, be you a flutist or not. Here is a sneak peak at my latest article, which you can view in its entirety here: http://www.flutefocus.com/Health/keep-it-simple.html In it, I discuss the basic principles in designing a workout program. K.I.S.S. Keep …
Foam Rolling Class in Hermitage, TN!
I’m very excited to announce I’ll be leading my first foam rolling class at Next Level Strength and Conditioning in Hermitage, TN. It’ll be 30 minutes of self-massage and just like a good massage, you feel pain followed by relief, difference being YOU are in control of the pressure. You’ll leave the session feeling more relaxed (or possibly more energized), …
A New and Improved Shoulder Circuit for Musician and Desk Jockey Health
Today I bring you a post from Coach Nick Tuminello. He has written a whole series on the rhomboids, lower traps, and all those key areas that can be problem spots to musicians and desk jockeys alike. Whether you spend your day locked in a practice room or locked behind a desk and yearn to have strong shoulders and a …
Sleeping Booty: Anterior Pelvic Tilt and Sleeping Butt Syndrome Part I
I have known for quite awhile now that my mom blessed me with a few things relating to my anatomy besides a nice smile and a non-functioning thyroid she also passed on to me her anterior pelvic tilt. I have a strong suspicion that this is a major contributing factor to the mysterious chronic and migrating hip pain that I …
Become A NASM Certified Personal Trainer Like Me
The National Academy of Sports Medicine is the certification agency through which I became a personal trainer. I plan on soon obtaining an advanced specialization of Corrective Exercise Specialist. They offer three different specializations: CES (Corrective Exercise Specialist) and PES (Performance Exercise Specialist), and their newest specialization: the FNS or Fitness Nutrition Specialist. NASM focuses on assessment, correcting muscle imbalances, …
When Was the Last Time You Took A Break?
Like most siblings, I grew up driving my brother crazy, and him doing the same to me. He’d try to hug me, I’d get grossed out, he’d get mad, I’d cry, you know, the usual. Then I went to college and left him at home with mom and dad and the coolest thing happened: we became friends. I count my …
The Most Annoying Part of Exercising
You know what annoys me most about exercising? It isn’t getting up early or making time for it in my day, it isn’t the study and research involved in my job, it isn’t the educational aspect, it isn’t the soreness or the dedication or any of the obvious things. It’s the increased oxygen flow to the brain that causes me …
The Flutists’ Pain Points
Ask almost any flutist that has pain brought on by playing, and odds are they will mention one of these sites as giving them trouble: wrist, upper back (between shoulder blades), shoulder area or lower back. Sometimes the problem is that the pain is in ALL of these sites. Studies have been done, but the results are inconclusive as …
Blogs to check out: strong ladies « The fitness industry’s copywriter
Blogs to check out: strong ladies « The fitness industry’s copywriter. After writing the blog post yesterday about busting the women’s bulky myth I came across this blog post giving a list of blogs of ladies who aren’t afraid to lift heavy. Looking for some more inspirational women?  Here’s the list, but check out the above blog post for more …
Women: How NOT to Get Bulky
Bret Contreras » Where My Ladies At?. Bret recently posted this post and I got amazingly inspired by it – enough to write my own post! Watching these girls is inspiring and makes me want to go practice my squatting and deadlifting right now! Notice that NONE of these girls are what you would call bulky. So why are you …
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