06 Jan Backward Walking
HOW: Walk backwards. As you take a step with your involved leg, work on “staying strong” and squeezing your glutes and quadriceps as you make contact with the ground. The goal is to feel strong on your leg like no one can push you...
06 Jan Split Stance Lunge – Big Toe Extension Bias
HOW: Begin in a split stance by placing one foot behind you. Lower yourself down and allow your back heel to raise off the ground. The motion on the back leg should largely be coming from the big toe. Push into the ground once...
30 Dec Child’s Pose
HOW: Begin on your hands and knees. Push back into a child’s pose, round your back within your tolerance. Focus on bringing your butt as far back as possible, ideally, your butt will touch your heels while dropping your chest towards the floor. Keep...
30 Dec Child’s Pose – Sideways Reach
HOW: Begin on your hands and knees. Push back into a child’s pose, round your back within your tolerance. Focus on bringing your butt as far back as possible, ideally, your butt will touch your heels. From this position reach your arms over to...
11 Dec Single Leg Squat For Time Assessment
The Single Leg Squat For Time Assessment is a reliable tool developed and used to evaluate lower body performance, muscle power, and muscle endurance. Please watch the video to get a visual demonstration of how to perform the test. Below you will find a description...
11 Dec Side Plank Endurance Assessment
The Side Plank Endurance Assessment is a reliable tool developed and used to evaluate core, trunk, and hip muscle strength and endurance while minimizing load on the lumbar spine. Please watch the video to get a visual demonstration of how to perform the test. Below...
11 Dec Forward Reach Assessment
The Forward Reach Assessment is a part of the Star Excursion Balance Test (SEBT), which is a quick and reliable tool developed and used to evaluate neuromuscular characteristics including balance, lower extremity coordination, flexibility, and strength. The Forward Reach Test has concluded in multiple research...
11 Dec Muscle Soreness Vs Bad Knee Pain
Follow along to learn the difference between good post workout muscle soreness versus bad knee pain that we want you to avoid!...
05 Dec Nordic Hamstring Curl – Swissball Assisted
HOW: Get set up on your knees with your feet/ankles anchored. Be kneeling tall with your hands supported on a swissball. Perform the exercise by rolling the ball forward while keeping your hips extended, your trunk/spine relatively neutral, and slowly lowering yourself using your...
05 Dec Nordic Hamstring Curl – Ab Wheel Assisted
HOW: Get set up on your knees with your feet/ankles anchored. Be kneeling tall with your hands supported on an ab wheel. Perform the exercise by rolling the ab wheel forward while keeping your hips extended, your trunk/spine relatively neutral, and slowly lowering yourself...
