Category: Applied Holistic Exercise Science

Weekend warrior navigating injury and recovery cycles

This is a Losing Formula

It’s not your fault you fell into this trap. Many people start their fitness journey with good intentions, playing sports as kids and feeling great. But as adulthood takes over and work weeks fill up with more sitting than moving, activity shifts mainly to weekends. 👉🏽 The aches and pains begin to show up. You

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hip flexor stretching

Why Most Hip Flexor Stretches Don’t Work

Just the other day, I was talking to a client about tight hip flexors—a problem a lot of people develop after years at a desk job. He showed me several stretches he’d picked up from physical therapy, yoga, or the internet, but none were delivering the relief or mobility he needed. Here’s the thing: not

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daily non-negotiables for health and fitness

You Are Your Own Worst Critic, So Find a Balance 😤

If you’ve ever critiqued anyone’s performance, then you know how important it is to provide balanced, helpful feedback. You can’t just berate a kid, for instance, about all the ways they messed up.🤬 And you can’t merely praise a subordinate all day without providing challenges for improvement.😵‍💫 So, if you know that, then why can’t

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olcore Fitness therapy and training

 Be Specific and Clear on Your Goals

Have you heard of “SMART” goals? 🧐 The acronym is used in lots of business settings, but it can be super-helpful in getting our mindset right when setting personal goals, too. SMART stands for Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound.  Those are all important. But let’s focus now on just the first one: specific. It means

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SolCore Fitness Therapy and training

I am not invulnerable

I guess I should take it as a compliment that clients and members seem to look at me and think that the program I am teaching my clients and members somehow came easy.😝 I must be a superhero! “I’m Batman!”🦇 🤦🏽 Although that would totally satisfy my inner child, I’m just a dude who loves

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 Self-care? Check!

Life gets hard sometimes, doesn’t it?  Overwhelming sometimes, too. Or just – well, A LOT, right? Between the stresses of daily living and trying to make smart improvements, you can forget to press the “pause” button every day to take care of yourself. That’s why I want to talk about making a Self-Care Checklist to

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success is a decision for health and fitness

Know❤️Your🧡‘Why’

Tell a wise woman what you want, and she will ask, “Why?” She’s really asking about your values. Your motivation. 𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙚𝙣𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙩𝙤 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙒𝘼𝙉𝙏 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝𝙮, 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙬𝙚𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩, 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙮 𝙛𝙞𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜. Please read that again slowly and take it in.🧐 If that’s all it took, then

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