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The Quiet Power of Acceptance: Recovery as the Foundation for Resilience

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When it comes to building a strong foundation for wellness, most of us don’t immediately think about the power of acceptance in recovery. But understanding and embracing this vital skill is the key to sustainable health—a lesson that supports not just our bodies but our mindset as well.

Why Acceptance in Recovery Matters

We live in a world that values more—more steps, more reps, more improvement—but less appreciation for necessary pauses. Acceptance in recovery isn’t about settling; it’s recognizing where you truly are, granting yourself permission to rest, and letting your body rebuild. This is where deep, lasting progress begins. Reminder that you’re on the right path—reach out. You’re not alone.

How to Practice Acceptance for Better Results

It’s simple, but not always easy. Try these steps this week:

  1. Pause: Take a gentle breath and notice what’s happening inside your body.
  2. Reflect: Identify what form of rest or slow movement calls to you—maybe a walk, restorative stretching, or even a day off.
  3. Trust: Honor your answer, no matter how different it might look from your usual “best.”

Example: On busy weeks, our core Santa Fe members sometimes use guided fascia work instead of a traditional workout. This is real progress.

The Science Behind Rest and Adaptation

Your muscles, fascia, and nervous system all require downtime to strengthen and adapt. Studies like this one from Rest and recovery for athletes – physiological & psychological well-being show that real resilience comes not just from stress, but from quality recovery as well.

Building Sustainable Health Over Time

Accepting the need for rest now actually sets you up for even better results later. Consistent recovery is the building block of longevity and vitality—for deeper science on holistic progress, see our resource:
The Ultimate Guide For A Holistic Exercises And Fitness Program 

Acceptance is the quiet, powerful force that allows you to age well, stay resilient, and enjoy your body longer. This week, choose at least one act of kindness for your body and trust that recovery is where progress truly begins.

If you want tips on restorative movement or ways to integrate rest, just reach out. You’re not alone on this path. Schedule a one-on-one consult to see how you can use holistic exercise and fitness to give your body what it needs. Complimentary consultation.

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Intention in Movement: Why How You Move Matters More Than Just Moving

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We live in a world that tells us “just move.” And while movement is better than doing nothing, most people don’t realize how much intention in movement changes the outcome. They go through the motions — lift, stretch, sweat — but without any purpose guiding it. Over time, their body reflects that.

It’s not just about getting through your workout. It’s about what your body learns while doing it.

They plateau. They get stiff again. They end up injured, frustrated, or just plain confused about why they’re not getting results. That’s because movement without intention doesn’t build a better body — it just rehearses your current pattern.

What Is Intention in Movement?

Intention means you’re not just moving for movement’s sake — you’re moving with a purpose. That might be to decompress your spine, to support your posture, or to re-pattern your fascia. Intention gives your nervous system something to organize around.

This is where fascia-based, osteopathic movement shines. Because in this approach, every exercise is a conversation with your structure. You’re not just working muscles — you’re communicating with your body’s connective tissue, joints, and postural systems.


Intention vs. Repetition

Let’s say you do a hamstring stretch every day. If you’re doing it just to “get it done,” you’ll likely stay stuck. But if you approach that same stretch with the intention to open specific lines of tension in your fascia — now your brain is involved. Your whole body starts to change.

Repetition without intention just reinforces compensation.
Repetition with intention creates transformation.


How We Apply This at SolCore Fitness

Every session here — whether it’s a private therapy session or a group training class — is built around this principle. Intention is embedded into everything we do.

That includes:

  • Postural assessments before prescribing movement
  • Targeted fascial and joint techniques (like ELDOA) to decompress and realign
  • Teaching you how to feel what’s working, not just how to sweat

We don’t throw random exercises at a wall to see what sticks. We teach you how to move better so you can feel better.


What Happens When You Move With Intention?

  • You get stronger, but with freedom instead of stiffness
  • You become more resilient — fewer injuries, better energy
  • You notice a shift not just in your body, but in how you feel mentally
  • You learn what your body actually needs (and stop following generic plans)

Final Thoughts

Your body is always adapting — the question is, what is it adapting to? If you train without intention, you stay in the same loop. But when you move with clarity and purpose, you rewire your system from the inside out.

“As multiple neuroscience studies have shown, intention activates specific brain networks before movement even begins — reshaping both perception and performance.”

This is what our holistic training is built on.
If you’re tired of going through the motions, maybe it’s time to shift how you move — and why.

Want to move with more purpose and feel the difference for yourself?
At SolCore, we help you rebuild your body from the inside out — using precise movement, osteopathic techniques, and intentional training built around you.

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Your Muscles Are Just Stupid Pieces of Meat

Your Muscles Are Just Stupid Pieces of Meat” — a philosophical correction about how people misunderstand the role of muscles vs fascia and systems-based thinking

There’s this idea floating around that muscles are the star of the show. Build them. Stretch them. Strengthen them. But when it comes to fascia vs muscle, there’s no real contest — fascia is what runs the show.

Your muscles are just stupid pieces of meat.

They don’t think. They don’t initiate. They don’t stabilize or protect you. They do what they’re told — and what tells them what to do is your fascia.

Fascia is the complex web of connective tissue that gives your body structure, transmits force, absorbs impact, and controls the way you move — or don’t move. It’s what shapes your posture, influences your pain patterns, and determines your ability to recover.

And yet, most people are training around fascia — claiming they’re working it, but not following how it actually needs to be trained. Even worse, they’re often destroying it with tools or programs that pretend to target fascia but do the exact opposite.

Stretching muscles, loading muscles, isolating muscles… and wondering why they’re still tight, still in pain, still not performing like they want.

💡 So What’s the Problem?

Training your body like a dumb machine ignores how your system actually works. If your fascia is tight, disorganized, or overloaded, it doesn’t matter how many reps you do or how “strong” your muscles are. You’ll keep reinforcing the same dysfunctional patterns.

That’s why most people plateau. Or get injured. Or end up in my office after going through 5 different physical therapists and chiropractors.

Because muscles aren’t the problem.
Fascia is the system.
And when you work with the system — not just the parts — everything changes.

🚫 Stop Blaming Age. Stop Blaming Injury.

I hear this every day:

“Well, I’m just getting older.”
“It’s because I used to play sports.”

Nope. It’s because you’ve never been taught how your body actually functions. You’ve been trained by a fragmented model.

But your body is whole.
It’s connected.
And it’s smarter than the programs you’ve been sold.

🔁 What To Do Instead

The solution isn’t more workouts.
It’s better input.

At SolCore, we use fascia-based movement and therapy to give your body the input it needs to reset patterns at the deepest level.

✅ More mobility
✅ Less pain
✅ Longer-lasting strength

And it doesn’t take hours a day or fancy

Ready to stop working against your body and finally train with it?

Start by learning how your fascia actually works — and why it’s been the missing link all along.

👉 [Reach out to get started] with a consult to begin truly working with your body holistically — and see how our in-house or online programs can help

Want to learn more about why fascia isn’t just “support tissue”?

Check out this scientific overview →
Fascia as a regulatory system in health and disease (2024) — and discover how fascia actively contributes to your movement, posture, and pain regulation

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Train for the You 10 Years from Now: Preventive Movement for Lasting Health

60 year olds doing iliopsoas Myofascial Stretch for preventive training for long-term health

When it comes to your health, the smartest thing you can do is stop thinking short-term. Preventive training for long-term health means investing in how your body functions years from now—before injuries or limitations take hold.

This is the essence of preventive training for long-term health. It’s not reactive. It’s proactive. And it’s one of the most powerful ways you can take control of your aging process—starting today.

You Are Your Future

Here’s the truth: the body you’ll live in 10 years from now is the one you’re building right now—through your habits, your movement, your training, and even your rest.

Fascia doesn’t just react to injury. It adapts to how you move and load it every day. This means today’s imbalances become tomorrow’s dysfunction—unless you interrupt the pattern.

That’s why at SolCore Fitness & Therapy, we don’t just train you to feel better now. We teach your body how to age better—intelligently, holistically, and with a deep respect for structure and complexity.

A Holistic Approach = A Long-Term Win

Preventive training isn’t about going harder. It’s about going wiser.

That’s where our fascia-based system shines. Instead of isolated muscles, we work with your full structure. Instead of chasing symptoms, we build resilience from the inside out.

Want to see how it works? Read our Ultimate Guide for a Holistic Fitness Program to get a feel for the principles we use every day.

And here’s a great overview from the National Institute on Aging about the role of physical activity in preventing age-related decline.

Future You Will Thank You

So the real question isn’t whether you should train.

It’s this: What kind of body do you want to live in 10 years from now?

Let’s build that—together.

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Like Dark Chocolate, Holistic Movement Satisfies Deeper

Holistic movement is like a piece of rich, dark chocolate — small, intentional, and deeply satisfying.

You ever eat one of those mini chocolate bars from Halloween? You eat one… then another… and somehow you’re still not satisfied.

But a small square of real dark chocolate? That hits different. It’s richer. It stays with you. It satisfies.

Why Dark Chocolate Hits Different

The difference isn’t just taste — it’s quality.
Dark chocolate is made with real cocoa, less sugar, and more of the stuff your body actually likes. You don’t need much of it to feel satisfied.

And it even helps your nervous system, not just your cravings — research backs this up.

The same is true with how you move.

When you train in a way that includes your fascia, your posture, your nervous system, and your structure — your body feels better. You don’t need to kill yourself in the gym.

The same is true with how you move. Myofascial Stretching is one example of movement that nourishes the body more fully.

You just need to feed your body what it’s actually hungry for.

Holistic Movement Works Smarter

Holistic movement isn’t about going soft — it’s about going deep. Learn why that makes all the difference.

It builds real strength from the inside out. It makes space in your joints. It calms your nervous system while it challenges your muscles.

And the best part?
You leave feeling stronger, not broken.

Just like with chocolate — when it’s made right, a little bit goes a long way.

Real Satisfaction Comes From Depth

If you’re always looking for the next workout fix — but never feeling better in your body — maybe it’s time to try something more nourishing.

Something that satisfies deeper.
Something that was made to work with your body, not just sweat it out.

That’s what we do here.
And like dark chocolate… once you try it, you’ll wonder how you ever lived without it.

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Emergence: The Body’s Quiet Revolution

Emergence: The Body's Quiet Revolution

We tend to think in straight lines. Start here, end there. Do the work, get the result. But the body doesn’t operate like a factory.

It operates like a forest.

In a forest, growth is not linear. It’s ecological—emerging from networks of interdependence, seasons, decay, and surprise. This is how the body heals, evolves, and ultimately transforms.

This is emergence—when small, slow, often invisible processes suddenly produce something entirely new. A shift in posture. An absence of pain. The feeling of being organized from the inside out.

The Patience of Complexity

We’re conditioned to seek fast results. We want the “fix.” But when it comes to pain, performance, or even mental clarity, the body doesn’t respond to force. It responds to presence.

Real change in the body comes from layered input—postural precision, fascial tensioning, nervous system reset, fluid movement, mindful breath. None of these alone are a magic bullet. But together, they build the terrain for something deeper to emerge.

Like in ELDOA, where you’re not just doing an exercise to open up space at a specific joint—you’re turning on and integrating that joint with the rest of your spine, nervous system, and body. It’s a deliberate act of reconnection, aligning with the principles of PIT and DAM to allow for more fluid, intelligent movement. Or in myofascial stretching, where you find the restriction and *wait* for the tissue to yield. Or in proprioceptive re-education, where you’re not just retraining muscles—you’re awakening forgotten intelligence.

Working “With” the Body, Not Against It

Techniques rooted in osteopathic principles—like ELDOA, MFS, segmental reinforcement, and fluid proprioception—are not about overpowering dysfunction. They’re about partnering with the body’s own capacity to reorganize.

You’re not “fixing” the body.
You’re giving it the information it needs to *emerge into coherence*.

This takes patience. Curiosity. And yes, repetition. But the rewards go far beyond relief. You move with more integrity. You live with more resilience.

This layered, systemic process is at the heart of our Osteopathic Exercise and Therapy Techniques, where you’ll find tools that support the body’s natural ability to adapt and reorganize.

More Than You Think You Are

Emergence reminds us that we’re not limited by where we are now.

With the right input, the right environment, and the willingness to work with complexity, we don’t just recover—we transform.

You may be showing up to resolve pain or feel better in your joints. But what if this process gave you more than that? What if you discovered strength, confidence, and alignment that you didn’t think was possible?

Not by forcing your body to comply.
But by allowing your system to do what it’s built to do: adapt, organize, and emerge.

Your body is not a project to be completed

It’s a living, dynamic system that—given the right relationship—can become more than you imagined.

That’s the quiet revolution.

That’s emergence.

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Why Your Body Is Your Greatest Investment — Not Your House

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Your Body Is Your Greatest Investment

You’ve heard it before: “Your house is the most valuable thing you have.” While that may be true financially, I would STRONGLY argue that your body is your greatest investment.

If you lost your house, it would be traumatic—but you’d still be here with a fighting chance. If you lose your health, you might become a burden—or not be here at all. I know that sounds harsh, but I see it regularly.

Many of the people who come here have done well financially and in their careers. They’ve worked hard, hired experts, and built portfolios that generate returns. But when it comes to their bodies, their strategy often looks like this:

  • Random walking
  • Using machines without understanding them
  • Taking classes without purpose
  • Only seeing practitioners when something goes wrong

By the time they reach me, they realize this approach wasn’t enough. It’s not impossible to reverse—but it’s definitely harder. If you’re tight, weak, or uncoordinated, training is harder. And since your body functions as a whole, breakdowns don’t happen in isolation.

The good news? You’re alive. And that means you can change.

With a specific, holistic, and integrated program, your body can become a strength—not a liability. That’s the foundation of what we do here: training the body as it was designed, using osteopathic principles that respect how structure dictates function.

This is a progressive, sustainable way to feel better, get stronger, and move with confidence—without relying on others to “fix” you.

As the Buddha said: “The finger pointing to the moon is not the moon.”
You have to experience it for yourself.

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Do Actions Equal Results? The Truth About Self-Improvement

Do Actions Equal Results? 🤔

The biggest misconception is that action equals results. You’ve seen it everywhere:

  • “Do these 3 things to achieve X.”
  • “My 10-step formula for success.”
  • “I used this exact system to achieve X.”

These types of headlines make it seem like if you just follow a plan and use some elbow grease, you’ll reach your goals. And if you’re baking a cake or fixing a leaky faucet, that works great.

But when it comes to you—your body, your health, your transformation—you are not a recipe.

The Truth About Programs and Self-Improvement

When these headlines apply to personal growth or fitness, something gets lost. These “plug-and-play” formulas can feel like an easy fix, but they often backfire. Why?

Because they remove the responsibility to grow into the person who can achieve that goal.
If success were as simple as following steps, everyone would have perfect health, a thriving business, and a movie-worthy life.

But that’s not reality.

The Real Answer: Do Actions Equal Results?

Not exactly. That little “=” sign is doing a lot more work than we think.

It doesn’t just mean “do this, get that.”
It means:

  • Change how you think and behave
  • Learn and unlearn
  • Try, fail, adjust, repeat

That equals sign is transformation.
And transformation takes a philosophy, not just a checklist.

Real-World Example: When “3 Steps” Isn’t Enough

A client came to me after finishing PT. They were told to keep doing:

  1. McKenzie press-ups
  2. Clamshells for hip strength
  3. Planks for core strength

But they weren’t improving.

After evaluating them, I saw a flat lower back, an unstable SI joint, weak abs, and poor posture. Their imaging confirmed degeneration at L4/L5 and SI dysfunction.

So we changed the plan:

  • Replaced McKenzie press-ups with ELDOA for L4/L5, L5/S1, T8/T9, and C4/C5
  • Swapped planks for “good mornings” to retrain dynamic ab and spine strength
  • Upgraded clamshells to full-fiber glute med training within a fascial tension chain
  • Added myofascial stretches for pelvic balance: iliopsoas, trochanter muscles, glute medius and max
  • Treated the SI joint directly to stabilize the base

That’s not a formula—it’s a process of ongoing assessment, adaptation, and individualization.

What They Really Needed to Do

They needed to make time.
They needed to face the emotional resistance that often surfaces in healing.
They had to become the version of themselves who no longer lives with back pain.

And they did. But not because of steps 1-2-3.
Because they committed to a philosophy—and worked through the equals.

You’re Not Alone. I’ve Been There.

I used to believe that if I just worked harder and followed the steps, I’d reach my “X.”
Sometimes it worked. But often, it didn’t.
And it led to frustration, burnout, and self-doubt.

The lesson?
You have to grow into the person who can hold the result you want.

So if you’re asking “Do actions equal results?”
Yes—but only when the actions are rooted in learning, not just doing.

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Mastering the Push Pattern: It’s Not Just For Your Pecs

Mastering the push-pattern. The bench press. The chest press. The push-up.

Whatever you call it, this push pattern is one of the seven primal movements—and it’s about a lot more than just building your pecs.

In this post (and video), we’ll explore how mastering the push pattern isn’t just a matter of technique, but of understanding the full-body biomechanics behind it. When you treat it as a holistic movement, you unlock strength, mobility, and injury resilience across your entire body.

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The Push Pattern Is a Full-Body, Compound Movement

Yes, the push pattern trains your pecs—but it also demands the coordination of your:

  • Lats
  • Deltoids
  • Biceps & triceps
  • Forearms, wrists, and hands
  • Elbows, shoulders, and spine
  • Rib cage, sternum, and even your pelvis

When you perform a push correctly, these systems integrate through your fascia to create a strong, stable, and safe motion.

But when you lack strength or coordination in any of these areas, your body compensates. That’s where problems start.


Compensation = Cheating Your Body

Let’s say your pecs are underdeveloped. You can still bench press—but your body cheats by overusing the lats, delts, or even your spine.

Over time, this imbalance leads to:

  • Shoulder pain
  • Poor posture
  • Limited progress
  • Injury

To avoid this, you must train the push pattern segmentally first—then globally.


Segmental Training Before Full Patterns

Instead of jumping straight into compound movements, train the individual components:

  • Pec flies at diagonal angles to match muscle fiber lines
  • Serratus anterior strength (fan-shaped movement)
  • Rhomboid work in glenohumeral-friendly positions
  • Posterior chain and thoracic posture development
  • Psoriatic joint mobilization and therapy (behind shoulder blades)

This builds neuromuscular coordination, muscle mass, blood flow, and fascial integration—giving your body the tools to execute the push without compensation.


Choosing the Right Push Pattern Progression

Once you’ve built the foundation, you can progress the push pattern intelligently:

  • Open chain (free end movement): barbell bench press, dumbbell press
  • Closed chain (fixed end): push-ups from wall, bench, knees, or toes
  • Unilateral (one side): single-arm press
  • With rotation or combination: functional push + twist variations

Start with the basics. Don’t jump into complexity without preparation—your body will guess, and guessing equals injury.


Posture and Scapular Mechanics: Two Common Mistakes

Two things I see people get wrong constantly:

  1. Posture
    • Arching the back during a press
    • Leading with the head during push-ups
    • Lifting the head off the bench
    • Dropping the pelvis or changing spinal curves
    👉 Your posture is your training. What you teach your body under load is how it will behave.
  2. Scapular Mechanics (Shoulder Blade Movement)
    • On the way down (eccentric), scapulae must retract
    • On the way up (concentric), they must protract

If your scapulae can’t glide properly, your shoulders take the hit.


The Serratus Anterior: The Unsung Hero of Push Movements

The serratus anterior is critical for scapular protraction and stabilization. It fans out from the ribs to the shoulder blade and works alongside:

  • Rhomboids (between the scapulae)
  • Psoriatic joint (behind the scapula)

You must train it in multiple planes—not just with “push-ups plus,” but in diagonal and rotational movements to build full range and resilience.

We have a great guide to understanding holistic exercise and fitness


Why Mastering the Push Pattern Matters

This isn’t just about looking better in a t-shirt. The push pattern shows up in:

  • Daily movements (pushing open a door)
  • Sports performance
  • Fall prevention
  • Structural balance
  • Joint health

When you rush into it without preparing the body segmentally, you’re skipping steps—and your body will force you to pay attention later through pain or dysfunction.


Final Thoughts (and Your Next Steps)

Mastering the push pattern means respecting the complexity of your body.

✅ Train weak links first
✅ Stretch and mobilize where needed
✅ Build strength from the ground up
✅ Respect posture, control, and sequencing


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Avoid These Common Mistakes When Doing Lunges

The lunge is one of the seven primal movements — foundational patterns your body needs to perform life’s activities. It shows up in everything from walking up stairs to playing sports. But despite its importance, most people do it wrong. And improper lunges can lead to dysfunction, pain, and eventually injury.

Let’s break this down holistically — the way your body is meant to be understood.

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Why Lunges Matter (And Why Most People Get Them Wrong)

Lunges are a global movement, meaning they involve many joints, muscles, and fascia chains working together. But too many people skip the prep work and just jump into reps. That leads the body to “cheat” the movement — finding ways to make it happen, but not necessarily the right way.

And those cheats? They lead to bad movement patterns, compensation, and eventually breakdowns like knee pain or low back strain.

Before doing lunges, your body needs to be trained for them — especially in the areas that stabilize and coordinate your leg and pelvis.


Key Muscles You’re Probably Not Training Properly

Two of the most important muscles for safe, strong lunges are the glute medius and adductor longus. These muscles are opposites — one on the outside of the hip and one on the inside of the thigh — and they work together to stabilize your leg and pelvis.

Most people train the glute med with exercises like the “clam.” But here’s the issue:

  • The clam only targets part of the glute med (there are three fibers).
  • It usually involves hip external rotation, which recruits the piriformis — not what you want if you’re trying to isolate glute med.
  • It doesn’t train the fascia chain that connects the glute med to your entire body.

A better approach? Train each fiber of the glute med specifically, and in a position that mimics how your body moves in life — like during a lunge.

The same goes for the adductor longus. To train it properly, use motions that involve hip flexion, internal rotation, and adduction — not just squeezing your legs together.


Lunges don’t fail because your quads aren’t strong. They fail because one link in your movement chain is weak or misfiring. That’s why I teach segmental training — working specific muscles in their purest form so they can do their job when it matters.

You’re only as strong as your weakest link. If the glute med can’t stabilize your pelvis, no amount of squats, step-ups, or lunges will fix the imbalance.


Micro Movements Drive Macro Success

The lunge isn’t just a bend of the hip and knee — it involves rotation, weight transfer, balance, and fascia coordination. That’s why I always say:

“The micro movements manage the macro movements.”

When you walk or lunge, your foot and knee rotate slightly — it’s subtle, but critical. If that rotational control isn’t trained first, you’re building a house on a shaky foundation.


Fascia: The Secret Ingredient

Your fascia — the connective tissue that wraps around and links your muscles — plays a huge role in lunging. For example, the tractus iliotibial (IT) band connects fascia from the glute med, thigh, and hip down to your knee.

If that fascial line isn’t trained, it guesses what to do — which means your knee may twist, shift, or compensate.

Training fascia means educating it — not smashing it with foam rollers. That’s why our method incorporates myofascial stretches and specific movements that guide the fascia to behave correctly.


Mastering the Lunge (Once Your Body’s Ready)

Once your body is prepared, here’s how to progress your lunge safely:

🔹 Supported Lunge

Start with one leg forward, most of your weight on the front leg (90/10 split). Let the front knee bend first, followed by the back. Focus on clean, vertical motion — no tipping or twisting.

🔹 Stepping Lunge

Now add movement. Step out with your heel first, not your toe (avoid “ballerina steps”). Your step should be slightly longer than a normal stride for better alignment and control.

🔹 Multiplanar Lunges

Life doesn’t happen in a straight line — neither should your training. Practice lunges:

  • Forward
  • Diagonal forward
  • Lateral
  • Diagonal backward
  • Backward

This prepares your body for real-world movements like hiking, skiing, or playing with your kids.


Lunges Are More Than a Gym Exercise

When done right, lunges teach your body to move efficiently, absorb force, and transfer energy through your whole system. But when done wrong — with poor prep or misaligned form — they cause more harm than good.


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