Struggling with chronic stiffness or tightness in your neck and shoulders? Constantly stretching but only finding temporary relief? It's time to focus on mobilizing and strengthening the muscles of the upper back and shoulders. The Y-T-W drill is an excellent series we use to help our clients mobili...

Do you find yourself discouraged when you're not where you expected to be in your fitness journey?
It's easy to think of fitness goals as successes or failures, but that can lead down a slippery slope of feeling like you're "losing" and falling away from positive habits.
Instead, think of all the smal...

Have you been wanting or attempting to add more running into your routine, but struggle to go as far as you'd like and worry about the safety/effectiveness of your form?
Practice these 3 simple exercises and incorporate their principles during your runs. Focus on form with a slow, easy pace. From the...

Are shoulder presses part of your workout routine? If so, here are a few tips to performing them safely and correctly. 

1. Make sure elbows are at about a 45 degree angle instead of flared out at a 90 degree angle. 

2. Keep weights in line with your ears to properly work the deltoid (shoulder musc...

Rotation and our ability to rotate effectively and efficiently are key components in maintaining a strong and healthy body. Present in a wide variety of movements, rotation needs to be trained and maintained in order to decrease the risk of back and joint pain as well as decreasing the risk of injur...

Protein is crucial for our development from infancy through adolescence and becomes even more essential as we age. As we grow older, our bodies undergo many changes, one of which is a gradual decrease in lean muscle mass. This can lead to daily activities becoming more difficult, longer recovery tim...

Do you want to play better golf this summer while also mitigating aches and pains? One area that holds many golfers back from their best game is tightness in their hips. If you're feeling this problem, do these exercises regularly (especially before a round!). They can't help you hit it straight, bu...

Stuck at the computer all day? Find yourself feeling stiff in the neck, shoulders or upper back? Give these simple seated exercises a try the next time you find yourself getting a little stiff! 

Protocol: Each movement can be done slow and easy, breathing through any tight restrictions you feel. 

Do you experience sciatica pain? Some exercises and stretches help alleviate this pain. The best stretches to do are the ones that strengthen the lower back and abdominal muscles.

1. Knee to chest: this exercise helps with strengthen the abdominal muscles while also stretching the low back - hol...

We are proud to announce the newest member of our growing team.  Welcome Quinn Steckbauer!  Quinn Joins us from UW-Oshkosh, where he played basketball for the Titans while he completed his bachelors degree in Strength and Conditioning with a minor in psychology from UW-Oshkosh.

Quinn grew up in Mer...

Too often, we suffer from analysis paralysis - feeling like we have to have all the correct information, the right motivation, and perfect timing to start working on ourselves. More often than not that analysis keeps us stuck in the mud, never actually taking action. If you're looking to make a chan...