“We were going to a Halloween party and I had explained to her that I’m an actor. We don’t put on costumes. We leave that to civilians because we spend our days wearing costumes… Well, she found this thing online, she took it out of the box and showed it to me. I had to […]
Dancers are an underserved population of athletes. Things are changing: Cirque, for instance has an on-site PT and a Strength Coach, and there’s the burgeoning research field of Dance Medicine; but the current economics of dance require a higher level of self-sufficiency. To complicate things further, the quality of information available is generally dogmatic, myopic, […]
NeuroKinetic Therapy® corrective movement system, is a sophisticated assessment and treatment modality that addresses the causes of dysfunctional movement/coordination problems at their root in the motor control center in the cerebellum. The motor control center stores these patterns and directs their completion through the spinal cord and the muscles. The motor control center learns through […]
Many people who work with us have seen the jaw-dropping changes in movement quality we have been getting since adding NeuroKinetic Therapy (NKT) to our toolkits. Effectively, it has changed the speed and accuracy with which we create quality movement platforms on which to enhance fitness capacities. Helping new NKT initiates develop the same skills to take to their clients and patients was truly an honor.
The short foot exercise is a technique recommended by Czech physiologist and postural expert Dr. Vladimir Janda, to build strength and endurance in the muscles that support the arch. The technique primarily strengthens the abductor hallucis muscle, an important dynamic stabilizer of the foot. This video is a great example of how a traditional short […]
I guess you could say I misjudged the situation. A decade ago I tried to talk Danny Kavadlo out of becoming a personal trainer. He had just taken on a mortgage, a wife, and a newborn. He had health insurance and a steady paycheck. He didn’t listen. His brother, Al Kavadlo was already a successful […]
Last time I wrote a Deciphering Diets article I touched on the basic underpinning of most diets; “Most popular diets share the same common principals – which in theory is why they all work, at least for a period of time. Reduce total food intake, eat less junk, eat more whole foods, reduce refined carbohydrates, […]
Our Philosophy We focus on delivering a client-centric, goal-oriented, results-driven model with strict consistency and attention to detail. We believe that training should be insanely enjoyable while delivering insane results. Our success has come from blending cutting edge science, evidence-based practices, and logic while customizing programming to each client’s wants, needs, and disposition. If training […]
Last week we regaled you with stories about how we crudely debauched our way to 10 lbs of weight gain in a week. Through our cautionary tale you should have gleaned some ideas about what not to do, and some ideas about how to live a healthier life whilst partying like it’s 1999. Now […]
If you’re looking for Part I you can check it out here. 6) The gap between fitness and rehab is closing rapidly. Some are happy about this. Some are not. But, the fact of the matter is that the gap is closing. That said, the vast majority of fitness professionals know nothing about successful rehab… […]
