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How to learn to meditate AND how 5 minutes a day is enough Do you meditate?  Meditation has been proven to help many things, and one of the consistent common threads cited amongst successful people. However, I am pe

How to really, really get your hamstrings to work I love to experiment in partnership with clients. Sometimes you just need to play around with various combinations to get the right mix! Take a look at this progress

How to weight train with a mere 6 exercises I am frequently asked how I like to strength train with weights.  First of all, I think everyone should be in the perpetual pursuit of lean body mass. That obviously can b

How do YOU stay fit while traveling? Bring a jump rope? A foam roller? Running shoes?  I bring all of those things, but I like to do some strength moves while I am away, too.  Sometimes you are fortunate enough to e

How to accelerate your foam rolling regimen Vibration Training Have you ever heard of a Powerplate or vibration training?  The concept of the Powerplate originated in Holland with a Dutch Olympic track coach over 35

Want to know how to make reading in bed more comfortable? Watch this video, or read the transcript below….    Hi! It’s Laura Coleman with Just Muscles, sitting here reading in bed. Sooo luxurious at

How do you get your outside hamstring to engage Does the inside-towards-the-back of your knee ever hurt, or get sore, or have sharp pain causing you to limp or feel like you are going to collapse on that side? Read

Why should I warm up before I exercise? Does warming up really do any good? I think it all depends on what exactly you decide to do for your warmup.  I decided to subject my client Corinne to a slow motion video ana

How to make stairs your friend and a mini workout   For those of you who have video challenges, or slow wifi, or just like to read: Going up In this video I am on the way up a staircase. Sometimes this is the m