Fitness Blog

 (Or how to fix neck, upper back, and shoulder tightness) I was just going through the blogs and I can’t believe I haven’t yet written about the foam roller. Lying longways on the foam roller, that is. 

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been told that someone’s KNEE is messed up. Hundreds of times.  Is it really your KNEE?  Or could it be some muscles either above or below the knee that are cau

Think you’ve got allergies? Listen to this story. Once upon a time, I was working in San Diego for my old boss Pete Egoscue. He introduced me to my client David (not his real name). He had some very minor back

Hamstrings. The bane of some, the pride of others. Let’s take a look at the anatomy first. Here is an overview of the back of your body: You can see the glutes across the back of the hip, and then just below t

It’s time to go play a game the whole family can enjoy. If Foot Golf didn’t pique your interest, then maybe a more upper body- focused sport might?  In my family, I find it’s tough to find a game t

Here is a beautiful little velella velella washed up on the beach. Notice the arches all through its little body.   Here is the Chihuly seashell ceiling, from the Chihuly Bridge in Tacoma, taken while lying on the g

I’ve heard the story over and over again, and it goes something like this: I was playing my favorite sport, or I was gardening outside, or I just went around the corner to… and then my back seized up, or I pul

The best game ever invented It’s called Foot Golf! Otherwise known as: soccer on the golf course. It is remarkably similar to golf in many ways. You play in a foursome. Players tee off at the same spot the gol

Once upon a time, a Brazilian doctor named Dr. Araujo was frustrated with tests administered to determine long-term health. He wanted something that would quickly get through to his patients’ brains and beauti