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In case you missed my article in The Weekly Sun of the Wood River Valley, it is reprinted below.
Sports performance is the result of coordinated movement. Pedaling a bicycle, casting a fly rod, swinging a tennis racquet or golf club, and hiking up a mountain all require lots of...
Use your time in the gym to improve your structural alignment, not ingrain poor posture and compensated movement patterns.
Starting Position
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Hand position on the bar is wide enough to create a 90 degree angle from the wrist to the elbow to the shoulder at the top of the exercise.
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Linear line...
Guest Column: by Lynn Bjorklund
I started Egoscue® with Jessica in 2010 when I was in a downward spiral with numerous injuries. Each year I tried harder and could do less. Most people chalk it up to just getting older and that is what is normal to expect. I didn't want to believe that, so I...
Starting Position
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Lie down on a bench with your knees bent and feet flat on the bench.
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Distance between your heels and butt is ~ 6".
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Arms extended directly above the chest.
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Weights are facing each other with the palms down.
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Lower back has a natural...
This is the first video in a series on proper strength training technique for better posture.
Starting Position
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A staggered stance (1-2 feet apart) accommodates wider hips and larger dumbbells.
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Dumbbell heads are facing forward to keep the weights close to...
As an athlete you are driven, have goals and want to achieve. Many of us are in the habit of pushing our bodies to the brink of collapse, injury or sickness to succeed. Our taskmaster inside, sometimes called our sports gremlin, scares us into making bad choices for our body and soul.
Using...
I have always been a low tech exerciser and competitor. In my sports training I have mainly used heart rate and time as measures of my effort and intensity. There are several reasons for my choice.
First, learning new technology can be frustrating. I don't enjoy spending my energy figuring...