Tune Up Fitness® Self Care Blog

Rectus femoris (RF) is one of the four quadriceps muscles located at the front of the thigh. The other three quadriceps muscles (vastus medialis, vastus lateralis, and vastus intermedius) only cross at the knee, but rectus femoris crosses the hip joint…

On Wednesday, we explored the first part of the sequence I’ve been using to aide in my recovery from bunion surgery. Today, we continue with some tips for hips, hanging out, and sleeping. Hip, Hip, Hooray! Recline and place an original…

Six weeks, one boot and a crutch equals a loss of symmetry and balance in my body. I was hanging from my pull-up bar this morning, grateful to have the opportunity to let most of my joints literally hang-out for several…

On Wednesday, I shared the story of my flattened spine, and how it likely got that way. Today, I’ll discuss the journey I have taken to reclaim its curves and learn more about how I’m put together. The human spine consists…

When I was young, my mother always told my sister and I, “stand up straight,” or “keep your back upright when you are walking!” Growing up, keeping our backs straight was standard protocol in my household. When I used to walk…

On Wednesday, we de-mystified the pectineus. Today we continue our adventures in self-discovery with some tune-ups. Let’s go on a little adventure, and shine a light and enter the frontal plane of your body through the anterior of your thigh. Journey…

I have a story not unlike many of us yoga practitioners and athletes. We all have a story. I survived two very serious auto accidents within two years of each other. Long story—short; beside multiple, head, chest, and knee injuries, I had fractured…

You know the feeling of having your omega-3 capsule stick to the walls of your esophagus and lodge there until you drink more water or eat a piece of breath to shove it down? An object’s progress from mouth to stomach…

Everybody Eats: my suggested title for the prequel of the bestselling children’s book Everybody Poops. While it may not have the excitement and allure of a fascinating tale of elimination, it would be an equally compelling story of the process of…