Tune Up Fitness® Self Care Blog

Now that you’ve read Wednesday’s post and found this superpower muscle, how do you strengthen her so that she can support your shoulder? The serratus anterior is featured and awakened in the following Yoga Tune Up® poses: Side Plank, Dolphin Supinate,…

You’re in the restroom before a big job interview. You remember reading this blog and you decide to do Megaplank on the wall. You feel your serratus anterior responding, but you also begin to feel your anxiety decreasing and your sense…

Let’s look at two words that are often used interchangeably but mean different things: proprioception and kinesthesia. According to the American Heritage Science Dictionary, proprioception is “The unconscious perception of movement and spatial orientation arising from stimuli within the body.” In…

In my last post, I identified and located the quadratus lomborum (QL) and psoas major muscles, discussed why and how we can develop shortened or imbalanced psoas and practiced a few movements that can assist in countering its shortened length. Years ago,…

In the first part of this blog we explored the why of the anatomy of walking, and today we’ll dive into the how. While the entire body is involved in proper gait alignment and biomechanics , let’s start with the foundation:…

I’m going to describe two different people walking, visualize them, and then tell me (feel free to yell out the answer at your computer!) who is younger. Person 1: head forward, rounded shoulders, and eyes to the ground, Person 1 takes…

In my previous posts, I discussed some of the issues I have with pain and mobility as a result of my large bust, and went on to discuss a few methods I use to work on some of those issues. Today, I…

Ever ponder what muscles are involved when you’re standing straight up? What muscles are primarily involved in keeping you upright? You have a couple dozen soft tissue postural supporters running from your feet up your body to your head, which work…

On Wednesday, I told the tale of my bunions. Today, I’ll discuss techniques for foot care I’ve had time to research while I rest my feet post-surgery. Here are a few movements I will include in my (future) daily foot care…