Tune Up Fitness® Self Care Blog

It was 12 hours into my sixteen-hour bus ride from Bangkok to northern Thailand, and while we were passing through breathtakingly green scenery, all I could think about was my nagging back pain and upset stomach. I was in awe, excited,…

Sherman Oaks, CA — Tune Up Fitness Worldwide Inc, parent company of Yoga Tune Up®, was recently selected to join the Google Trusted Stores program. To help shoppers identify online merchants that offer a great shopping experience, the Google Trusted Store…

On Wednesday, I wrote about how poor posture can affect your breathing capability and thus your body’s mechanics. Here are a few tips to find your perfect posture, as well as a short Coregeous® ball sequence to facilitate the breath, ease…

You’re pregnant! Congratulations! Now what? When I found out I was pregnant, past the exhilaration of the news, a slew of questions started swirling in my head from, Can I keep exercising, and how much? Should I do Kegels? How can…

In the first part of this article, we reviewed the anatomy of the serratus anterior muscle and its role of protracting the scapula. To help integrate our understanding, we physically explored the sliding protraction and retraction of the scapula in the…

For many years, I practiced planks with little awareness of how to stabilize and support my body for optimal efficiency. Although I felt like my planks were pretty good, it wasn’t until I journeyed through the YTU Level 1 Training that…

Earlier this week, I told you about scalene muscles and the pesky problems they can cause. Today, I will show you ways to relieve trigger points and tension in this group of 3 small muscles in your anterior neck. First of…

The scalenes are a group of 3 muscles (anterior, middle and posterior scalene) that originate from the transverse processes of the cervical spine and insert onto the first and second ribs. Their name comes from the Greek word meaning “uneven” and…

Meet Sarah Court, a member of our teaching team who leads regular Yoga Tune Up® classes and workshops on a variety of topics in the LA area and abroad (nationally and internationally). How did you discover Yoga Tune Up® and why did…