Tune Up Fitness® Self Care Blog

During my typical day as a teacher and graduate program coordinator on a college campus, I have seen disturbing ergonomic habits wherever I look, whether in my building or while moving across campus.  Many young people do not yet feel the…

“Let’s address the emotions and feelings you’re having… and stop shoving it down.” Michelle Garcia has not followed a common career path. Her profession has spanned from spending 20 years in law enforcement, as a patrol officer and detective, to becoming…

This post will help you learn how to have great posture.  For starters, imagine that your pelvis, ribcage, and head are like a child’s wooden playing blocks. Are they level and aligned? Does their positioning set you up nice and tall,…

If there were ever a body blind spot, it certainly would be the pelvic floor. In sports, movement classes, private coaching, Physical Therapy, etc., the pelvic floor has historically been left alone. Many of the professionals working with these clients don’t…

When I contemplate the basic five human senses–sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch–sight stands out as my most coveted sense.  The sense of sight allows us to visually take in all the beauty that is around us. It is also vital…

We generally don’t appreciate our feet until there is a problem, a sentiment captured well in a local foot clinic’s tagline: Get back to not thinking about your feet. Each foot has 26 bones and 33 joints all held in position…

Explore the benefits of myofascial self massage as we guide you through the top 9 rolling techniques we use with our therapy balls. When you have mounting aches and pains, it’s difficult to focus on what you love about your chosen…

“The body will share a lot when you listen.” As a specialist in visceral manipulation, Dr. Missy Albrecht goes where few wellness practitioners ever go–directly into the abdominal organs. That’s right, a central part of her work is massaging clients’ internal…

Do your thoughts have any influence on your mood?  How-to use the power of suggestion to your advantage. Think back to your first kiss. Do you feel your heart beat faster? Or warmth in your chest and belly? Your brain just…