Labor and delivery are truly a marathon. I think most people can appreciate this, but I don’t think people realize just how true this is. It requires a large amount of preparation, both mentally and physically. In my opinion, women are expected to enter this marathon largely unprepared and without the proper training. They aren’t...Read More

Lunge Before You Run Most running injuries come from a lack of strength/stability, not an issue with endurance. We benchmark the ability to do a strong, stable, front-loaded, forward-walking lunge as a prerequisite for beginning a running program. Our standards for this movement can be found in the video below: Faster is Better for your...Read More

After you give birth, you enter a period of transitions. You transition into becoming a mother and a caretaker, your body transitions into milk production, and you have to transition into finding some level of mental and physical stability while maintaining a chaotic and sporadic sleeping schedule. A lot is happening, and mothers all too...Read More

A Case for Clean Eating During pregnancy, women have a tendency to use their growing bellies as an excuse to eat whatever they want. “Surely I need substantially more than I usually eat, right!?” Or, “baby gets what baby wants!” are usually the attitude. In reality, pregnant women need about 300-450 calories more than they...Read More

There is a sort of helplessness we find ourselves in. In a culture of working harder and doing more, we’re being told the only thing we can do right now is hide.  It’s weird. And also super angsty and scary. We know the only defense against COVID-19 (for the next year or so) is our...Read More

It’s spring and your running career, dormant all the winter, has been kicked back into high gear as you prepare for your next half marathon, marathon, or even ultra marathon (100+ miles in one bout).  You’re running without a care, feeling great, when all of the sudden…your knee starts to hurt.  “I knew it was...Read More

There needs to be a giant shift in the way we search for the causes of pain. An arthritis diagnosis is, quite often, useless. If your pain started last week and your x-ray shows 20 years worth of arthritis, you’re going to have a hard time making a logical argument that your pain is from...Read More

“Make good food choices.”   It’s a simple directive that can become foggy once you hit the grocery store. With an eye on decreasing your inflammation and leveling out your blood sugar, we’ve assembled a list of things you can begin to swap out tomorrow to help keep you healthy, strong, and pain-free.   In:...Read More

Shin splints have been known to sideline an athlete for weeks, in some cases months.  Whether you’re a runner, sprinter, or even a fast walker, you or someone you know has suffered the pain of shin splints. Most of the time, the pain comes on when you’re exercising or quickly after.  If left untreated, this...Read More

When I was growing up, the standard party line from home economic programs across the country was that the food you eat has nothing to do with how much awkward junior high acne you have. Turns out that was a bunch of hogwash. We now know that the food you eat can greatly impact any...Read More