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Flexibility 101 March 14th, 2008

     photo credit: crownjewel82 
    When I walk into a gym, I usually see a lot of incorrect techniques. Men are bench pressing, and their heads are coming off the bench during every rep. Women are squatting, and these knees are wobbling and their toes are facing outward. The problem is that no one is correcting these mistakes. […]

Introducing Diaphragmatic Breathing March 7th, 2008

     Please don’t be put off by the large word! Diaphragmatic breathing is just the technical term for breathing deeply. When you breathe deeply, you are taking air into your lungs by expanding your diaphragm rather than rather than your rib cage.  Of course, most people don’t make the conscious effort to breathe this way. But […]