by Jessica Kisiel | Jan 14, 2014 | Sports Training
Well, that seems like a silly question with an obvious answer, right? Wrong! When we stretch a tight muscle, we make the assumption that the muscle is tight because it is shortened and needs to be lengthened. However, this is not always the case. Actually, a muscle...
by Jessica Kisiel | Dec 31, 2013 | Injury Recovery
1. First, Run in Soft Snow for Good Technique The unstable surface of the snow does not allow you to push off for propulsion. This backward force may cause you to slip as the snow moves with your foot. Thus, you lose traction. If you don’t push off from...
by Jessica Kisiel | Dec 18, 2013 | Personal Wellness
Do you ever feel like you’re not enough? That you should be doing and giving more? I do! Where does this come from? Why do we feel inadequate despite our achievements? Perhaps we have bought into the beliefs spread through our society in the self-sacrifice or...
by Jessica Kisiel | Dec 11, 2013 | Sports Training
Before any athletic practice or competition, you’ll often see rows of athletes lined up in the training room having their ankles, wrists or other various joints taped so they can go play. If you’re like most athletes, you don’t think much about it...
by Jessica Kisiel | Dec 4, 2013 | Injury Recovery, Posture and Technique
I’ve heard a saying regarding pain in the body, “the victim screams while the criminal is silent.” When Tom Myers, internationally known fascia expert and author of Anatomy Trains, said this, he was referring to the interconnected relationships between...
