by Jessica Kisiel | Sep 14, 2021 | Injury Recovery, Personal Wellness, Posture and Technique, Sports Training
I am excited to announce the pre-launch of The Pain Free Athlete membership website. The site officially launches on October 1, 2021. The creation of this website is one of the benefits of Covid-19. A year and a half ago, I moved all of my in-person classes to Zoom....
by Jessica Kisiel | Aug 10, 2021 | Sports Training
American artistic gymnast Simone Biles displayed athletic toughness last week at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic games. Biles, a four-time Olympic gold medalist at Rio de Janeiro in 2016, chose not to compete in multiple events during the games due to mental concerns. Ok. I...
by Jessica Kisiel | Jul 28, 2021 | Injury Recovery
“Osteoarthritis is not a ‘wear and tear’ disease of the joint.” Thus says Tasha Stanton, associate professor and lead osteoarthritis researcher at the University of South Australia, Adelaide. I had the opportunity to listen to her presentation, “Re-thinking...
by Jessica Kisiel | Jun 1, 2021 | Injury Recovery
Peer pressure, the influence a group or individual has on your behavior, can be positive or negative. When we view it in relation to activity and sport, peer pressure can drive us to do more than we might on our own. This is great if we are lacking motivation and need...
by Jessica Kisiel | May 25, 2021 | Injury Recovery
I have a confession to make: I frequently struggle to do my “rehab exercises”! There you have it. I am a posture coach that can lack motivation to do the work she asks of her clients. So, do you think less of me now? Or, maybe you respect my honesty? Well,...