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What does it mean to be a Pain Free Athlete?

What does it mean to be a Pain Free Athlete?

by Jessica Kisiel | Jul 8, 2020 | Injury Recovery, Posture and Technique, Sports Training

You are an athlete! An athlete is anyone who desires to be active and challenge themselves. In my definition, competition and organized sports are not required to be an athlete. However, in the era of Covid-19, there aren’t many, if any, events to participate in...
Home Office Setup and Workday Exercises

Home Office Setup and Workday Exercises

by Jessica Kisiel | May 19, 2020 | Posture and Technique

Admit it! You’ve done this, or sat in a similar position, while working at home recently. I know I have. In the last couple of months, everything has become virtual–classes, meetings, family get-togethers, workshops, even happy hours. We are spending more time...
How to Take and Analyze Posture Photos

How to Take and Analyze Posture Photos

by Jessica Kisiel | Feb 6, 2020 | Posture and Technique

How aligned is your posture?  When striving for improved wellness in any area of life, it is always a good idea to have a baseline. For example: before starting a medication for high blood pressure, you measure your current readings. When beginning a healthy nutrition...
Breathe Better: Use Your Nose

Breathe Better: Use Your Nose

by Jessica Kisiel | Nov 18, 2019 | Personal Wellness, Posture and Technique

How strong is your nose? Have you ever considered that the function of your nose is dependent on muscles? Did you know that if you don’t nasal breathe, these muscles can become weak and imbalanced? Use it or lose it applies to your nose! Recently, I had the...
Foot and Ankle Injuries Often Lead to Chronic Pain

Foot and Ankle Injuries Often Lead to Chronic Pain

by Jessica Kisiel | Oct 15, 2019 | Injury Recovery, Posture and Technique

Have you ever sprained your ankle?   It is a common injury, happening 97 times a minute, 2,328 times a day and 850,000 times a year. Actually, you have a 30% chance of spraining your ankle this year! (https://www.rightdiagnosis.com/a/ankle_sprain/stats.htm)...
Stretching Your Glutes Isn’t Enough

Stretching Your Glutes Isn’t Enough

by Jessica Kisiel | Jul 17, 2019 | Injury Recovery, Posture and Technique

Recently, during a hard week of training—including climbing intervals on the bike and heavy lifting in the gym—I woke up with intense tightness in my left glute. Previously, I had overworked my my right glute, which made it tighter. Now it was the left. I saw this as...
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