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RUNNERS’ LONGEVITY RECIPE – HOW TO BE A HEALTHY & HAPPY RUNNER FOR LIFE!
Yesterday was a privilege for me to speak at the Ballard Homestead to the Green Lake Running Group members about how to become a lifelong runner. Posted below are the slides from my talk as well as...
ILIOCAPSULARIS: A LITTLE KNOWN MUSCLE & HIP DYSPLASIA
This muscle could be considered a part of the hip flexors but it is mostly dormant in normal functioning hips. In dysfunctional hips, such as hips with dysplasia, labral tear or femoral acetabular...
ANKLE SPRAINS – A MISSED CAUSE OF LOW BACK PAIN
An Overview: Ankle sprains often result in a loss of foot pronation which in turn disrupts the hip biomechanics necessary for the loading and unloading phases of activities like walking. Because of...
FROM THE SIDELINES: HEALTHY SOCCER FEET – FOREFRONT PHYSICAL THERAPY QUOTED ON PARENTMAP.COM
From the Sidelines: Healthy Soccer Feet - ParentMap From the Sidelines: Healthy Soccer Feet Score this as one of my uncomfortable parenting moments. My 12-year-old son’s soccer team was playing in a...
SITTING & REDUCING ITS NEGATIVE HEALTH EFFECTS
Almost monthly, some form of media brings to light the ill effects of sitting. Those effects may actually seem counterintuitive – instead of feeling well rested and energetic, we are more likely to...
SEATTLE GREEN LAKE TRACK WORKOUT WARM UP EXPLAINED: PART 2 – LUNGES WITH 3D ARM REACHES
As explained in Part 1, the track workout warm up starts with an easy 2 lap jog followed by running modification drills. Immediately following those drills are a series of lunges that are modified...
SEATTLE GREEN LAKE TRACK WORKOUT WARM UP EXPLAINED: PART 1 – RUNNING DRILLS
This will be a 2 part series designed to explain the “why” behind the different exercises I guide the Green Lake track workout group through every Monday evening. We always start with 2 laps of slow...
NIKE GOLF 360 FUNCTIONAL PERFORMANCE SYSTEM
Golf is a fantastic game that brings with it friendships, laughs, beautiful scenery and, sadly, great frustration. Usually this frustration is a result of knowing you can hit a solid shot, but...
SIX WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR RUNNING PERFORMANCE THIS OFFSEASON – PART VI: RUNNING RELATED STRENGTH TRAINING
You may be intimately familiar with every tree root and concrete bump as you make your way around the 3-mile Green Lake loop, but are you familiar with 3-dimensional split squats? Or a single leg...
AN INTRODUCTION TO A NEW KIND OF PHYSICAL THERAPY
Welcome to Forefront Physical Therapy! I'm excited to become a part of the Seattle community and look forward to having the opportunity to work with and learn from all of you. Here's my story: I...