Tight quads (which is the front of your leg and the muscles that are in that area) can cause pain in more than one area. You can put pressure on your knees, hips and can get trigger points and soft tissue problems through the quadriceps. There are a few ways to release your quads, but […]
4 Twitter Tips to Help Your Fitness Motivation
Given its sheer volume of users and content, Twitter promises to have something for everyone and those looking for help with fitness and health motivation are no exception. From motivational quotes and media to quick tips intended to help you to eat better and exercise smarter, Twitter is an excellent place to make a quick […]
5 Fitness Mistakes that Lead to Anxiety
By: Ryan Rivera Anxiety and physical fitness are linked in a host of ways. It’s well known that those that are more active tend to experience less anxiety, and those that feel good about their health and wellness often feel a greater degree of confidence when faced with other stressful life situations. Part of ensuring […]
Getting Ready for a Fitness Program
By: Peter Roseberg Staying fit can be a challenge, especially when some of the things you do can become repetitive, hence making you either lose your enthusiasm with your fitness program or give it up altogether. Staying in shape can indeed be a struggle for some. If you’re in the same dilemma, try to look […]
How To Relieve a Tight Lower Back
Your back feels tight, and your first instinct is to stretch it… bad news is this is almost allays going to result in an even tighter back. Often your tight lower back is caused by something else completely different. If you have an issue or injury such as a bulging disc, it is a little […]
Speed Ladders for Agility
If I had a dollar for every time I have to do speed ladders, I would be a very rich woman. For those that don’t know my background, I am a pro volleyball player in Europe, and I play on the Australian National Team. Although that sounds rather glamorous and amazing…it means I come in […]
How To Get Better Hip Mobility
I was going over some old posts I had made, and came across this one on another old blog I used to post on. We don’t update it anymore but this is a serious piece. It describes how to get better hip mobility in detail, and it is more than worth checking out. I will […]
Stiff Hips After Sitting?
Sitting down for lengths of time means that our hip flexors are always in a flexed and shortened position. Muscles are pliable and pretty smart things, keep your hip flexors in that position, it’s where they will want to stay. A lot of us have desk jobs, which means that our hip flexors are in […]
Volleyball Warm Up Stretches
Reading Laurens Fitness and many other conditioning blogs you have probably come across a couple of articles that pretty much tell you not to do static stretching pre event or training. I like to incorporate some static stretching into my dynamic movement warm up, but I tend to get it done early, to make sure […]
Barefoot Training – Things to Consider Before You Throw Your Trainers to the Wind
Many professional trainers and fitness experts have been weighing in on the new phenomenon – barefoot running. Certainly athletic gear brands have been embracing the trend with shoes such as Adidas Adipure Barefoot Trainer and the Vibram Five Fingers. These types of funky footwear are not only turning heads at shopping centres and on the […]