The Fitness Fix

We are seeing more of this as people spend so much time on their miniature screens. Do you see this in your kids? Yourself? As mentioned in the reel - GET OFF YOUR PHONES - not only for your mental health, but your physical health, too. Try these quick tips and tricks to fix your gait and improve your accuracy, balance, and coordination.

If you're looking for a personalized gait analysis or help with other nagging issues, we are here to help! Email [email protected] for details - we can support your goals either online or in person.

We've talked about isometrics before ... here is the why and the how! Bookmark this reel and share it with others - how to increase the efficacy of ANY exercise - help recruit additional muscle fibres in your movement and improve strength in extreme ranges.

Next week, we'll show you this in action ... stay tuned and follow along!

Did you know that every week's classes build on a theme? This week's theme was about incorporating isometrics into your workout. Join us anytime and see what it's all about - your first workout is free and can be joined live online via zoom or asynchronously/download. Email [email protected] for more details.

Whose legs don't get tired when running, hiking, playing golf or wandering around the streets in Italy ... try this tip to bring some life back in those tired limbs after a long day!

Want more tips like this? Follow along! Want personalized gait analysis or personal training? Send along an email to [email protected] - we offer both in-person and zoom-based support. Would love to hear from you!

Is this an ab exercise? To increase mobility? Improve your posture? Help with breathing? YES - all of the above!

Side plank lower downs (aka hip drops) are a great way to get the most out of one exercise. This drill can also be done with your elbow on the wall, or in a traditional side plank on a mat. What's your favourite way? I love how this position really challenges my shoulder/shoulder blade movement - in a good way!

Fix Your Gait - external hip rotation

This gait and stance is so common and can lead to sore hips, knees and lower back. You may also find yourself walking this way especially when you are tired.

Try these quick drills to stabilize your spine and unlock those hips. Remember - every single step you take out of alignment affects your joints and muscles.

If you're just starting to follow along, check out our previous videos in the series for tips on how to address specific gait issues as well as tips and tricks for keeping yourself pain-free and active.

Looking for something more individualized? Email [email protected] if you are interested in one-on-one gait analysis. For a complete list of our services, check out our website, www.fitnessfix.ca

Gliding - whether with gliders, paper plates on carpet or socks on tile or hardwood allow you to have incredible control and maintain tension as you move through your range of motion.

Check out this reel to help increase the space in your knee joints while working your quads, calves, glutes and hamstrings. The more you control the movement, the harder you work! Drills that increase space between the joints can help reduce pain by decreasing friction in the joint, taking pressure off the cartilage and improving fluid flow.

Every week, we explore a different theme in our classes. Most of the themes are developed from the questions and needs of the participants in our classes. Our goals are your goals. Email [email protected] for more information. Your first class is always free!

Are you right-handed? This is one of the most common gait issues we see. Most people favour one side of their body so much that the one side of the brain just doesn't get enough feedback. This can lead to sciatica and other back problems. (If you are left-handed, you may notice the exact opposite).

Watch this video and compare this pattern with your gait. If you have one foot that turns out and perhaps one shoulder that turns in, then these tips are for you!

Try these tips and let us know if it makes a difference!

Do your traps (the muscles between your neck and sholders) get sore when doing bicep curls, rows, lat pull downs or shoulder press?

When you move your body, some muscles are movers, contracting across a joint to move your bones, while other muscles are engaged as an anchor, maintaining a stable base around which other bones move.

When your traps get sore when doing exercises around the shoulder, it's often because your body is trying to find an anchor and the traps step up to do the job when they shouldn't.

Want some tips about how to best anchor for movement? Check out this reel! Tips like these are part of every scaffolded class at FitnessFix. Try a class risk and cost free! Email [email protected] for more details.

In the middle of a golf game, exploring a city, or just standing in line, here's a great correction for EVERYONE when your feet, back, knees or hips start to ache.

Give it a try and let us know how it works for you!

Did you know tips like these are part of every workout at Fitness Fix? Your first workout is FREE! Join us online LIVE for a class, or whenever it works for you on FITTV. Email [email protected] for more details.

The sciatic nerve, the longest nerve in your body, runs from your spinal cord through your pelvis and all the way to your foot. It can get irritated or its movement impinged. Nerves are meant to glide, or move smoothly through the surrounding tissue.

If you feel pain, pins and needles, or tightness in the sciatic/piriformis region especially after sitting for awhile, a gentle sciatic floss may help.

Remember when you are doing a nerve floss, you want some tension but it should never be more than a 3 out of 10. Just back off if the tug is too much. To properly floss a nerve, you will encourage movement through each joint that the nerve crosses.

Interested in other nerve flosses? Let us know! Want more personal attention? We offer personal training both in-person and online over zoom. Email [email protected] for more details.