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Why Does Posture Matter Anyway?

Monday, May 17th, 2010

by Craig Morgan
We’ve all had someone in our lives tell us to, “Stand up straight!!” But, besides being yelled at for looking like a slouch, most of us have no idea why posture really matters. In spite of the temptation to be really technical and talk about muscle length-tension relationships and neuromuscular efficiency……I’ll just stop [...]

The Forgotten Abs

Wednesday, April 7th, 2010

by Craig Morgan
Everyone knows about the rock star, sex symbol rectus abdominus, otherwise known as your “abs.” This vertical muscle draped down the front of the core region of your body is quite the showboat when there is no fat on top of it. You see it on the cover of every “health & fitness” [...]

What Cardio Should I Do?

Thursday, April 1st, 2010

by Craig Morgan
What cardio program you should do requires you to answer three main questions.
(1) Is my body structurally sound enough to handle the demands of my cardio program without creating chronic injury and imbalance?
Example: If you have low back issues, you shouldn’t start off by doing a High Intensity Interval Training program using running [...]

Oh, My Back!!!

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

by Craig Morgan
It seems like we all know someone who has constant low back pain or “has to be careful because of their back.” The stats on lower back pain (LBP) in America are actually staggering. LBP is defined as pain that persists for longer than 12 weeks consecutively. So I’m not just talking about [...]