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Knee Pain,
Running,
Top Core and Lateral Hip Exercises
Being really strong in the lateral hip and core is vitally important to many sports, exercises, and activities of daily living. These muscles allow us to lift heavier weights with squats, run with better form, and tolerate more rigors of daily life. A lack of strength in the lateral hip and core can make performing to our full potential at...
Shoulder Pain,
Top Shoulder Control and Strength Exercises
Overhead shoulder control and strength is vital in many activities of life. The push press, the snatch, kipping, and many more CrossFit movements require a significant amount of overhead control and strength. The back swing of a golf club or tennis racquet both require a significant amount of overhead control and strength. For some placing their luggage in an...
CrossFit,
Lower Body,
Running,
Top 4 Causes of Shin Splints and How to Get Relief
As the weather warms up and you’ve started adding miles to your runs, you might have started noticing a subtle increase of a nagging pain beginning in your shins. As the nagging pain increases and starts limiting your runs, you might do some research and find the internet talking about shin splints and many different ways to combat it. There...
Running,
Strength Training For Runners: The Key To Longevity
Why Do Injuries Occur, And What Do We Do About It? Many times, pain and injury in endurance sports are linked to a combination of lacking stability or poor mechanics. These faults can lead to stress of our joints and soft tissues, and with thousands of strides the pain is inevitable. I tell these athletes we need to look at...
Recovery,
Sleep Hygiene – The Secret to Improving Performance
Without a doubt, recent research is showing us that sleep hygiene is the secret to improving performance and health, inside and outside of the gym. The great news is, you don’t need a drug or medication to improve your sleep, you need sleep hygiene! Let’s start out by understanding that there likely isn’t a one-size-fits-all solution to improving your sleep....
Shoulder Pain,
The Best Exercises for Shoulder Impingement
Shoulder impingement (now often called rotator cuff tendinopathy) is one of the most common conditions we treat at Onward because of our active patient population. With many active populations such as CrossFitters and weightlifters, we must address a few areas if we want to rapidly improve shoulder impingement pain. Here are Our Favorite Exercises for Your Shoulder Impingement Step One:...
Lower Body,
Running,
Avoid These 5 Mistakes During Your Spring Running
Eager to get back into running? Ready to start training for your next 5k, 10k, or marathon? Looking to hit a PR this year? Us too! So, avoid these 5 common running mistakes this Spring! ...
Female Athlete,
Pregnancy & Postpartum,
Training & Hormones: How to Unlock your Potential
The female body is an incredible machine. Similar to the changing of the tide, there is a calculated surge and subsequent reduction of important hormones that are responsible for building muscle, supporting our thyroid, breast tissue and beyond. But do you monitor your training and hormones? Understanding how these fluctuate during the month can be a powerful way to unlock...
Hip Pain,
Running,
Can I Run With A Hip Labral Tear?
That pinchy feeling in the front of the hip or groin…that nagging sharp pain with squatting or sitting that just seems like it won’t go away no matter how much rest you give it? You wonder, will this ever go away? Can I get back to running and other sports alike like I used to with a hip labral tear? Good news lies ahead....