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How to Improve Your Deadlift: Top Tips for Better Technique and Stronger Lifts
Deadlifting is one of the most powerful exercises for building strength in the entire body. This powerhouse movement activates multiple muscle groups – from glutes and hamstrings to your back and core. A solid deadlift of course helps you to lift heavy things, but more than that, it supports better posture, helps to stabilize and
Busting the Myth: Yes, Your Knees Can Go Past Your Toes in a Workout!
We’ve all heard, “Don’t let your knees go past your toes!” Whether it’s at the gym, in a fitness class, or scrolling through fitness advice online, this rule gets tossed around all the time. “Don’t squat with your knees past your toes,” they say. “Keep your knees back, push your hips back.” But guess what?
Bulletproof Your Shoulders for Winter Sports (and Everyday Life!)
As we shift from sunny rounds of golf to chilly nights on the ice, it’s time to trade in the golf clubs for hockey sticks and gear up for a new season. Before you start taking those slap shots, let’s talk about something that will support you all season long: your shoulders. More specifically, how
4 Key Exercises to Optimize Your Running
You’ve got the gear and a plan of where you’re going on your run, but before you step out onto the trail or pavement, how about we do a little prep for your run? We’ve got a quick routine you can do – trust us, it’s not complicated at all! All you need to get
Managing Tennis Elbow: Effective Exercises for Relief
Tennis Elbow, also known as lateral epicondylitis, is a condition that causes pain around the outside of the elbow. The annoying pain often creeps up when you pour your morning coffee, grab a plate from the cupboard, or open a doorknob. Despite its name, this condition isn’t limited to tennis players. We’ve likely all had
Optimize your spine
Whether you’re a CrossFit athlete throwing 250 lbs over your head or picking up your infant child from the crib, you need healthy movement and mobility in your spine. One of the first places we start in the clinic when we want to optimize your spine’s function is core activation. We also factor in glute
9 Strength Building Exercises For Runners
Have you been thinking about taking up running? Are you dreaming about zipping through the Edmonton River Valley, taking in all the gorgeous scenery while getting into great physical shape? What better way to spend a sunny day than that! Running is one of the most popular activities, likely because of its simplicity and accessibility.
Get Golf Season Ready
Optimize Physiotherapy Pre-Season Golf Tips Golf Season is right around the corner, and if you’re like us, you’re counting down the days until you can step onto the course. You’re itching to dust off your clubs and finally tee off again. However, before diving headfirst into the game, it’s important to take a moment to
Breaking Down the Deadlift
In general, the goal of weightlifting is to set the body in a strong position and then maintain that position while moving the weight. This concept comes into practice when doing a deadlift. Deadlifting can feel scary due to old misconceptions and poor training methodology. By breaking down the actual movement and learning how to
Get out!
Boost Your Body and Mind—Exercise Outside Walking. Jogging. Running. Hiking. Sashaying. Whatever your style, most of us know that taking your steps outside is good for your heart, body, mood, and mind. In fact, a UK study of 50,000 walkers—a variety of ages of men and women—found that walking briskly on the regular translates to