Fitness

by Lauren Lynass

“We knew we could run in the mud because of our strength training,” reported by Coach Keith Andrew who led his high school boys cross country team to a 2006 Nike Team Nationals on a very waterlogged Portland course (4). [...]

by Dillon Caswell PT, DPT, SCS

Every sport has some specific skill that makes it unique. The skill is needed to excel in the sport due to the demands of the environment or competition. One of those unique skills in the sport of CrossFit, gymnastics, and [...]

by Craig Lindell PT, DPT, CSCS

Are you considering more medicine ball exercises, AKA med ball exercises, in your routine but aren’t sure what to do or how to proceed? Perhaps you’ve seen some cool medicine ball exercises going down in your gym and on social [...]

by Dillon Caswell PT, DPT, SCS

We typically hear and see evidence for the case of runners complementing their running with strength training to improve performance and reduce injury. Let’s flip the script and ask, can running improve weightlifting performance?

by Michael Lau PT, DPT, CSCS

Lunges are one of the most commonly performed exercises in rehab and general fitness alike – and for good reason. You are able to target different muscle groups or movement patterns just simply by changing up lunge directions from forward, [...]

by Taryn Beaumont PT, DPT, CLT, CF-L2, CNC

If you’ve ever been to a gym where people are lifting weights, you’ve likely seen people wearing weightlifting belts. This begs the question – why are weightlifting belts and exercises paired together? Why do some people only use weightlifting belts [...]

by Michael Lau PT, DPT, CSCS

Dead bug exercise variations are one of our absolute favorite exercises when done properly with advanced progressions, they can be a core killer!! Learning to activate your deep spinal stabilizers like the transversus abdominis in these positions is a stepping [...]

by Dillon Caswell PT, DPT, SCS

Many youth athletes spend hours in the driveway hitting turn around fade aways at the imaginary buzzer, recreating Lionel Messi’s game winning shots, or tumbling across the living room like Simone Biles. They aspire to one day make it to [...]

by Taryn Beaumont PT, DPT, CLT, CF-L2, CNC

Do you love to clean, jerk, and snatch? Do you sometimes feel sore after doing so? Well, fellow lover of the barbell, fear not! Contained in this article are several exercises that will be sure to warm up your joints [...]

by [P]rehab

Soccer is the world’s most popular sport and demonstrates continued growth in the United States each year. Over 13 million Americans play soccer, and according to US Youth Soccer, there are over 3 million youth soccer players registered in the [...]

by Arash Maghsoodi PT, DPT, CSCS

Are core exercises as important as we once thought? Several reviews have recently challenged the idea of improving core stability for the prevention and treatment of low back pain. There is strong evidence suggesting that stabilization exercises are no more [...]

by Tommy Mandala PT, DPT, SCS, OCS, CSCS

You hear it all the time – whenever someone talks about starting a weightlifting routine, running their first marathon, or starting an off-season workout plan, the advice is always the same: “start slowly”; “progress gradually”; “don’t do too much, too [...]