When the goal is to improve movement and performance, understanding the core muscles and their function is crucial for maximizing your training. Technically, core muscles include all the muscles of the trunk, pelvic floor, and hips surrounding the spine and abdominals.

When you think about core training and exercises, you probably think about the front of your body. You should also be thinking about spinal mobility and especially lateral flexion. Why you need lateral flexion in your core training During everyday activities, such

Hyperlordosis might sound like a scary fancy-pants word, but it simply means that the low back has an exaggerated (hyper) inward curve (lordosis). After reading this blog, you will have a better understanding of whether you should worry about improving

Posture and breathing are intimately linked, and understanding this connection can help you improve both. While there's no one-size-fits-all perfect posture for everyone, your posture can profoundly impact your breathing, and conversely, your breathing can influence your posture. How does breathing

Fascia is a spiderweb-like connective tissue surrounding and supporting our muscles, bones, and organs. It plays a crucial role in force transmission and movement efficiency, acting as a scaffold for muscles and tendons to attach to. Fascia is what allows

Questions about P.A.I.L.s and R.A.I.L.s are common with Kinstretch and Functional Range Conditioning. We will explain what are P.A.I.L.s and R.A.I.L.s and how to progress them. In the end, we want you to be feeling what are you supposed to

We have to be honest, getting on the DGR podcast with David Grey was really exciting. It's probably the first podcast that we've gone on that we've actually listened to every episode. What did we get into on the podcast?

Rib flare is not a death sentence but it is something you want to address if you are having issues such as pain or decreased performance. We have worked with multiple clients and have been able to improve and often

The best way to describe our Pelvic Magic class series is to say it really is chess vs checkers. Instead of spending hours stretching your hip flexors, hamstrings and quads, we can first get the skeleton moving optimally and the majority

For our Basics of Breathing post, we will get into the anatomy of our ribs and inform you on how to optimize your breathing.  We all know that breathing is incredibly important and we've made impressive progress with our clients

The 90/90 stretch is a great way to train hip mobility and focuses on how well your hips can rotate. It has quickly become one of the more popular hip stretches and is part of the Kinstretch practice. If you

The Shoulder CAR (Controlled Articular Rotation) is an expression of what your shoulder is capable of. It is the gold standard of assessment and tells us a ton about what exercises are optimal for you. This blog post will show