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I love movement and I love celebrating, thus I always strive to create movement-rich celebrations. For years, I’ve done a movement advent calendar at the end of the year as a thank you to my…
The Pumpkin Spice Workout
Made you look. There is no pumpkin spice in this workout, but there are pumpkins. Just like seasonal lattes, pumpkin workouts are seemingly everywhere so I thought I’d whip up a few pumpkin moves because…
Make Sure Their Clothes are Recess-Ready!
Kid-movement needs cultivation but sometimes that requires simply getting things out of the way. In my book Grow Wild: The Whole-Child, Whole-Family, Nature-Rich Guide To Moving More, I break down how a lot of typical…
You Are The Thigh Master
Let’s talk about the muscles of your inner thighs. The adductor group or “adductors” are muscles that connect to both your pelvis and either your thigh or lower leg bones. When they are short and…
TRAVEL WELL: Do This For Your Low Back Once You Arrive
Whether by car, plane, train, or on foot (she types, looking at her backpacking gear), traveling often involves a lot of hip flexion (found in both sitting and hiking), carrying heavier items than usual, and…
10 Exercises To Do With Your Half-Roller
Most of you are using our 12″ x 6″ x 3″ half foam roller for calf stretches taught in our books, online studio classes and DVD or video programs, but there are more exercises you…
Hugs Make Great Shoulder Exercises
How do your arms spend most of the day? Quick, see if you can quickly scroll (get it?) through all the positions your arms will assume today. Chances are your arms aren’t coming even close…
Pick One Move
There are many ways to approach moving more. One of those ways is to pick one movement or movement habit to work on. This approach can be helpful if you’re easily overwhelmed or simply like…
53 Ways to Take A Seat
A simple way to start moving your body more is to swap your sedentary seat for “active sitting.” How much of your body’s work are you giving to the chair? If the back of the…
The Best Walking Pace
The walking pace recommended for improving physical fitness levels is 100 steps/minute. But, rates like this are tricky because a fitness-making pace actually depends on your current fitness level. If you’re just getting started (going…
Three Ways to Move Your DNA
Getting more exercise is the most-cited new year’s resolution. Personally I’m a fan of making regular resolutions and updates to better myself in numerous ways, and I’m also a fan of a stepwise approach.…
15 Places to Head Ramp (and Where To Post a Reminder)
The Head Ramp exercise is a simple movement of the head that instantly decreases the load to the neck and upper back (watch a video on how to do it below). It is a move…