If your lower back feels tight after sitting, standing, working, or simply getting through a busy day, your first instinct may be to stretch as deeply as possible. As a personal trainer, I would suggest taking a different approach. When your back…

Working from home can make it surprisingly easy to stay in one position for hours. Before you know it, your shoulders feel tight, your back feels stiff, and your hips do not want to move. As a personal trainer, I see one…

Getting older does not mean you have to stop moving -- it may mean that moving regularly becomes even more important. If you are over 60 and notice that your body feels stiffer than it used to, simple mobility exercises can be…

If your body feels stiff after sitting for hours, you may think you need a long stretching routine to loosen up. As a personal trainer, I have found that one of the biggest reasons people skip mobility work is simple: they make…

Want to try yoga at home but feel unsure where to start? You are not alone. As a personal trainer, I often see beginners avoid yoga because they think they need to be flexible, own special equipment, or follow a long and…

If yoga feels harder than you expected, the problem may not be that you are “bad” at it. As a personal trainer, one beginner mistake I see often is trying to force your body into the same version of a pose you…

If you have diastasis recti, you may be wondering whether exercises like the dead bug are safe for your core. As a personal trainer, my first advice is simple: there is no one exercise that is automatically right for everyone with diastasis…