Mar

3

Port de Bras

Posted by Sarah R

March 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Need help with your posture? Try doing some Port de Bras - an often utilized dance move to stretch and lengthen your spine!

Stand with your heels touching and your toes turned out.
Brace your abs.
Keeping your shoulders down, raise both arms overhead.
Bend forward, reaching your hands toward your toes while keeping your back flat.
Go only as [...]

Jan

19

What is a Charley horse?

Posted by Sarah R

January 19, 2009 | 1 Comment

Image via Wikipedia

Yesterday while doing my lunges and my squats, my left quad suddenly seized up and I almost fell over. I had no idea what was happening, and so I jumped on Google to see “why is my leg killing me?” I have since come to the conclusion that I got a Charley horse [...]

Sep

24

5 Easy Hamstring Stretches

Posted by Sarah R

September 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Thanks to FitSugar, I found a fantastic list of five easy hamstring stretches that I want to tell you about! Five different stretches are described in detail along with pictures to show exactly what they should look like. I love FitSugar even more thanks to this article!

Hang over hamstring stretch
Seated hamstring stretch
Standing hamstring stretch
Advanced standing [...]

Aug

22

Friday 5 - 8/22/08

Posted by Sarah R

August 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Image by tobyleah via Flickr

So, how did last week go?
I didn’t manage to go for a walk since I was on crutches, but I did manage to get the rest of my goals taken care of. Did you join in? Did you write your hand-written note? I did, a thank you note to a friend. [...]