How do you spend the first 30 minutes after your workout? Do you instantly run out of the gym, get into your car to sit (and look down at your phone), and quickly rush off to work where you sit more? Or do you spend 15 minutes walking or rowing down your heart rate, then…
At SRSC not only do we take our fitness seriously, but we emphasize the importance of prehab. If you DON’T warm up properly, not only are you increasing your chance of soreness and injury, but your muscles and joints aren’t ready to perform correctly.
Are you suffering from knee pain? Have you seen someone about it? If you have, chances are they told you it was a sprain, or possibly a tear of a ligament or meniscus, and maybe recommended some medication. If you have a hammer, everything looks like a nail: The odds are the pain is something far less…
There are a few places on the body that are fairly common sources of pain in people who push, pull, and squat heavy weights like we do here at SRSC. This week I want to address elbow pain. Elbow pain typically comes in two forms – lateral epicondylitis (outside of the elbow) or medial epicondylitis…
We are happy to announce that Hali Lenox of Hali’s Yoga Mat is back to offer Yoga at SRSC, starting Saturday, January 17th. [box size=”medium” border=”full”]Hali will be offering two different Yoga classes, alternating each Saturday at 12 noon: Power will focus on Vinyasa, matching breath to movement, and getting down into those hips and…
How do you spend the first 30 minutes after your workout? Do you instantly run out of the gym, get into your car to sit, to quickly rush off to work where you sit more? Or do you spend 15 minutes walking or rowing down your heart rate, then mobilizing your areas of tightness or…
[box border=”full”]We’re expanding the Yoga and Mobility and Mechanics class offerings! Starts next week. Mobility and Mechanics 1/2 hour session: Fridays 9:00-9:30 am NEW! 1 hour session: Tuesdays 4:30-:5:30 pm Yoga Thursdays 12:00-1:00 pm NEW! Tuesdays 7:30-8:30 pm[/box] “All human beings should be able to perform basic maintenance on themselves.” Kelly Starrett Not all of…
Starting next week, Kelsey Sullivan, a Massage Therapist in-training, will be at the box on Tuesday evenings. Kelsey is providing massages as part of her externship for her schooling at the National Holistic Institute in Petaluma, and is available to us for free 30-50 minute sessions. Yes, we said ‘free’. CFSR members are welcome to…
The last month in the gym has been heavy on the shoulders. We’ve seen a lot pull ups, dips, bench press, shoulder press, some OHS…jeez, is there anything involving the upper body that doesn’t challenge the shoulders? Easy answer: no. In fact, in the list of previously-existing injuries that new members come to us with,…
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