by Cori Lefkowith | Jun 10, 2014 | Blog, Butt, Exercises
Unilateral exercises are a great way to prevent and correct imbalances. They force each leg, each side, to work independently so that the dominant side can’t take over.
They also require less, and in many cases no weight, to be challenging so that you can do them at home if you don’t have much equipment or even use them to give your body a break from heavy loads.
One of my favorite unilateral leg exercises is the Airborne Lunge because it not only forces each side to work independently, but it also will improve your core strength and mobility.
And starting out, most people won’t need any load to make the movement more challenging.
To do the Airborne Lunge:
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by Cori Lefkowith | Jun 5, 2014 | Blog, Exercises, Pain Relief
Often people think they can’t workout their legs when they have knee pain.
And while you don’t just want to jump into a lower body strength routine if you aren’t sure what is going on with your knees, there are knee-friendly lower body exercises you can do once you’ve identified the problem and are doing the proper rehab to take care of them.
The exercises below put little to no strain on the knees and also strengthen common areas of weakness that contribute to knee pain….Aka WEAK GLUTES and EXTERNAL ROTATORS!
Using these exercises (along with a proper prehab/rehab routine that includes foam rolling and stretching) you can prevent knee pain from ever returning!
10 Knee Friendly Lower Body Exercises:
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by Cori Lefkowith | Jun 2, 2014 | Blog, Testimonial
Eating well and exercising, living a healthy lifestyle, is about more than losing weight and looking great. It is about more than performing well on the athletic field, running faster or lifting more weight.
It is about IMPROVING YOUR QUALITY OF LIFE.
Here is Shannon’s story about how she improved the quality of her life through diet and exercise. Not only did she improve her physical health, but also her MENTAL HEALTH!
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by Cori Lefkowith | May 28, 2014 | Blog, Warm Up
Warm ups don’t have to involve a ton of different stretches or take a long time.
Here is one Full-Body “Yoga Sequence” to warm you up from head to toe.
Repeat this stretch 8-15 times per side depending on what you are doing that day and if you are including other stretches in your warm up.
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by Cori Lefkowith | May 25, 2014 | Blog, Exercises, Workouts
You are most likely to stick with a workout routine you enjoy. If working out is a chore, then you will use any excuse you can to get out of doing it.
However, if you enjoy working out, you are going to make sure to include it in your day EVEN if you are completely stressed out.
And what is more fun than playing around on a playground outside!?!
A great workout doesn’t have to involve a barbell or even kettlebells or weights.
A great workout CAN feel like play.
Below is a great video with tons of great exercises to try out on the playground. Also, check out some of my favorite Playground Workouts!
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by Cori Lefkowith | May 21, 2014 | Blog, Butt, Exercises
When you sit all day at a desk, your body is constantly in flexion, which leads to injury.
The 5 bridge exercises below are the opposite of what you do all day and, when paired with a proper trigger point release program, can help you prevent and alleviate injury.
See the 5 Bridge Variations in the video below!
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