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How to Touch Your Toes (4 Stretches to Improve Flexibility)

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It’s time to learn how to touch your toes! What makes me so confident you’ll be able to reach your little piggy wiggies? Because we teach even the most “inflexible” of folks how to touch their toes in our 1-on-1 Online Coaching Program , and we’ll share with you all our secrets below. Want to become more flexible? A Nerd Fitness Coach can create a plan to make it happen! Here’s what we’ll cover in our guide, How to Touch Your Toes : It’s time to become bendy like Gumby!  Let’s get started. The Benefits of Being Able to Touch Your Toes If you want to increase your flexibility, you’re gonna need to stretch. [1] It’s how you make your muscles elastic and strong. Why bother though? What’s the big deal about being able to touch your toes? Here are some of the benefits provided by stretching: Increase range of motion. If you can move a joint through its full range of motion, you’re gonna have more freedom of movement. Confidently navigating the physical world is a

Fun Run Challenge – October Running Calendar Free Printable

Fun Run Challenge! This month’s Running Calendar is all about how to make Running FUN again.  Everyday there is a simple photo prompt, tip or mini-challenge to do on the run.  Do it, take a pic and share your photo on Instagram with the hashtag #RunEatRepeat to connect with other runners! This will be the … Read More about Fun Run Challenge – October Running Calendar Free Printable The post Fun Run Challenge – October Running Calendar Free Printable appeared first on Run Eat Repeat . Source link from WordPress https://ift.tt/3n20YeS via IFTTT

Quick Warm-Up Routines That Will Change How You Exercise

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Here’s something you won’t hear many trainers admit: A long workout warm-up — you know, the type that asks you to foam roll, stretch, or otherwise activate every muscle imaginable — can backfire. Before you think we’re railing against common advice for the sake of being counterintuitive, we’re not saying warmup exercises are bad. We’re just saying the way they are implemented is flawed and, in many cases, not supported by research. In fact, all the way back in 2012 in the International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy ,  more than 100 studies were reviewed and the takeaway was: Stretching has not been shown to be effective at reducing the incidence of overall injuries. 88  While there is some evidence of stretching reducing musculotendinous injuries, 88  more evidence is needed to determine if stretching programs alone can reduce muscular injuries. 3 If you want the benefits of warming up without dreading the typical process, we’ve tested dozens of different protocols on thousa

Our Maternity Photoshoot – A Foodie Stays Fit

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Our maternity photos taken at 35 weeks pregnant in the North Carolina mountains. Tommy and I had a maternity photoshoot a few weeks ago and absolutely love the photos we got back. We wanted to get some photos before the baby comes to capture this season of life before it changes forever (in the best way, I’m sure!). And, of course, we’ll want to document it even more once the baby arrives! I immediately knew that I wanted to use Hooman Bahrani of Vesic Photography for these photos. He did our engagement photos and our wedding , so it was only fitting that he take photos of this next phase of our life. Our Maternity Photoshoot Location We chatted with Hooman about potential locations and landed on taking photos in the Boone and Blowing Rock area. Tommy is from Boone and I fell in the love with the area when I moved to North Carolina since I love the mountains and still miss the Utah mountains where I grew up. And now, Tommy and I love spending time together in the mountains s