The Pose Method for running is garnering critical acclaim for teaching athletes to run more swiftly and efficiently, and remain injury-free while doing so. Learning how to run more efficiently will give you the ability to run stronger and faster, while recovering quicker. In the clinic you will learn ‘Pose Basics’, which will set you [...]
27
Jan
Win a VIP Pass to the Livestrong Austin Marathon and Half Marathon
You’ve put in the months of training, working tirelessly toward your goal: the finish line. Some of you trained in the early mornings, when the sun was barely peeking over the horizon. Others ran miles after a grueling work day, in the evening rush hour. Many of you endured the mind games of long runs, [...]
07
Jan
3M Half Marathon Shuttle & Post-Race Brunch Fun-day!
After training hard for months, who wants to deal with parking a car at the start line of the 3M Half Marathon and then having to depend upon family or friends finding you at the crowded finish line? What a headache, rushing around to grab a banana and a bagel and worrying if your driver [...]
18
Sep
Can Cupping Make You Faster?
Fire cupping is a technique that has been used in traditional Chinese medicine dating back to the Han Dynasty. It is also one of the modalities that I use in my present day practice at The Austin Body Worker. So what is cupping good for and how does it work?! How the heck does it [...]
27
Aug
Pillow Talk!
“How old is the pillow you’re currently sleeping on?” I ask most clients as we are completing their initial intake form. Most pause for a moment and then either shrug and say half-heartedly, “I don’t know,” or “not that old”. I usually smile and follow up with “How old IS ‘not that old’?” Commonly the [...]
22
Jul
Have Table……Will Travel
Every now and then I get the honor of working with bands who I am crazy about and it happened this past week. It is always awesome to meet artist who you love and are genuinely as cool as you would hope they would be in person. I love my job!!! Yes….Mr. Bill got to hang backstage [...]
25
Apr
You’re Not Cheating!
I just finished a session with a regular client who began our time with a sheepish, “I have a confession. I cheated on you last week.” To which I replied my standard, “It’s okay! You needed to get work done, and my schedule was packed. I’m glad you contacted another massage therapist and that she [...]
21
Jun
The Why, When, and How of Epsom Salts Baths
So, I commonly see clients after a big race or event or even a training run and they complain of their legs feeling “like lead” or “full and tight”. This is usually due to a buildup of metabolic wastes and toxins that your muscles produce that, quite literally, gets “stuck” in the tissue. When these [...]
03
May
What the heck is all the fuss about FOAM ROLLERS!?
Okay, okay. I know my clients, friends and loved ones are probably pretty sick of hearing me sing the praises of foam rollers. What the heck IS a foam roller you say? And why/how do they help? Let me try to chip away at all your questions and misconceptions. No-they are not a cure-all for [...]
02
May
Massage Homework?
After you have had a good massage, the last thing you want usually is to have to worry about what you should do after. But if you really want to continue to feel good and let the massage really “absorb”, there are a few things you should really do and not do in our estimation. [...]
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