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Mobility with Mel beach edition …

I took a few minutes on this particular morning to train my hips in INTERNAL rotation.

You may think 💭 that’s weird, who does this?

I do 🙋🏼‍♀️

In my experience, there has been way more focus on passive stretching in external rotation (for ex. Squat with toes out, knees back/figure 4/pigeon/butterfly/happy baby… the list goes on) but little to no focus on hip internal rotation.

I see a lot of coaches or trainers asking their clients to do any stretch listed above and that is assumed to be the end all be all of this ‘tight hip syndrome’ that is all too common. Hip ER is just one part of how your hip functions. If we only stretch and strength train like this, we don’t have a functional hip.

Hip IR is one example of what we cover in classes and sessions and in my barre and sculpt classes. Heathy hip function is moving, stretching and strengthening your hip in all directions.

For all my beach people reading this… sound is on! Listen to those glorious waves. Spring is coming 🙌🏼

Buttery shoulders 🧈

Eventually there is a moment where the consistency of showing up and putting in the hard work starts to pay off (in big ways)! Your crappy shoulder becomes a better quality shoulder. You begin to gain the flexibility and strength to be able to move your shoulder how it’s intended to move. You begin to have more control over your movement. This is functional mobility and it is worth the investment.

As an instructor, hearing from your students that they feel a difference and feel better as they go through life is the best part of my day.

is for everyone! You are not trying to look like me or the person next to you. You get to be honest with your body and about your ability to move each individual joint. Everyone has work to do so let’s get to it.

Come join me this Thursday at 1:15pm!

There is so much demand on ankles. We run, we walk, we jump, we hop, we squat. But have you ever trained your ankles??? For me personally, the answer would be “no” until this past year with my mobility work. The majority of my injuries have to do with ankle stuff but I never prioritized helping them function in a better way. You don’t know what you don’t know. Once you do know, you have to do something about it!

Here is a clip of us working on ankle control in ankle inversion, eversion and dorsiflexion. It’s harder than it looks!

is this Thursday 1:15pm. Come join me!

We worked close to our end range today as we attempted to clear the block. By doing this and using tension in our body, we are actively training our hip. Who wants a sloppy hip?! No thanks. I want to own my range of motion in all joints.

The challenge here is to stay in the same angle without calling on other joints to help lift the leg.

It’s all hip flexion and it gets crampy. A little neurological confusion is a good thing! We are communicating with our internal environment and gaining control of our body 👊🏼

Side note: spell check told me “crampy” is not even a word ,but, you will be happy to know it of in fact a valid scrabble word 🤷🏼‍♀️😆

If you are human, you need to train your joints!

There are so many parts that go untrained in traditional methods. People experience discomfort, pain and injury that brings them to a doctor with the attempt to feel better. In many cases, relief is found to wind up back where you started days, weeks or months later. Many times you aren’t getting to the root of the issue.

It is more than just pain relief.

and his team use an evidence based system to get to the root of your individualized needs.

Kinstretch is a part of this system in a group setting that works to create body control. This leads to improved body awareness, range of motion, strength and overall joint health.

Class is on Thursdays at 1:15pm!