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Understanding health and performance through a neurological lens

education health pain recovery Dec 05, 2017

These are the elements of basic BODY OWNERSHIP.

Did you know that there is a part of our brain that is largely responsible for our sense of: 

  • Body ownership?
  • Feeling grounded?
  • Our sense of belonging in this life?

Did you know you could train it!? Activities that help and activate this...

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Let's talk about the obstacles for muscle testing as a diagnostic tool

Muscle testing variables from Taylor Kruse on Vimeo.

 

Muscle testing is probably NOT an appropriate diagnostic tool because of how many variables go into the outcome of a muscle testing weak or strong.

Have you ever felt like you were going down the rabbit hole chasing lots of strange...

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Is fascia as important as people say it is?

education health pain Dec 01, 2017

There seems to be 3 things you never want to talk about at the dinner table - religion, politics and FASCIA!

Why did fascia become part of some people’s personal belief systems? I’ve literally met people making life decisions on what they think their fascia is telling them! ...

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Are you using gait to assess your clients results?

One of the number one things you can do as a movement professional or therapist is study the human gait cycle. When it comes to offering your clients long lasting results, gait is the gold standard! If you can improve gait, results are much more likely to transfer into their life.

Why is it...

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Integrate the figure 8 into your training to maximize movement options

Infinity from Taylor Kruse on Vimeo.

 

Limitless or endless in space, extent, or size. Impossible to measure or calculate.

This is the Infinity or the Figure 8.

Your body is designed to produce this shape. Do you? Can you? Your eyes designed to own it. Your vestibular system designed to...

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What you need to know about blood pressure to make better decisions

education health pain recovery Nov 20, 2017

Did you hear?! The American heart association just released it’s new guidelines that redefine classification of having high blood pressure.

According to these brand new guidelines people with 130 (top number) over 80 (bottom number) are now considered to have high blood pressure. High blood...

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Can you really reset the nervous system?

The nervous system does not have a reset button!

The word reset is being used a lot within movement education and it’s very misleading. Especially because people get an image in their mind of “resetting” correlating to all their pains and issues instantly disappearing.

Often...

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How do you decide between bilateral vs. unilateral exercises?

You need to earn your right to exercise bilaterally! What is bilateral exercise? Think squat, push up, burpee, plank. Simply put, both sides of the body engaged in the same movement.

Why do you have to earn it? Because many people are not healthy enough to produce quality bilateral exercise....

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The most important factor to consider for chronically tight muscles

TENSION = PROTECTION. Chronic tension is the nervous system trying to protect itself.

Have you ever experienced chronically tight muscles? The kind of tension that just doesn’t go away and it drives you crazy!

That tension is there for a reason. We must ask the question, “why?”...

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Sharing memories on our 4 year anniversary

health our stories results Nov 01, 2017

On this day 4 years ago, only 6 months after we started dating, we packed up Taylor’s Suburu with every piece of equipment we owned for our new business and drove 30 minutes from our brand new apartment to our new studio to begin a journey unforeseen. We boldly (and blindly) walked through...

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