The interests in Flow States has grown tremendously over the last couple of decades. Steve Kotler and his colleagues have done great work to increase the interest and knowledge on this topic. Not [...]
A few weeks ago I wrote about how to prepare your body to perform handstands or any overhead activity. It was a four part guide to knowing what you need to do and some guidance on how you need to [...]
Your knee joint is not as simple of a joint like we’ve been lead to believe. The knee joint is considered a ‘hinge joint’ traditionally, meaning that it can only bend and extend like a [...]
This is last post in the 4-part series on overhead work and handstands. The first three posts on limitations of handstand work, range of motion and strength (find here, here and here) all [...]
This is the third of four blog posts about handstands and doing overhead exercises. I suggest that you read the first two posts on being able to improve your ability to perform overhead work and [...]
In last weeks post I mentioned to you that to be able to do overhead work, like a handstand or anything that would involve you being in a handstand position, you require a prerequisite range of [...]
The ability to do exercise with arms overhead is something we normally don’t think twice about. The same is said for gymnasts who work in handstand position. However, that isn’t necessarily [...]
Here are the top 5 things you need to do to prevent the debilitating nature of low back pain. Strengthen Your Glutes! Your glutes are your primary muscles that execute hip extension, its your [...]
The ‘Need To Knows’ About Detoxification The word “detox” and the idea of being on a “detox” is very trendy right now! There are a lot of products out there promoting detoxification [...]
Where Pain Begins And Ends!! How to manage pain is where most health practitioners spend their time and try to master their craft. Although modern science has conquered much of what ails us, [...]