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Improve you push-up posture with these simple tips

by MyoThrive | Dec 13, 2016 | exercise, gym, health, joint health, muscle health, myotherapy, pain relief, posture, push-up, wellbeing

Push-ups are a great exercise when done properly. They strengthen a wide variety of shoulder, arm and core muscles; they can be done anywhere, anytime and they’re easy to adjust sets, reps and difficulty to continue to get maximum benefit. Unfortunately in the...

Soleus stretches to improve your squat!

by MyoThrive | Jul 28, 2016 | foam roller, gym, joint health, muscle health, myofascial release, myotherapy, pain relief, posture, self treatment tools, sport, squat

Short calf muscles, mainly the deeper soleus muscle can easily hold back your squatting ability. When this muscle is short you will have trouble letting the knee travel past your toes. In a normal squat (and particularly once you add load) in order to bio-mechanically...

4 common ballet conditions & how Myotherapy can help

by MyoThrive | Jun 23, 2016 | dancing, muscle health, myotherapy, pain relief, posture, sport, wellbeing

Did you know this term I have been going to ballet classes?! I am not yet graceful, I do not look beautiful and elegant and there is no gliding across the dance floor to speak of. I am clumsy, I have 2 right feet (or is that left) and seem to keep adding moves where...

My experience today with Active Feet

by MyoThrive | Feb 11, 2016 | muscle health, myotherapy, pain relief, posture, running, sport

I have occasionally recommended ‘Active Feet’ to people in the past because other people had told me of their good experiences but today I finally got to see for myself and wanted to share my thoughts. I should start by saying, in no way am I affiliated...

Rounded shoulders? You might have weak lower trap muscles

by MyoThrive | Jan 14, 2016 | gym, muscle health, myotherapy, pain relief, posture

Last week we talked about tight Pectoralis Minor muscles and how when they are tight and/or short they can tip the shoulder blade forward causing rounded shoulders and winging of the lower tip of the shoulder blade. Today we are going to discuss the Lower Trapezius...