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Life without pain is possible. Mobility isn't just for athletes - it's for anyone who wants to move better and feel better. I’m a coach, writer, kettlebell devotee, lover of lifting heavy things and 100% a Body Nerd. I host the Body Nerd Show podcast and created the best mobility tools available (IMHO), Movement Mavens® Therapy Balls.
Hey Reader, We are so good at maintaining everything except the one thing we actually live in. The little light comes on in the car and we get the oil changed. No question, no delay. But our bodies don't come with an indicator light, so we just... wait. Until something hurts badly enough to stop us. Until we can't ignore it anymore. But you can replace a control arm. You can swap out your oil filter. But a replacement hip or knee is never quite the same as the original. And while it might not...
Hey Reader, I was out of town visiting my cousin last week and figured I'd try a Pilates class while I was there. About 4 minutes in, I was already questioning the life choices that led me there. This class was designed to be deliberately and aggressively hard. It’s the kind of class where you look around the room wondering if everyone else is suffering as much as you are and their faces confirm that yes, they absolutely are. I knew that going in. And still, I dropped to my knees in every...
Hey Reader, For the first time I can remember, I tripped and totally ate it on the asphalt this week. 🫠 It was dark. I caught myself on my hands. It just really sucked. I’ve always said pain is a matter of when, not if, because life happens when you have a body that moves through the world. But so many people play small because they're afraid of exactly this kind of moment. Afraid of falling. Afraid of getting hurt. Afraid that if something goes wrong, they won't know what to do. I wasn't...