Welp, it happened – the first big snowfall of the year for the Chicagoland area. Sunday the snow fell by the inches, and sure enough, Monday came around and it had to be moved. The first snowfall of the year is always interesting for us at Muscle Activation Schaumburg. Without Read more…
Welcome back to this week’s edition of 2-Minute Tuesdays where we are talking about one exercise topic for two minutes and giving you three reasons why you should follow our advice. Now this week, we are talking to those of you who are chronically tight, who are chronically achy, and Read more…
One of the top physical complaints I hear from prospective clients is that their back tightens up when they drive for longer periods of time. They often have to change from favoring one hip to another as they shift their body weight back and forth during their trips. And when they finally arrive at their destination, there can be some difficulty getting out of the car right away because their back and hips feel tight.
More times than not it has been recommended to them that they need to spend more time stretching their low back and hips so they don’t tighten up so easily. While there may be some merit to this kind of suggestion, I offer up a different solution that they don’t often hear – they need to find the muscles that are too loose and tighten them up. (more…)