Move your body
Well

1. Movement Archetypes

   • Learning the basic shapes that form the bookends of athletic movement is a critical first step to addressing limited mobility.

   • Optimizing patterns of movement through these shapes, with consistent daily practice, improves performance and increases durability.

   • Simple cues and skill training are the first place to start for resolving pain and preventing injury.

2. Tissue Mobilizations

   • When old injuries and tissue restrictions prevent adoption of the fundamental movement archetypes, soft tissue work, joint capsule mobilizations, and other techniques may be necessary to reclaim indigenous biomechanics.

   • My approach focuses on techniques clients can apply to themselves to reduce pain, regain positions, and restore function.

   • Many of these rely on simple tools like lacrosse balls and old bicycle inner tubes.

   • I also have a well-stocked kit for clients to sample from, to help them develop their own tool chest.

3. Environment Design

   • After "putting the fire out" with skill development and mobilizations, addressing the root cause of limitations can prevent issues from recurring,

   • For those of us whose work does not regularly include hanging from one's arms, squatting deeply, balancing on one foot, or carrying objects overhead, setting up a movement-rich environment may be helpful.

   • Surroundings that support putting your body into athletic shapes throughout the day can reduce pain, increase or maintain mobility, and prevent re-emergence of old problems.

   • I can help recommend simple tools to enrich clients' workspaces, offer recommendations for office layout , and help design effective habits to move more and move better throughout the day in an office environment.

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SERVICES

 

I offer three types of services:

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• For those seeking the highest level of personalized training, I offer 1:1 individual sessions in a client's home gym.

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• For those interested in a systematic introduction to movement and mobility, I am currently developing group classes in Hood River, focusing on fundamental movement patterns, daily practices, and habit modification,

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• I also offer consultation packages for clients interested in setting up movement-rich work environments at a home, office, or other place of business, to promote healthy habits for jobs that are sedentary or involve repetitive movements.