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Category: Friday with Friends

  • 213 | Five Exercises You Should Be Doing | with John Frank

    Today I have with me friend and family member John Frank, physical therapist, movement genius, and my brother.

     

    What are the top 5 exercises you would recommend for people to do?

    If you’re sticking to the expensive equipment, you might be doing yourself a disservice — because exercise machines don’t have you moving the body in natural ways! Good exercises should involve multiple parts of the body, should teach movement patterns that you use in everyday life, and should be varied. But these five exercises fit those criteria:

    1. One-legged squat
    2. Side plank or side bridge
    3. Bridge (using the glutes)
    4. Turkish squat
    5. Bird dog

     

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  • 211 | How to Boost Your Immunity

    211 | How to Boost Your Immunity

    We are in the middle of a virus panic with the coronavirus. It’s not something we want to take lightly, but we also don’t want to let fear take over. What we can do, however, is work on boosting our immunity while being cautious with our hygiene.

    The idea of a one-time boost sounds like what we all want, but it’s hard to do because the immune system is not one entity. It involves a lot of parts working together and they need to interconnect well. There is not one thing that will boost or enhance your immune system, but the most important thing to understand is that there is a direct link between how you live your life and your immune function.


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  • 210 | Getting back into movement | with Agu

    Agu has just re-entered the corporate world at a later period in life.

    Ten years ago Agu was in the best shape of his life — exercising regularly, eating well, and happy with his work — and now, with a significant career change, his lifestyle has changed so that he is trying to find that balance again.

    We are going to talk about movement, how it has impacted him, how his life is as a 50-year-old, and how he would like to shift in any ways to feel better aligned. Agu is such a great example of the thought processes that many of us go through.

  • 208 | Dealing with the busy-body that is your neck

    208 | Dealing with the busy-body that is your neck

    We are all exhausting our neck muscles. What can we do about it?

    I’ve been seeing more and more people complaining of neck pain, tightness, shoulder pain, and numbness down the arms over the past 5-10 years. And this is all related to the alignment of our skull on the cervical spine — otherwise known as the neck.


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  • 207 | Using Yoga to Heal | with Catherine Ferraro

    207 | Using Yoga to Heal | with Catherine Ferraro

    Catherine Ferraro is a captain in the Air Force transitioning into the Space Force. The Air Force has a program where up to 6 months before separating off of active duty, you can be released to work in a chosen industry, and her chosen industry was yoga. She is currently interning with me so that she can transition gracefully into the civilian world.


    Before joining the military and getting into yoga, Catherine was dealing with an abusive relationship. When she finally broke free of it, she used yoga as part of her healing process to getting her life back on track.

  • 204 | Spreading Awareness of Post-Natal Yoga | with Hannah Barrett

    204 | Spreading Awareness of Post-Natal Yoga | with Hannah Barrett

    Hannah Barrett is a yoga instructor in London, who has made a name for herself specializing in post-natal yoga and many other things.


    Yoga hadn’t clicked with Hannah until she got pregnant, and she started her own self-practice. Motherhood hit her hard (like it does to any mother), and she found that her practice really helped her. She wanted to share how amazing it was with other people, which led to her leading her own classes.


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  • 202 | Range of Motion

    How do we increase our range of motion in your movement and life?

    You may have heard this term from physical therapists or other movement specialists. It can refer to both assisted and passive range of motion, whether referring to the natural movement of the joint or how much range it has with help from an outside force.


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  • 201 | Training to be a Gold Medalist Alpine Skier | with Michelle Gisin

    201 | Training to be a Gold Medalist Alpine Skier | with Michelle Gisin

    Michelle Gisin, a Swiss world cup alpine ski racer competing in all disciplines and gold medalist in the 2018 Winter Olympics. Alpine skiing is a very fast, physical sport, and it can be very risky. Michelle found herself drawn to yoga as well as a way to help with her recovery and preparedness.

    We talk about how something goes from being a hobby and family activity into a passion and then a full-time profession. She also answers questions about the sport, including:

    • What part of training is hardest on your body?
    • How did you start looking into other factors to optimize your alpine skiing?
    • What advice would you give to someone like yourself?


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