by Jessica Kisiel | Jul 17, 2019 | Injury Recovery, Posture and Technique
Recently, during a hard week of training—including climbing intervals on the bike and heavy lifting in the gym—I woke up with intense tightness in my left glute. Previously, I had overworked my my right glute, which made it tighter. Now it was the left. I saw this as...
by Jessica Kisiel | Jun 6, 2019 | Personal Wellness, Posture and Technique
Please enjoy this re-print of my article that was published in the May 2019 Moab Happenings. Spring is here! Now is the time to prepare the soil for your garden! Unfortunately, this can mean spending several hours bent over with your hands in the dirt, pulling...
by Jessica Kisiel | May 7, 2019 | Injury Recovery, Personal Wellness, Posture and Technique
Last summer, Elizabeth Lamoureux was diagnosed with Femoroacetabular Impingement (FAI) in her right hip. FAI creates abnormal contact and wear in the hip joint, between the ball—top of the femur (thigh bone)—and the socket—acetabulum (depression in the pelvic bone)....
by Jessica Kisiel | Apr 30, 2019 | Posture and Technique
Having pain-free, aligned posture doesn’t have to be hard. The following seven tweaks will start you on your way. 1. Stand at the wall Since the wall provides a template of correct posture where all your load-bearing joints— ankles, knees, hips and shoulders—are...
by Jessica Kisiel | Mar 27, 2019 | Personal Wellness
Do you. . . Want to reduce your stress and increase your happiness? Crave a slower pace of life with time to relax and breathe? Suffer from chronic pain, anxiety, depression or disturbed sleep? If you answered yes, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, or MBSR, may be...
