We are honored to present this historic show with a true gentleman from America’s “Greatest Generation” named Jake Monlux from KidsFailedFitness.org. We sought out Jake to help us with our historical studies on back pain prevention, corrective exercise, and classical physical education with the gymnastics focus, but Jake provided much more for us. His passion at age…… More
Fasten your seat belts then rip them off before launching for this energizing show with Stephen Jepson from Never Leave the Playground! We hope you enjoy this inspiration show about healthy and ACTIVE aging, experimenting with learning new movements that are brain challenging, improving balance, maintaining mobility and functional independence and so much more!!! Listen…… More
We got some nice feedback recently about our new Functional Independence video on the “Chair Stand” technique. The tutorial explains some simple but effective biomechanics for standing up out of a chair more efficiently. Our video was able to help some seniors that we will never meet in person. That makes us feel good because…… More
Crawling patterns are nothing new. I started noticing significant comments about primal movement patterns like crawling over 15 years ago from Physical Therapist Gray Cook, the creator of the FMS-Functional Movement Screen we now use in corporate to prevent injuries by spotting movement compensations that need correction. Now? Primitive or “natural” patterns like crawling are…… More
Out of respect for our elders, we want to offer this simple tutorial video to help elderly people or those with some level of disability to more efficiently stand from a seated position. The idea is to maintain dignity and control while standing and sitting–and to keep moving! *For added security if there is not…… More