Movement Upgraded Podcast

Episode 241 - How To Fix Your Hip Pinch In Squats If you get a pinch in the front of your hip when you squat, you've probably been told it's tight hip flexors, or you assume it is, because that's where you feel it. But your hip flexors actually aren't doing much in a...

Episode 240 - Balance And Fall Prevention: Why Preparation Beats Prevention When we talk about balance and fall prevention as we age, the whole conversation is usually about avoiding falls — better balance, more stability, being careful. And that matters. But my...

Episode 239 - 6 Ways I'm Keeping Myself From Overdoing It Right Now One of the most common reasons people get stuck in a chronic injury cycle is because they keep accidentally overdoing it in their workouts or rehab program. I am currently in a rehab phase right now,...

Episode 238 - Why Your Injury Prevention Might Be Backwards If you're the kind of coach who builds strong relationships with your clients. The kind who knows which client has the cranky knee with step ups, the sensitive low back that needs careful progressions with...

Episode 237 – Should You Stretch If You're Hypermobile? If you're hypermobile, you've almost certainly been told the same thing: don't stretch. You're already flexible — why would you stretch? It sounds logical, and it comes from people who mean well. But it's advice...

Episode 236 - Are You Stuck In Prehab Purgatory? Prehab purgatory is a term that gets thrown around in this space to describe a really particular place too many people get stuck in. If you've been doing all the mobility, activation, and corrective work and still feel...

Episode 235 - When Pain Is Scary (And What To Do With The Fear) When a flare-up hits, it's scary. Your brain starts catastrophizing, running through every worst-case scenario. And unfortunately, when you start learning more about pain, there’s an added layer of...

Episode 234 - Why Your Knee Hurts Going Down Stairs (But Not Up) If you’ve noticed your knee hurts more or just that it’s harder for you when you’re going down the stairs compared to up, it can feel confusing. Most people take that as a sign something's wearing out....

Episode 233 - 3 Ways I Sneak In The Mobility Work My Body Needs Most of my content will tell you that you need a committed, strategic mobility practice to get the results you want, and I stand by that. But that’s not the whole picture when it comes to mobility work....