Full shoulder range of movement not only requires good mobility at the glenohumeral (ball and socket) joint of the shoulder, but also at the scapulothoracic joint and the thoracic cage.We need good shoulder mobility for so many different movements in Crossfit -...

In the past couple of weeks, we have been travelling around BC/Alberta on a little holiday, visiting Crossfit boxes to say hi, let them know about MobilizeMe  and even do a couple mobility seminars! I tend to pay attention to the stuff I see posted on people's...

Earlier this week on the MobilizeMe Facebook page I shared an article regarding plantar fasciitis and just wanted to share a few tips/mobility ideas to help prevent and treat this painful foot problem.Plantar fasciitis is actually an overuse condition of the plantar...

There is so much information out there these days with regards to training, mobility, stretching, recovery, nutrition, etc. We have everything we need at the  palm of our hand, at the touch of a screen and yet it is still hard to get the things done that we really...

The rectus abdominus = the 6-pack that we all want, strive for and drool over. But tightness/overuse of this show pony muscle can be driving lower back pain.The rectus abdominus is a broad, flat muscle that runs vertical on the wall of the front of the abdomen....

The shoulder is an amazing joint, capable of great things...when it is all functioning properly!The shoulder is comprised of 4 joints - the sternoclavicular, the acromioclavicular, the scapulothoracic(ScTJ) and the glenohumeral (GHJ). The GHJ is quite unstable due to...

So I put out the call yesterday on our MobilizeMe Facebook page to find out what you wanted me to discuss in my next blog posts - and a lot of you asked for hips. So here goes. Hip mobility is essential for developing a good squat. If you read that article I posted...