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The Best Core Exercises For Strength

March 7, 2018

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As a doctor of physical therapy, I see a lot of patients in my clinic for a lot of different reasons.

Sure I see my fair share of sprains and strains and bumps and bruises, but by far the most common condition I treat is low back pain.

It’s estimated that 80% of us will experience some episode of low back pain in our lives. Think of it – that’s 4 out of every 5 people!

Keeping a strong core is crucial not only to performance enhancement and activity, but overall function as well. In fact – many of my patients with back pain would likely not even have their pain if they kept their core strong and healthy.

That being said, today I wanted to share with you the 5 core exercises that I recommend more than any others. These are exercises you can do everyday to strengthen your core, feel healthier, and even mitigate some pain.

New video instruction included – let’s try it out!…

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Best Exercises For Diastasis Recti

February 14, 2018

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The best exercises for diastasis recti! Home workout program to help heal your stomach after pregnancy | Tone-and-Tighten.com

A diastasis recti is a condition where the anterior abdominal muscle (the rectus abdominis) is stretched so far that it actually starts to separate down the middle. In my physical therapy clinic I encounter this issue most often in pregnant or recently-delivered women. Believe it or not, there’s actually a lot that physical therapy can do to help this issue, and I’m going to show you how today! This is the same workout progression that I take my diastasis patients through, and I’m excited to share it with you….

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The Best Bodyweight Exercises To Tone Your Legs

February 7, 2018

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7 of the best bodyweight exercises to tone and strengthen your legs at home! From Tone-and-Tighten.com

Reveal the legs of your life with 7 great bodyweight exercises that will add strength and definition! No equipment required on this workout as all the exercises are bodyweight only.

The key to this one is that we’re taking an anatomical approach to it. There are 7 major muscle groups in your legs; we’ll perform one exercise that focuses primarily on each one of these seven muscles to strengthen and tone your lower extremities! The best part is that there’s zero equipment and very little space required for this one so you can literally do it any time, any where!

So let’s get it started!…

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4 of the best ab exercises to flatten your stomach

January 30, 2018

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4 of the best exercises to flatten your stomach! At home abs/core workout from Tone-and-Tighten.com

One question that I get all the time here on Tone and Tighten is “How can I flatten my abs?” or some variation of it…

“How can I shrink my stomach?”

“How can I tone my midsection?”

“My baby was born 1 year ago; what are the best exercises to get my stomach flat again?”

Well today you’re in luck! I’m sharing with you the ONE secret that you can incorporate into EVERY core exercise that will ultimately leave you with a flatter stomach.

We’re talking TA activation as well as sharing 4 of the best exercises to suck in your stomach and tone your tummy. This one should be a lot of fun! Here we go……

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8 Great Bodyweight Exercises To Tone Your Arms, Shoulders, Chest, and Back

January 28, 2018

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8 of the best bodyweight exercises to tone your arms, chest, shoulders, and back! From Tone-and-Tighten.com

So toning your upper body requires a lot of machines, right? Lots of cables and pulleys and bands and weights?

NOTHING COULD BE FURTHER FROM THE TRUTH! With a little creativity and a lot of persistence you can actually tone and tighten a great upper body using bodyweight only exercises!

That’s what today’s workout is dedicated to – 8 of my favorite upper body exercises coming together in one incredible workout without a single piece of equipment to be seen!

Grab your towel and water bottle, clear a little space, and we’ll get to work on sculpting the upper body you said you’ve always wanted! …

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Hi, I’m Jared

 

I am a Doctor of Physical Therapy who specializes in exercise prescription. I love being active and love seeing my patients become more active and get into shape. I thought that this would be a good place to share my workouts and ideas with others.

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