An Honest and Controversial Question

And now, a guest article by OS Clinician and friend Dr. Kurt Brooks. Buckle UP!!! An Open Question:  What is our fascination with “perfect form” when strength training? I’ve been a physical…


Be Uncomfortable

For the most part, we don’t like to be uncomfortable. Our quest for comfort has led to many wonderful inventions: Air conditioners, adjustable mattresses, fleece pajamas, heated toilet seats, and macaroni…


Stability and Mobility

We basically have two types of muscles that support our skeleton and allow us to do all the wonderful things a human body is designed to do. We have stabilizers and movers. These two types of muscles…


What Can I Do to Stay Young?

What can I do to stay young? This question comes up in one form or another every now and then. It’s an important topic, and I think it’s probably a…


Keep Your Options Open

There are many reasons why it is a great idea to spend time moving on the floor. Spending time on the ground builds familiarity with simply being on the ground, where the ground is not threatening but…


Can You Breathe Your Pain Away?

Recently, my business friend and I conducted an in-service for a lovely group of people on a relaxing business retreat - they were on a retreat at a spa resort to help them relax and learn how to relax.…


Movement and Mental Health - Understanding the Mind + Body Connection

In my last semester in college, taking a psychology internship, I thought to help people feel better, I had to work with their mind. Graduate school and our profession…


How You Breathe Makes All the Difference in the World

And now, a guest article by Original Strength Lead Instructor, Mark Shropshire:    “It’s the little details that are vital.  Little things make big things…


The Youth of a Spine

“You are as old as your spine.” - Chinese Proverb “You are as young and healthy as your spine is strong and supple.” -…


Pivot Points

I’ve had a few Pivot Points lately. I don’t know if that’s a name I’ve made up or not but some might call a pivot point a course correction, a life-altering event, a repentance or something…