by Andrew Schaeffer, LMHC, CSCS | Aug 4, 2023 | Fitness
I have a client with advanced knee arthritis who has seen dramatic improvement in her symptoms after including body weight squats in her routine. She is even considering delaying the knee replacement that she has been planning. What she finds baffling about all of...
by Andrew Schaeffer, LMHC, CSCS | Jan 31, 2022 | Dance
Turnout is an important part of dance. It comes from a combination of rotation at the hip, knee, ankle, and foot. Dancers are often adept at recruiting turnout from below the knee, but not so great at maximizing what is available at the hip, and turnout from the hip...
by Andrew Schaeffer, LMHC, CSCS | Dec 19, 2021 | Fitness
A common concern when weightlifting is whether or not you will grow bigger muscles. Some want this effect, and others do not. Does lifting weights definitely result in larger muscles? Muscles Get Bigger In Different Ways An important place to start is with the fact...
by Andrew Schaeffer, LMHC, CSCS | Sep 3, 2020 | Fitness
I’ve been, like all of us, stuck at home in quarantine during Covid-19. As far as strength training goes, that means that I have three kettlebells at my disposal and nothing more. At first I was worried about it, but I’ve relearned the value of simplicity and frankly,...
by Andrew Schaeffer, LMHC, CSCS | Jul 15, 2020 | Fitness
Foam rollers are a staple of the workout world. You will find them in every gym and in no small numbers of homes. But is foam rolling as useful as its ubiquitousness would suggest? Believe It Or Not, Foam Rolling Is Far From Proven Given how common foam rolling has...