Calf Stretch: a bit of a twist
If there is one stretch that everyone knows, its the calf stretch! I’m going to give you some tweaks to this popular stretch to help you get more out of it.
Follow along as I guide you through this great stretch!

Outside hip pain near the hip joint can be driven by a sitting habit, like knees and ankles together or leg crossing. Learn why it happens and the simple hip-width posture shift to try.
If you feel a familiar tight knot at the side of your neck by mid-afternoon, chances are you are dealing with a common problem: Levator Scapula causing pain. That muscle is small, but it gets a lot of work. Knowing how it attaches, what makes it cranky, and a few simple fixes can make that…
We use our hands and fingers to do almost everything! But did you know that most of that movement comes from the muscles in your forearms? Watch the video and follow along as I show you: A finger stretch, that actually stretches the finger muscles in your forearm! Grab a small ball while you self…
Do you have a stiff upper back? Then this spine relaxing exercise is for you! It’s the rhomboid pushup. The rhomboid muscle, shown below, moves the vertical side of the shoulder blade towards the area of the spine that it is attached to. In the video I’ll show you what position you want to be…
When you are sick you just want to feel better… This has been me the last few weeks, as I recover from a concussion that I got when I fainted onto a tile floor. Afterwards, I was feeling fullness in both ears that wasn’t going away. So I grabbed my massage gun and used it…
Hello — I’m Emily Boudwin, a neuromuscular massage therapist and restorative exercise specialist. In this post I’ll walk you through my favorite adductor strap stretch that uses the wall and the floor to safely open the inner thighs and ease tension around the pelvis and low back. If you like step-by-step tutorials you can follow…