Joint Ventures' Blog

This is a great article that Joint Ventures owner, Dan Brownridge, found on Yahoo that talks about ways to prevent/fight getting sick this winter:  

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We recently starting asking people for feedback after their services at Joint Ventures.  We've been blown away about what we're hearing!   

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Tight hams?  Check out Ryan's latest video on 2 great hamstring stretches!   

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Benjamin Franklin said the only certainties in life are death and taxes. In the eighteenth century, perhaps that was true. But in the twenty-first century, it seems reasonable to add "stress" to the aforementioned inevitabilities.
 

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Summer is in full swing!  With many people taking time off to unwind and enjoy the beautiful weather I couldn't think of a better time to get serious about relaxing.  That's right, get serious about relaxation.  I find August to be the time when I commit to unwinding and getting my body and mind to do less.  September will be here soon and my mind, body and schedule will be much busier. 

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Since marathon training is currently in full swing, many will mix up their runs with fast and slow interval training or flat surfaces and hills/steps.  All of this is great, and is a helpful way to surprise your body and get the most from your workouts.  Both techniques increase stamina, and each challenges the body in a different way.

For those who are running hills and climbing stairs, I see a common injury with a  "hidden" muscle.  The muscle is called posterior tibialis or "posterior tib" as they say in running circles.  The posterior tib is a deep lower leg muscle that runs up the back of your shin bone.  As it attaches behind your knee, it helps to stabilize your lower leg bones and knee.  At the other end of the muscle it runs deep to your achilles tendon just past your ankle joint.  If this muscle remains tight, or gets increasingly tight from hill runs, it decreases the range of motion in your ankle.  Running with tight ankles will make you you run "heavy," which means you're pounding the pavement and not being as graceful as you need to be.  Sports massage is a great way to get the muscles softened and lengthened allowing runners to be more graceful and light on their feet.  So why is it SO important to run light? Because, when you are pounding the pavement hard with your body, that impact damages your feet, ankles, knees, hips and low back as that force moves up through your body. 

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