The T-spine, which is your mid-back area and stands for Thoracic Spine, gets a lot of attention here at Valeo. This area of the body was meant to extend slightly in order to keep you in an upright, “good posture” position. Look around the room (or in a mirror, lol) and you’ll see that most of have […]
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Sweets, Jerry Seinfeld and a Google Study.
One of our kid’s favorite books is Jerry Seinfeld’s “Halloween”. In it, he writes: “So, the first time you hear the concept of Halloween when you’re a kid, your brain can’t even process the idea. You’re like, “What is this? What did you say? Someone’s giving out candy? Who’s giving out candy? EVERYONE WE KNOW […]
The strange names we have for food groups in our family – will this work for you, too?
A Quick Way To Simplify Nutrition When our boys started having opinions about what they wanted to eat (so, just about as long as they’ve been alive, lol), we started categorizing food to make it super simple and easy for them to understand why each type is important. It all began after overhearing a mom at the […]
What a $0.50 coffee refill taught me.
I was meeting a friend for coffee at Cranes in the City downtown yesterday and, upon leaving, asked for a refill to-go. After letting me know it would cost $0.50, the kind staff got it ready for me and as I packed up my belongings, I grabbed the to-go cup and took off. It wasn’t […]
Prepare your body now for all winter brings…these are a few of our favorite things!
These 80 degree days are throwing us all off, but in a few hours (lol) here in Michigan, we’ll be back to flannel shirts, scarfs, crisp leaves and pumpkin spice everything. As we approach winter and all the viruses and sickness that tends to accompany it, we wanted to share a few of our favorite ways […]
#BeBetter
#BeBetter. I scribbled these two words onto the bottom of my last workout program. I had been finding myself skimping a bit during my lifts, doing the bare minimum instead of pushing myself to the the outer recommendations on my program. Doing 8 reps of the 8-10 programmed. Doing 2 sets of the programmed 2-3. […]
Where do my feet go when using the kettlebell?
Foot position is crucial for a safe, strong lift and here we want to show you two of our most common Kettlebell exercises and how to properly set your feet up for them. KB Swings: For any exercises involving a swing-start or just the plain-ol-swing itself, place the KB on the floor, then stand with […]
Have your toes gotten sandy this summer? Jodi shares her story.
Are you trying to find your groove in the grind lately? Maybe living with your heart so set on the expectation of a romanticized “end result” that it, in actuality, is stealing the joy in your journey? Our tip today comes a dear member, Jodi Gillmore…her message is powerful, transforming, and we think, pretty darn relatable. This […]
Why a “Breathing Reset Drill” before exercise?
Before each workout, you’ll find our Valeoians doing a warm up called RAMP(Range of Motion, Activation, Muscle Prep) to prepare their bodies for movement and load. Before they even enter into RAMP, however, we have them perform “Breathing Resets” – and we recommend it for you, too! Breathing resets are inhalations and exhalations that serve two purposes: 1. To mentally […]
Do you do this *first thing* in the morning? (we recommend it!)
Over half of our members have been participating these last 12 weeks in a challenge called SummerStrong. The goal is to achieve intentionality andconsistency across four areas, what we’re calling our CORE FOUR: Move More, Eat Well, Sleep Deep and Stress Less. One of the items they needed to perform consistently was drinking a big glass of water (at least […]
