CRAIG T. KOJIMA / [email protected] Participants in the Recovery Methods class at the Kroc Center in Kapolei learn how to use different rollers to loosen tight muscles and increase joint ...

As most serious athletes will know, one of the keys to avoiding muscle cramps involves loosening up the soft tissues both before and after intense physical activity. While there are already balls and ...

To the untrained eye, foam rolling can look extremely awkward (just watch someone foam roll their glutes or hip flexors). For someone who knows what they’re doing, though, they’re massaging tired and ...

Who are we kidding at this point. We have one week until 2018, we are in the thick of the holidays and all cylinders are firing or they are trying to at least. There is nothing normal about this time ...

There's plenty of debate about whether stretching before and/or after running is useful. But we spend less time thinking about what stretching actually does – what's changing on a muscular, ...

Sitting at a desk all day can wreak havoc on your hips. Since our whole body is connected, tight hips can pull on back muscles, causing back injuries. Happy hips = a happy back = a healthy body. These ...

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Music has the power to lift a person's mood and calm nerves. That is why many therapists are harnessing that power to help people and caregivers living with dementia. Music has the power to lift a ...

Title kinda says it all. Looking for low impact, easy to do, non super intensive exercise to get that pat of the body loosened up and build some muscles for better support. Neck area and the top of ...

Welcome to our new-and-improved Home Fitness series. Each week over the next three months, we’ll provide you with a workout you can follow to get you ready for the first round of golf come spring.

While getting a professional back massage on a daily basis may sound like a dream come true, doing so is hardly practical—or financially possible—for most people. But if you suffer from chronic back ...

There is nothing normal about this time of year, our schedules are not typical, so I just say, “go with the flow” at this point. Our workouts may not be regular, consistent, or even existent, but our ...