The Gift of Great Glutes
Now here is a gift that keeps on giving. Great, glorious, glutes! Melanie gives an overview of glute anatomy and uses strengthening techniques with the Merrithew™ Spring … Read more
Ski Conditioning with Arc Barrel and Spine Corrector
Hit the slopes now that the snow is falling. Melanie Byford-Young is freestyling in the studio today with two equipment props to condition clients for the mountain. … Read more
Fall Prevention for Unpredictable Surfaces
Easy does it. Slippery surfaces are cause for caution as we head into the winter season. Steady and strengthen your clients so they can manage any type … Read more
What We Can Learn: Sleeper
Sleeper takes center stage as Melanie discusses hip mechanics in all three foot positions.
What We Can Learn: Single Leg Stretch
Using Single Leg Stretch as an example, Melanie challenges instructors to look at what we can learn and assess from movement patterns—both optimal and non-optimal.
Q&A: Active Aging and Fall Prevention
Fall prevention is key to a healthy life in active aging stages. What kinds of programming can you do in studio and at home with your active … Read more
Q&A: How to Restore Internal Rotation of the Hip
Fine-tune your walking and running stride. Melanie responds to a question on strengthening the internal rotators of the hip.
Q&A: Neck Pain and Scapular Placement
Even Seymour needs some balls for this one as Melanie Byford-Young gives helpful resets for re-educating the neck and shoulder girdle.
Q&A: Nutation and Counternutation
Nutated or not, Melanie Byford-Young is here to explain nutation and counternutation of the pelvis.
Q&A: Nutation and Counternutation on the Weight-Bearing Leg
Back for round two of nutation and counternutation in the pelvis where Melanie takes a look at the weight-bearing leg and what you might notice when these … Read more
Q&A: Overactive SCM and Scalenes
Hold onto your head. Melanie Byford-Young takes us through the steps to offload overactive SCM and scalenes and restore local control once again. Additional questions? Please share … Read more
Q&A: Fascia and How to Change It
Conference participants asked us a myriad of questions following our spring conference. Melanie Byford-Young takes a moment to answer a question surrounding the topic of fascia and … Read more