Are you ready for that big race that’s right around the corner? Chances are, you don’t have any races or big events within the next few weeks to months. Welcome […]
Celebrating Your Successes (Make sure to select ‘Display Images’) Have you checked out the Valiant Physical Therapy Google Reviews section lately? We’ve just reached 50, 5-star Google Reviews!!! To all my patients […]
Ab Exercises for Runners A couple weekends ago I was at the Evanston Blink Fitness’s Member Appreciation Event During the festivities, there was a Longest Plank competition I wanted to see how […]
A Necessary Component for Healing We’ve all heard the expression: insanity is doing the same thing over and over again expecting a different result Given that definition, many injured runners […]
Returning to Running After an Injury If you’re on the mend of any running related injury or pain, you’re probably itching to get back to it Your pain is mostly […]
The #1 Exercise for Traveling When you think of traveling, what do you think of? New scenery? Trying new foods?Meeting new people?Taking pictures? These are all fun and enjoyable parts of […]
When to Lift Many of you reading this are already in some habit of doing some sort of cardio regularly Whether it be walking, running, cycling, or swimming, most of […]
How to Lose Weight During the Holidays Oh the holidays A wonderful time of year spent with family, friends, and food Gatherings focused on seeing those we don’t see often […]
Best First Exercise for Hamstring Strains Think you strained your hamstring? Now what? What is the best first thing to do? Introducing: The Extender It’s my favorite first exercise to give […]
How Foam Rolling the ITB Works If you’ve ever tried foam rolling your iliotibial band (IT Band), you’ve probably learned that it hurts like hell And maybe you’ve even heard […]
Best Lower Back ExerciseLower back pain plagues millions of humans on earth Maybe you’re one of them There are many different sources of low back pain but there is one […]
Winter Warm Up GuideWinter is upon us. For most of you reading this, that doesn’t stop you from venturing outside for a workout. But battling the cold goes beyond layering […]