Muscle Soreness: Harmful or Helpful?
It is the first time you’ve decided to hit the gym in months and you do way more than you initially wanted to because you are likely trying to make up for lost time being inactive. You leave feeling great…
The Ultimate Exercise to Maximize Function: The Hollow Body Hold
No other type of athlete in the world represents the epitome of muscular strength, balance, and mobility than world class gymnasts. If you ever watch a gymnastics competition, you can't help but be in awe of their physical capabilities in terms of…
Get Ready for Paddle Tennis Season with React at Winnetka Park
No matter if you call it "Paddle Tennis", "Platform Tennis", "King Kong Ping-Pong", or simply "Paddle", this sport is a blast to play in every season. Paddle tennis is like tennis with a bit of racquetball and ping-pong mixed in. The biggest difference?…
5 Simple Tests to See If Your Body Is out of Alignment
Your body is built like a machine, and like any machine, it is necessary for all of its parts to work properly in order for the entire system to function at its best. If one part of your body is…
Got Back Pain?
Got back pain? If you do, you are among the almost 80% of American people who experience back pain at some point in their life. Most people attribute their pain to their neck or their low back, forgetting the important…
The Sixth Sense – Proprioception
Our five senses allow us to see, hear, smell, taste, and touch. They enable us to learn and understand the world around us. But we also have another basic sense. This “sixth sense” allows us to determine where our body…
Getting Back Into a Workout Routine
We are now at the final stretch of what seems like an endless Chicago winter, and chances are you have missed your fair share of gym days or home workouts, either due to the cold temperatures, steady snowfall, or various…
Be Golf: Your Answer to Golf Related Injuries
Did you know that 50% of avid golfers will experience some type of chronic injury over their life? The golf swing is a dominant one-sided motion with high repetition, and how frequently you practice, as well as the way you…
Upper and Lower Crossed Syndrome
This bad positioning of the pelvis adds a lot of stress to the low back and makes it difficult to stabilize the core. If your core is unstable, this can lead to a host of musculoskeletal injuries.
Revisiting “No Pain, No Gain”
Pain that lasts past this time period may be a sign that the pain is actually blocking your ability to make gains...