Athlete Body Shop

Building more resilient bodies. Sport-specific strength, mobility, balance and injury prevention to keep you “on the road” doing the activities you love.

[Athlete Body Shop @AthleteBodyShop]

Great opportunity to get in some good cardio while enjoying live music in a fun local East Bay community event in #AlbanyCA 👇🏼

[Move'n'Groove @Move_n_Groove_]

How often do you get to run/walk/skate a 5K w a big group of friendly ppl outdoors on closed streets to live music from multiple bands?🎵🏃🏼‍♀️🎵

TONIGHT=Last chance to reg for Move'n'Groove 5K or kids race 👉🏼 https://t.co/RUun0LfH0C

#bluegrass #soul #RandB #blues #funk #albanyCA

[Calisthenic Kyle @CalisthenicKyle]

Practicing Plyometrics & Isometrics daily is how you become a freak Athlete.

Mixing explosive agility with the ability to hold perfectly still is how you hone Athleticism.

Plus all of this elite training can be done in your living room… for free!

Most gym goers do neither. 😎

[Up Workout @Upworkout]

Inspired by ancient Chinese practices like Qi Gong and Tai Chi, combined with modern Western lymphatic movement methods.

I now practice this routine every day

[Kristie Leong M.D. @DrKristieLeong]

The ultimate minimalist exercise for a busy day: Mountain Climbers.

In a single 60-second burst, you hit three distinct biological targets:

1. Absolute core stabilization
2. Lower-body muscular endurance
3. An immediate cardiovascular heart-rate spike

No equipment. No driving to a gym. Just pure, efficient movement to break up a sedentary desk day. Drop and give it a try right now. 🔍

#FitnessTips
#FunctionalFitness

[Kristie Leong M.D. @DrKristieLeong]

Mind-blowing news for anyone who exercises:

The stress from your workout might be the secret to getting stronger and more energetic with age.

Plain, steady aerobic exercise? It helps but has some limitations. Gentle walking or easy cycling? It often fails to fully activate the powerful adaptation your cells need.

In lab and human studies, researchers discovered that during higher-intensity efforts, free radicals turn on specific genes that build brand-new mitochondria — the tiny power plants inside every cell that boost endurance and energy.

The surprising part? This mitochondrial-building response gets weaker as we age, which means older adults may need those short bursts of higher intensity to get the same payoff.

It’s the full “stress-then-adapt” magic that creates stronger, more numerous mitochondria your cells thrive on.

A small tweak to your routine (just one or two 15-second all-out bursts during your next walk or workout!) might help keep your cellular engines firing strong well into your later years.

Exercise never stops surprising us. Who’s adding a quick high-intensity burst to their workout this week?

#Fitness
#Mitochondria

Reference:
Center, C. (2020, April 20). Why High Intensity interval Training Matters As We Age by Dr. Michele Couri, MD, FACOG, ABIHM. Couri Center.

[Dan Go @CoachDanGo]

If you want to create a healthy low back, do this:

Bird dogs help spinal stability.
McGill crunches improves core stability.
Side planks strengthens the obliques and hips.
Hip thrusts strengthen your glutes.

Pair these with walking and your low back will thank you.

[Athlete Body Shop @AthleteBodyShop]

Time for a movement snack!

Take your pick (lower/upper body):

🥪 10 bodyweight squats
🥪 10 pushups
🥪 10 lateral leg lifts
🥪 10 side bends
🥪 10 lunges (fwd, rev, side)
🥪 10 forward hinges (good mornings)
🥪 10 step-ups (box, stair, chair)
🥪 3 sun salutations
🥪 3 burpees

[Lori Shemek, PhD @LoriShemek]

New Research:

Just 10 body weight air squats every 45 minutes is more effective at regulating blood sugar than a 30-minute walk!

A new study found that performing 10 body weight squats every 45 minutes during an 8.5-hour period of sitting improves blood sugar regulation better than a single 30-minute walk.

Brief, intense bursts of activity, often called ‘exercise snacks,’ offer a potent strategy to mitigate the health risks associated with our sedentary lifestyles.

How easy is it to get up and do 10 squats every 45 minutes?! If you can't do full squats do half squats or quarter squats - simply using the largest muscles in your body will be powerful.

*Create an alarm/alert on your phone so that you never forget!


https://t.co/MkeWSG0X8S

[Athlete Body Shop @AthleteBodyShop]

Expanded parkour & acrobatics class offerings for KIDS @AthleticPG
💥Parkour & Acro 2–5yo 'Tiny Tots' Sat 10:15am
💥Parkour & Acro 5-8yo Thu 3:30pm
💥Parkour & Acro 9–14yo Thu 4:40pm

Developing better body control, balance, agility when young 👉🏼 building a more resilient body 💪🏼

[Jack LaLanne Day @JLLDay]

Sep 26 is Jack LaLanne Day! 💪

“You make it happen," as Jack said. We have the power thru our personal choices & actions, to improve our health. Collectively our actions go a long way toward countering the burden of poor health on our healthcare system.

https://t.co/SM1Bi0o5nm

[Athlete Body Shop @AthleteBodyShop]

Updated Athlete Body Shop classes at @AthleticPG:
⭐️Parkour & Conditioning
⭐️Creative Conditioning: Balance & Weights
⭐️Feet, Hands, Core, Fun!
⭐️Juggling - All Levels
Full descriptions, schedules, & pricing info at https://t.co/4EgY4p5Bnk

#ObstacleCourse
#Balance
#PhysEd💪🏼

[Athlete Body Shop @AthleteBodyShop]

Recent changes to the Athlete Body Shop classes at @AthleticPG:

⚡️”Barefoot Power” class, is now “Foot & Hand Power” and is merging with “Core & More” class at noon on Sat as of today (14 Apr ‘23).

⚡️ “Triathlete Tune-up” is now “Multisport Tuneup” and is on Thu 7:15 PM.

[Christoph Burch @ChristophBurch]

Exercise reduces circulating biomarkers of cellular senescence in humans…
https://t.co/cQqj8zEp2Z

[KQED Forum @KQEDForum]

🎙️ ON AIR:

We're speaking w/ @thereadystate & @julietstarrett about their new book and why all bodies are "Built to Move."

❓Do you feel like you’re losing your range of motion or can’t move in ways that you used to? How?

📻 Listen:
https://t.co/dk7yidYXI8

[Athlete Body Shop @AthleteBodyShop]

Your body, like your 🚙, needs good preventative maintenance to keep it running smoothly long term — exactly what the @AthleteBodyShop addresses.

Come on in for a tune-up and we’ll help keep you “on the road” 💪

https://t.co/4EgY4p5Bnk

[Dan Go @CoachDanGo]

It's sad that some people will take care of their cars better than they take care of their bodies.

Imagine this...

At 18 years old you're given the keys to one of your favorite cars.

There's a caveat though: This will be the only car you'll be able to own for the rest of your life.

Upon knowing this information how would you take care of it?

Well, first you'd give it regular oil changes. You'd tune it up. You would have a mechanic look at it to make sure it'll keep running as long as possible.

Well, this vehicle we're talking about is your body.

This is the only vehicle you're ever going to get on this road called life.

In the book Outlive, author Peter Attia poses the question:⁣
⁣
"𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘴? 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦?"⁣
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He states further:⁣
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"𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘶𝘴 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵. ⁣
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𝘌𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 “𝘩𝘺𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘣𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨,” 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴, 𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘭 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬."

So where do you want to be in your later decades? You can't change the past but you can direct your future.

What's your choice?

[The Guardian @guardian]

Stand on one leg – and 16 other life-changing daily moves that will keep your body happy https://t.co/ZeNz6w6gs4

[Dan Go @CoachDanGo]

Workout cheat codes I know at 43 that I wish I knew at 23:

[Athlete Body Shop @AthleteBodyShop]

Updated class schedule for the Athlete Body Shop at Athletic Playground: Multisport Tune-Up now on Thurs eve at 7:15pm
https://t.co/4EgY4p5Bnk

#fitness
#EmeryvilleCA #Emeryville

[Team Human Alliance @teamhuman_org]

“It’s such a human need to really be seen & recognized & heard by another person… social connection brings us lots of joy… critical to our own mental well-being.

Lacking connection found to be worse for your health than smoking, obesity or high blood pressure.”
#friendship

[Prehab®️ @ThePrehabGuys]

Foam rolling DOES NOT break up scar tissue, but does that there is no use for foam rollers? Absolutely NOT! 

They can be a great tool to provide us with an unstable surface, to serve as an external cue for patients and to guide and facilitate movement when appropriate.

[Hugo Chrost @chrost_hugo]

Athlete movement and neurology.

Credits: Devin Powell for Columbia | Zuckerman Institute.

#neuroscience #MedTwitter