Our brains are super creative. They are always filling in the blanks and interpreting the information we hear and take in. And most of this work is done without our awareness. Many people hold beliefs about their bodies and injuries and pain that they aren’t even fully aware of, and a lot of my work is helping clients unpack those stories, and oftentimes also challenging them. Tune in to this episode for a small glimpse into what that can look like and a few ideas to help spark that thought process.

Early on in my fitness journey, I swore off running. I confidently declared I would “never be a runner”. Then about 3 years ago, I changed my mind. Tune in to this episode to hear me get a little vulnerable about my relationship with running and how it has evolved over the years. If you’ve ever struggled with feeling like an outsider in the fitness world, definitely give this episode a listen.

A couple months ago, I shared on Instagram that I'd be switching my next block of training to focus more on mobility. I was met with some questions and requests to share some insight into what that looks like. In this episode, I share a mini-breakdown of what the first month of this block has looked like, how I’m approaching my training as a combination of some conventional strength and unconventional strength training mixed with mobility work, and some of the why. Some of it is a bit experimental for me which has been very fun.

This is part 2 of Alex Beasley’s story. If you haven't listened to Part 1, go back to episode 57 first. In this episode, Alex shares more specifics in her attempts to address the movement aspect of her persistent low back and hip pain, as well as her experience with working with myself to implement more mobility training, and what she’s learned from shifting to a season of addressing weaknesses versus chasing performance. Tune in to these episodes for a glimpse of the rehab process, from Alex’s perspective.

In this episode, Jen is joined by Dr. Jocelyn Wallace to discuss rehab and care of women post-myomectomy/hysterectomy. Jocelyn is a physical therapist who specializes in women’s health and coaches women to get back to pursuing fitness after undergoing one of these surgeries. Jocelyn shares her own experience with fibroids and surgeries, why rehab should be a gold standard for these surgeries, what rehab typically looks like, and more. 

In this episode, Dr. Jen breaks down a brief overview of the difference between correlation and causation - 2 science terms we use in research to describe the relationship between 2 or more variables. She also explains why understanding the difference between these 2 is important, and provides a handful of examples to demonstrate how assuming causation can be problematic. Listen to this episode to expand your brain & begin to think about information and your own experience a little more critically.

In this short episode, Dr. Jen breaks down the answer to this question and where the dichotomy began. The explanation and answer will probably surprise, so tune in to learn.

This is one of the most commonly asked questions we get at Movement Upgraded. While the real answer is “it depends”, this episode will break down some of the nuance and context needed to figure out how much of your training time needs to be dedicated to mobility work. Give this episode a listen if you’d like some guidance on the amount of mobility work we recommend for most people.

Continuing on our series breaking down some of the biggest misconceptions and things we work on for each body part, we bring you the foot & ankle episode! Each of the topics we cover in this episode could probably have their own episode, so we introduce you to some of the main issues we see in rehab and fitness with the ankle and foot. Topics covered include ankle mobility for squatting, banded distractions for ankle mobility, “over-pronation”, chronic ankle sprains, plantar fasciitis, and more!

In this episode, Dr. Jen is joined by Dr. Chris Pieton, a physical therapist who specializes in women’s health. Dr. Chris discusses some of the main misconceptions and myths about pelvic floor physical therapy and provides some of her top tips for a healthy, happy pelvic floor. They’re probably not what you think. Tune in to hear advice far beyond “just do kegels” in a conversation that just begins to unpack all the layers of pelvic floor health.

Check out Dr. Chris Pieton's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@movewithDrChris