Mental Toughness Are you mentally tough? What is mental toughness? Mental toughness is how we respond when being challenged or tackling an obstacle; it's the "makes us or breaks us" defining personality. when we feel uncomfortable or feel like giving up, it's the inner power forcing us to "dig deep" to overcome these challenges. The key features of mental toughness are willingness and optimism. This is not something that you are born with; which is great!! This means that this [...]

Back Pain? Check Your Core. Pain in the back can be debilitating. The spine plays a very important role; you depend on it to hold you upright and get you through the day. What is on the flip side though? Your abdominals! These little boogers like to take a back seat and relax at times while the back puts in all the work. It is important to strengthen your core muscles to help support the back in functional [...]