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How to use the winter season to help prepare for goal races in 2025
How to use the winter season to your advantage and help prepare for goal races in 2025
Upper Body Mobility Exercises: Enhance Performance and Prevent Injury This Summer
Mobility and dynamic warm up exercises are important for activities involving the upper body including rock climbing, paddlig, kayaking and rowing. Here are some of the best exercises we recommend at Upward Physical Therapy Seattle
bone stress injuries and running 101
Ever been halfway through a training block and you begin to experience pain in your hip, leg or foot? Has it resulted in pain with walking and inability to progress your training? It may be time to get it checked out and assessed by a Physical Therapist!
tips to get back to running after time off
Check out our injury prevention and training tips for returning to running after taking some time off. Whether you are returning to running after baby, post-injury, or life just didn’t allow for running for a while, this blog is for you!
How physical therapy can help during pregnancy
Physical therapy and pelvic health PT can be one of the bet ways to help you stay strong, decrease pain and discomfort, and keep you feeling good and active during pregnancy. PTs can also help you prepare for labor, birth and the postpartum period.
The 6 best cross training exercises to get you ready for ski season (and prevent injuries!)
Cross training for ski and snowboard season is essential to avoid injury and get your best turns in. In this blog, we lay out our six best exercise recommendations from our PT Docs at Upward.
why kegels may not be good for a tight pelvic floor
Our Doctors of Physical Therapy at Upward PT in Fremont/Ballard teach you tips and tricks to help strengthen and relax your pelvic floor beyond kegels. Great for pregnancy or postpartum return to running, cycling and exercise!
Injury prevention tips for backpacking this summer
Check out these injury prevention and training tips to help get you ready for backpacking!
Why do I have back pain when I bike? Five things you can do to get relief now.
5 ways to help improve back pain while you bike
Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy for Pelvic Pain and More!
Physical therapists are well known for working with muscles - things like the hamstrings, biceps, or muscles of the back. Most people are surprised to learn that PTs also work on muscles inside the pelvis.
Four ways to minimize impact (and leaking!) on your next run
Pro tips to help you lower impact to help decrease pain and leaking while you run.