DNA Movement Blog
Massage Services in Crozet: You Can Now Come to Us!
'New offering!' While the convenience of in-home massage services is something that makes us unique, we have received feedback that some of you would prefer to come to a centralized location in Crozet instead. So, we are excited to be offering massage services from...
DNA-Movement Training Styles Explained – Calisthenics!…
Calisthenics, more commonly referred to as body weight training, is one of the most important methods we use in our training. While simple at first, it's also very complex in the way it can be used. Read on to have a look at what's brought us to love calisthenics, and...
DNA-Movement Jumping Rope!…
So it seems like I've found a new hobby that I'm absolutely obsessed with - JUMPING ROPE!!! For a long time I've viewed the jump rope as a tool used to supplement workouts. I'd use it for warmups and cool downs, as intervals within a workout, and for strengthening my...
DNA-Movement Training Styles Explained – Crawling!
Next up in our series of "things we like" is a little something different-but not really. Until now, we've talked about actual implements for fitness. Those things that are man made to help us achieve our desired results. Sure the sandbag and the kettlebell are some...
DNA-Movement Training Styles Explained – The Sandbag!…
Ah, the Sandbag... Where do I start!? Next in our series of sharing the tools we use for training is the extremely simple, yet insanely sinister sandbag! In my last blog I wrote about how kettlebells were my favorite of all the "unconventional" training tools. Well...
Introduction to Natural Movement for Young Mountain Bikers in Davis, WV…
This past Tuesday we had the pleasure of traveling to Davis, West Virginia to work with a kids mountain bike group, introducing some natural movement as a warm up to their skills clinic run by none other than the great Susan Haywood. Sue is a professional mountain...
DNA-Movement Training Styles Explained!… The Kettlebell…
We here at DNA-Movement are passionate about a lot of things. We like our mountain biking, our trail running, our strength training, our swimming (well Anne likes swimming!), our crazy pup Lucky...the list goes on. Basically anything that gets us up and moving we're...
New Home and New Headquarters for DNA Movement…
So here we are! Recently purchasing a new home, a new headquarters for DNA Movement and now starting the process of creating something special!.... A process that started back on February 5th (we remember that as it was Dave's Birthday and a last minute meeting with...
Better Movement for Local Mountain Bikers!
Better movement on and off the bike!... This past Sunday we had the pleasure of working with a local Ladies Mountain Bike group, who were hosting a beginner riders clinic. Our role in the event was to provide the riders with a warm up before they continued on for the...
How is your recovery?..
What are you doing when you are not training? Are you appreciating your recovery needs enough? For so many of us, the time we take to train is the 'only' time of the day we get to ourselves. Busy schedules, family commitments, other interests etc. take up more of our...
Inspirational thoughts…
Move and Inspire! The other day a text conversation I had been having ended with 'you guys are my heroes'! Wow, I thought that was just such a nice thing to say especially coming from someone who I have really been inspired by, it meant so much. Then the following day...
Be Strong to be Helpful!
The other day I experienced a "first" in my personal training career: I trained my mother! To some this might not seem like any big deal, but to others (and those who are will know exactly what I'm talking about), it was a very big deal indeed. You see, my mother and...
Mindful Movement… Movement is the Antidote!
MovNat forms the foundation for a lot of what we do with our personal training clients and group sessions. Both Anne and I are certified MovNat trainers, and along with other approaches believe a lot in MovNat’s method’s, theories and practices. As we preach to our clients, natural human movement is of the utmost importance to everyone, not only athletes or those that ‘work out’ on a regular basis. How we move has implications far beyond how much weight we can lift or how fast we can run right now or in the near future. It’s about creating the opportunity for each one of us to live a long, healthier and therefore happier life.
DNA Movement ready to roll… and climb, jump, squat, push, pull…
A little review of the end of our year as we hit the New Year fresh and ready to roll!... What a great way to finish our year, with a much awaited trip back to visit family and friends in the UK and on the way (well almost on the way!) take the opportunity to...
Gifts of Personal Training and Massage!..
Now that Christmas is just around the corner, are you looking to get a special gift for that someone special in your life? What better way than through treating them to a well deserved massage or personal training session or package of either or both! Lets face it,...
DNA on the Start Line… 6 Hours of Cathedral Pines
So here’s a little update of what Dave and Anne have been up to in their personal endeavors as athletes. This past weekend we hit the road to travel up to Long Island, New York for a 6 hour mountain bike race - Something Wicked 6 hours of Cathedral Pines. It’s a long...
Bodyweight Training and the Endurance Athlete…
Strength training for endurance athletes is a very heavily debated topic. Over the years, coaches have put forth different theories and practices for their athletes, some coaches going as far as to completely disregard and forbid their athletes from any cross training...
Movement Efficiency, Fascial Health
How massage therapy has helped me as an athlete. Movement efficiency, looking back to move forward... Firstly a few facts about fascia (to hopefully put you in the picture about what I’m talking about and where I’m going with this! And why the onion image is relevant...