Recovery & Health Maintenance

Don’t Be Afraid to Truly Rest

We’ve all heard how important consistency is. We all know how valuable doing just a little bit every day can be. Over time, the little actions add up. This is […]

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Easy End of Year Positivity Exercise

It is the last day of 2024 and tonight we will ring in 2025! This time of year is always filled with dreaming and planning for a successful new year. […]

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How to Maximize Your Off-Season

Are you ready for that big race that’s right around the corner? Chances are, you don’t have any races or big events within the next few weeks to months. Welcome […]

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Celebrating Your Successes

(Make sure to select ‘Display Images’) Have you checked out the Valiant Physical Therapy Google Reviews section lately? We’ve just reached 50, 5-star Google Reviews!!! To all my patients who have written […]

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The Best Ab Exercises for Runners

A couple weekends ago I was at the Evanston Blink Fitness’s Member Appreciation Event  During the festivities, there was a Longest Plank competition I wanted to see how long I could hold […]

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Returning to Run After an Injury

If you’re on the mend of any running related injury or pain, you’re probably itching to get back to it Your pain is mostly gone now and you think it’s […]

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Should you lift before you run?

Many of you reading this are already in some habit of doing some sort of cardio regularly Whether it be walking, running, cycling, or swimming, most of us find enough […]

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How to Kickstart Your Fitness for 2024

Last week I was talking to a patient of mine about his new years goals He was saying how he wanted to get faster and lose some weight Pretty vague […]

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How to Lose Weight During the Holidays

Oh the holidays A wonderful time of year spent with family, friends, and food Gatherings focused on seeing those we don’t see often and eating foods we don’t eat often […]

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Best First Hamstring Strain Exercise

Think you strained your hamstring? Now what? What is the best first thing to do? Introducing: The Extender It’s my favorite first exercise to give to patient’s who’ve just strained their […]

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Does Foam Rolling the ITB do Anything?

If you’ve ever tried foam rolling your iliotibial band (IT Band), you’ve probably learned that it hurts like hell And maybe you’ve even heard that foam rolling the ITB doesn’t […]

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The Best Exercise for a Healthy Low Back

Best Lower Back ExerciseLower back pain plagues millions of humans on earth Maybe you’re one of them There are many different sources of low back pain but there is one […]

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How to Warm Up During the Winter

Winter Warm Up Guide Winter is upon us. For most of you reading this, that doesn’t stop you from venturing outside for a workout. But battling the cold goes beyond […]

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