As the weather warms up, more people are looking for ways to take their movement outside. In Timonium that might look like walking through a local park, finding a quiet trail, or simply stepping away from your usual routine for some fresh air

Plantar fasciitis happens when the plantar fascia—a thick band of tissue that runs along the bottom of your foot from your heel to your toes—gets irritated or inflamed.

Exercise increases blood flow to the brain and supports the growth of new neural connections. Movements that require coordination and body awareness — where you actually have to think about what you’re doing — can be especially beneficial.

Your muscles, bones, and connective tissues adapt to the demands you place on them. If the load is always the same, your body doesn’t get much of a signal to change. In other words, it gets very good at staying exactly the same and not progressing.

One thing we hear quite a lot in the studio is, “My hips are so tight.” Sometimes it’s said with a laugh, sometimes with a little frustration, and sometimes after someone realizes their hips don’t quite move the way they used to

You bend your knees… crunch. Point your toes… pop. Rotate your hips… click click. Turn your neck… sounds like a bag of potato chips collapsing. If your joints provide their own music in class — you’re normal.