The Real Reason You Feel Tight All the Time (Hint: It’s Not Your Flexibility)

The Real Reason You Feel Tight All the Time (Hint: It’s Not Your Flexibility)

by | Jul 1, 2026 | Abs/CORE, Blog, Health, Quick Fitness Tips, SUP Enthusiasts, Surf Training Tips, Uncategorized, Virtual Fitness Training, Wellness

If you feel tight all the time—especially in your hamstrings, hips, or low back—even though you stretch regularly, the problem usually isn’t your flexibility. The real issue is that your nervous system doesn’t feel safe, so it keeps your muscles tense as protection. When you improve strength, stability, and how your brain perceives movement, your tight muscles finally learn to let go.

Suzie Cooney Wall Street Journal Six Exercises Better Balance for Everyone

Suzie Cooney Wall Street Journal Six Exercises Better Balance for Everyone

by | Aug 3, 2023 | Abs/CORE, Articles, Blog, Exercises, Health, Indo Board SUP Training, Media & Press, SUP Enthusiasts, SUP Training and Fitness, SUP Training Tips

Suzie Cooney Wall Street Journal Six Exercises Better Balance for Everyone I’m thrilled and honored to have been recently featured in the weekend edition The Anatomy of a Workout column by Jen Murphy, of the Wall Street Journal, titled “Six Exercises for...
Getting Back to the Ocean for StandUp Journal by Suzie Cooney

Getting Back to the Ocean for StandUp Journal by Suzie Cooney

by | Oct 26, 2020 | Articles, Blog, Health, Media & Press, Mental Health, SUP Enthusiasts, SUP Inspiration

I’ve got to get out of here and fast. I’d rather be on the water paddling down Maliko catching monster glides and feeling the rush and strong push of wind at my back as I paddle hard to catch the next bump. “Why am I not out there”, I ask myself? “What happened to you Cooney?” I must find my way back to the ocean.