Tune Up Fitness® Self Care Blog

Five years ago Jon “Big Red” Christenson (aka The Bearded Bell) awoke from a medically-induced coma to hear two words that would transform his health, and his life, forever: morbidly obese. Although Christenson was a skilled athlete his whole life (baseball,…

For many, the idea of “peaceful practices” does not include burpees, handstands and Olympic-style weightlifting. But for Olympic Weightlifter Elizabeth Wipff and CrossFitter RE Lewis, these are exercises that lead directly to inner peace and wellbeing. I recently hosted a jubilant…

We all know that breathing is good for us. We know how utterly delicious it is when we sit down at the end of a long, productive day and finally feel like we can exhale. Or when we arrive on vacation, lay…

Holiday lights are beautiful and quality time with friends and loved ones is an invaluable gift. But the holidays can also present us with a wide array of challenges. For many people this is the time of year where our emotional…

During the holiday season it’s easy to get swept up in feelings of overwhelm around gift-giving. While buried in holiday busy-ness, we don’t always have time to think deeply about what would truly add value to someone’s life. Our desire to show…

How do I best condition my pelvic floor for birth? To adequately prepare your pelvic floor for childbirth you will likely need more than a few rounds of Kegels. Fully preparing this “birth door” for baby to come through is a…

The continual pursuit of greater knowledge and deeper self-understanding is at the root of Tune Up Fitness® programs and ideology. We hope to help build a future where each individual will understand their own anatomy–where you feel confident making wise decisions…

By shifting from prescriptive teaching to empowerment teaching, author Michelle Pitman helps clients take healing and pain relief into their own hands.

Tune Up Fitness® program creator Jill Miller and Brooklyn-based neurosurgeon Dr. Erich Anderer are each leaders in their own respective fields. However, they offer very different services to help heal pain and optimize health. Miller designs self-directed movement, self-massage and mindset…