RecoveryNovember 6, 202616 min read
Should You Move When Your Back Hurts?
Is it okay to stay active when your back is hurting? Coach Nick Venuti on hurt vs. harm, why back pain is a signal from a pattern, and what "active" actually means.
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Injury recovery, mobility, and sustainable fitness for adults 35–65. Written by an exercise physiologist who has been through it.
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TrainingOctober 31, 20263 min read
Glute Bridge Exercise: Form, Easier Options, and Progressions
Learn how to do a bodyweight glute bridge with clear form cues, easier options, and progressions. Know when to stop and ask a clinician.
Read moreEventsOctober 30, 20262 min read
Three Sessions at Sedona Yoga Festival
A short recap from Nick Venuti after teaching three sessions at Sedona Yoga Festival in April 2026, with notes on movement, clear coaching, and community.
Read moreRecoveryOctober 28, 202616 min read
How to Tell If an Exercise Is Too Hard for Your Comeback
Coming back from injury or time off? Coach Nick Venuti on why the old version of you is not the measuring stick, how tendons lag behind muscles, and how to read form before a flare-up.
Read moreRecoveryOctober 24, 20268 min read
Strength Training After Knee Injury: How to Go From Cleared to Capable
Learn how to rebuild strength after a knee injury, from light activation work to confident movement, with Coach Nick’s Compensation Chain approach.
Read moreRecoveryOctober 22, 202616 min read
Should You Do Your Physical Therapy Exercises Every Day?
Should you do your physical therapy exercises every day? Exercise physiologist Nick Venuti on daily activation work, where the gains actually happen, and how to know when you are doing too much.
Read moreRecoveryOctober 15, 202616 min read
Pain Is Data, Not Diagnosis: How to Read Your Body During a Comeback
How do you know if pain is normal or serious after an injury? Coach Nick Venuti on reading pain as data, raising your threshold, and knowing when to get checked.
Read moreRecoveryOctober 13, 20269 min read
Why Does Knee Pain Come Back After Physical Therapy?
Knee pain came back after physical therapy, or got worse once PT ended? Exercise physiologist Nick Venuti explains why it happens and what real progression after discharge looks like.
Read moreRecoveryOctober 13, 20268 min read
PT Discharged You. Now What?
Discharged from physical therapy but not back to yourself? Exercise physiologist Nick Venuti on what PT is designed to do, the two biggest mistakes after discharge, and how to bridge the gap.
Read moreEducationOctober 13, 20265 min read
Deconstructing the Desk Body: Why Your Chair Is Rewiring You
Rounded shoulders, tight traps, forward head posture. Coach Nick Venuti explains what desk time can change, and how movement, activation, and strength fit together.
Read moreMindsetOctober 3, 20264 min read
Thought to Outcome: What the Screen Took From Us
Coach Nick Venuti on what COVID exposed: the screen, the delivery, the click-a-button mentality. And why the work in the middle still matters.
Read moreEventsOctober 3, 20265 min read
Denver Yoga Summit 2026: What I Took Home From the Room
Coach Nick Venuti recaps teaching at the Denver Yoga Summit this September: what landed, one movement takeaway, and why he keeps showing up to these rooms.
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FitnessJune 2, 20266 min read
Yoga for Hockey Players: 5 Poses Every Skater Should Be Doing
Hockey is hard on hips, groins, and backs. Exercise physiologist and hockey player Nick Venuti breaks down the five yoga poses that address the sport's common movement problems.
Read moreEducationJune 1, 20267 min read
The Compensation Chain: Why Your Pain Isn't Where Your Problem Is
Why does pain show up far from the original injury? Exercise physiologist Nick Venuti explains the Compensation Chain: how one stiff joint forces the rest of your body to compensate, and how to find where your chain broke.
Read moreRecoveryJune 3, 20266 min read
Why Your Knee Hurts When the Problem Is Your Ankle
Knee pain that will not resolve often starts below the knee. Exercise physiologist Nick Venuti explains how a stiff ankle forces the knee to compensate, and how to fix the chain in the right order.
Read moreRecoveryJune 3, 20265 min read
Getting Back in Shape After an Injury: Where to Start
PT got you out of pain. Rebuilding strength is the next phase. Exercise physiologist Nick Venuti on where to start, how to add load, and when to get help.
Read moreFitnessJune 3, 20265 min read
Why Fitness Over 40 Feels Different (And What to Do About It)
Training after 40 feels different. Exercise physiologist Nick Venuti on recovery, quiet stabilizers, and training for the body you want at 60 and beyond.
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