Jenessa Connor, CPT, Author at BODi

Fitness

How Undulating Periodization Can Make Your Workout More Effective

By Jenessa Connor, CPT; January 6, 2023

If your fitness strategy is “showing up and hoping for the best,” it’s time to rethink your approach. Without a clear plan, one of two things is...

Fitness

How to Do the Surrender Exercise for Killer Quads

By Jenessa Connor, CPT; March 16, 2023

There’s no lower-body exercise that’s more aptly named than the surrenders exercise. Because after just a few reps, you will want to give up. Our advice? Don’t....

Fitness

SI Joint Pain? Here’s What to Do (and What NOT to Do)

By Jenessa Connor, CPT; March 7, 2023

Will cranking out a handful of sacroiliac, or SI, joint exercises several times a week counteract your lower back pain? It might seem reasonable, since...

Fitness

How to Do Vertical Leg Crunches

By Jenessa Connor, CPT; October 19, 2022

If your go-to core workout includes all the same sit-ups and crunches you learned in middle school gym class, it’s probably time to shake things...

Fitness

How to Do the Duck Walk

By Jenessa Connor, CPT; March 14, 2023

Compared to the bear crawl and the mule kick, the duck walk may not sound like the fiercest animal-inspired exercise — and waddling around the weight room may...

Fitness

Hip Hinge: How to Master This Common, Yet Shockingly Elusive Movement

By Jenessa Connor, CPT; September 12, 2023

Every time you pick up something off the floor, whether it’s a paper clip or a fully-loaded barbell, you’re using a hip hinge. Or, rather,...

Author

Jenessa Connor, CPT

Articles by Jenessa Connor, CPT

Fitness

How Undulating Periodization Can Make Your Workout More Effective

Fitness

How to Do the Surrender Exercise for Killer Quads

Fitness

SI Joint Pain? Here’s What to Do (and What NOT to Do)

Fitness

How to Do Vertical Leg Crunches

Fitness

How to Do the Duck Walk

Fitness

Hip Hinge: How to Master This Common, Yet Shockingly Elusive Movement