Popping noises in your shoulder can be scary. Cracking sounds in your shoulder can be scary. Matt discusses popping and cracking in the shoulders and scapula and what they really mean. He explains what causes sounds in the shoulder. He explains how to fix popping sounds in your shoulder.

If you can’t do the primal squat or Asian squat, it shows you have a lack of hip mobility and leg strength. Your quads, your hip flexors, your inner thighs, and your glutes need to get stronger and more flexible in different angles.

Being able to Asian squat will help you maintain leg strength and hip mobility as you age. That strength and mobility will contribute to better athletic performance, less chronic pain, and will make you a fun adult to be around for kids!

Matt shows you how to strengthen your hip muscles with this home workout. These exercises will build hip strength and relieve hip pain. This workout is for your hip abductors, hip extensors, and hip adductors. You'll strengthen your glutes, your inner thighs, and your outer hips (like the TFL and gluteus minimus). With one of these hip exercises, you'll improve your hip internal rotation dramatically.

This Asian Squat exercise tutorial will show you what you need to squat deep comfortably. You don’t need to be Asian to do the Asian squat. You need to strengthen your legs and hips to be able to Asian squat properly. If you improve your hip mobility with hamstring and glute stretches, you’ll be able to Asian squat. If you build leg strength with assisted squats and hip flexor strengthening exercises, you’ll be finally be able to achieve that deep ATG squat!

Matt shares 2 simple tips to improve your sleep and reduce morning stiffness. Tip #1: Stop using your phone or computer for at least 1 hour before going to bed. This gives your body and brain time to relax and recover before you sleep! Tip #2: Use apps like Appblock and Freedom to limit your total screen time in the day. For a deeper dive on this topic: https://www.uprighthealth.com/blog/sc... 

Hip bursitis isn't permanent. Remember to ALWAYS THINK MUSCLES. This follow along workout will improve your hip mobility, build hip strength, and help you relieve hip pain gradually and safely.

Feeling stiff in the morning has multiple causes. If you identify what's causing your stiffness, you can beat morning stiffness and start the day off with energy. You may be overworking, underworking, overstretching, or just doing the wrong exercises for your body! Take a deep dive into morning muscle stiffness so you can fix yours!

If you can't lift your arm out to the side because of shoulder pain, this video will help you out. If you first improve your thoracic extension you can improve shoulder mobility. Then you can strengthen your posterior shoulder muscles and stretch and strengthen your chest and anterior shoulder. These strategies will help you fix your shoulder pain when lifting your arm out to the side.

Matt discusses how to interpret signals from your body. He explains the differences between dangerous signals and signals of weakness. He explains how to adjust your approach to exercise to get stronger while staying safe and healthy.

This follow along workout will help you strengthen your hip flexors, hamstrings, and glutes. If you have weak glutes, weak hamstrings, or weak hip flexors, you'll have trouble with hip extension and hip flexion. This workout will improve your hip mobility. Specifically, it will improve hip flexion and hip extension. Just grab a dumbbell and do this hip workout at home!