Jen Kates from Making Shift Happen reveals all of her evidence-based strategies for living a healthier and more vibrant life that fits with your busy schedule. Her methods show you how to experience food and fitness freedom, which means you don’t spend endless hours each day in the gym without guidance and clarity or in the kitchen meal prepping your life away. It also means you don’t spend an insane amount of time thinking about food - because, let’s be real: there are a LOT more important things to think about. Through this podcast, you’ll be empowered with the simple steps you can take today in order to create and live your own badass life and make shift happen.
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Jen Kates from Making Shift Happen reveals all of her evidence-based strategies for living a healthier and more vibrant life that fits with your busy schedule. Her methods show you how to experience food and fitness freedom, which means you don’t spend endless hours each day in the gym without guidance and clarity or in the kitchen meal prepping your life away. It also means you don’t spend an insane amount of time thinking about food - because, let’s be real: there are a LOT more important things to think about. Through this podcast, you’ll be empowered with the simple steps you can take today in order to create and live your own badass life and make shift happen.
229. Why Your Low Back Hurts on the Bike (and How to Fix It)
Making Shift Happen
12 minutes 51 seconds
2 weeks ago
229. Why Your Low Back Hurts on the Bike (and How to Fix It)
If you’ve ever felt that familiar low back pain mid-ride, you’re not alone... but it doesn’t have to be that way. In this episode of Making Shift Happen, Coach Jen breaks down the real reasons your low back hurts on the bike and the proven strength and mobility strategies to fix it, for good.
You’ll learn:✅ The top causes of cycling-related low back pain✅ Simple strength moves to build a more resilient spine✅ Why glutes, hips, and thoracic mobility matter✅ How off-season strength training can keep you pain-free next season
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This episode also includes the link for the free PDF on bike fit: 219. MTB Gains: Strength Training Secrets with a PT Who Rides
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Making Shift Happen
Jen Kates from Making Shift Happen reveals all of her evidence-based strategies for living a healthier and more vibrant life that fits with your busy schedule. Her methods show you how to experience food and fitness freedom, which means you don’t spend endless hours each day in the gym without guidance and clarity or in the kitchen meal prepping your life away. It also means you don’t spend an insane amount of time thinking about food - because, let’s be real: there are a LOT more important things to think about. Through this podcast, you’ll be empowered with the simple steps you can take today in order to create and live your own badass life and make shift happen.
