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Pointe Readiness: How Do You Know When a Dancer Is Ready for Pointe?

What Dancers and Parents Should Know Before Starting Pointe Getting your first pair of pointe shoes is a milestone many young dancers dream about for years. It represents progress, hard work, and an exciting next step in ballet. So when classmates begin going en pointe or a dancer reaches [...]

2026-09-09T20:20:24+00:00October 26, 2026|

Running Cadence: Should You Actually Try to Increase It?

What Runners Should Know Before Chasing a Specific Number If you wear a running watch, there's a good chance you've looked at your cadence and wondered whether it's "good." Maybe you've heard that every runner should aim for 180 steps per minute, or you've been told that increasing your [...]

2026-09-18T16:17:33+00:00October 19, 2026|

When Should a Gymnast See a Physical Therapist?

A Guide for Gymnasts and Parents Gymnasts are used to being sore. Between tumbling, vault, bars, beam, and hours of practice each week, occasional muscle soreness is expected. But when does normal soreness become something that deserves a closer look? At Breathe in Motion, we work with gymnasts throughout [...]

2026-09-17T21:21:33+00:00October 12, 2026|

Why Do I Feel Pelvic Heaviness at the End of the Day?

What Your Pelvic Floor May Be Telling You You wake up feeling completely normal, get through the first part of your day without thinking twice about your pelvic floor, and then somewhere around late afternoon something changes. You start to notice pressure. Maybe it feels like heaviness through your [...]

2026-09-17T18:42:32+00:00October 5, 2026|

Why Does the Front of My Hip Hurt When I Dance?

Hip Pain in Dancers and Why Stretching Isn't Always the Answer If you're a dancer, feeling "tight" probably isn't anything new. You stretch before class, work on your flexibility outside of the studio, and regularly move your hips through ranges of motion that most people never ask their bodies [...]

2026-08-28T16:33:45+00:00September 28, 2026|

Are You Training Hard or Overtraining? What Female Athletes Need to Know About Recovery

Female Athlete Physical Therapy in Brookfield & Mequon Female athletes are used to working hard. Runners add another training day because their race is getting closer. Gymnasts spend hours repeating skills until they feel automatic. Dancers move from class to rehearsal without thinking twice about how much physical stress [...]

2026-08-19T18:19:43+00:00September 21, 2026|

Client Win: From Achilles Pain to Running Strong Postpartum

How Physical Therapy Supported One Runner Through Injury, Pregnancy, and Postpartum Recovery When Ashley first came to Breathe in Motion three years ago, she had one goal: get rid of the nagging Achilles pain that was affecting both her running and her work as an OrangeTheory fitness coach. She [...]

2026-08-19T18:34:02+00:00September 14, 2026|

Why Female Athletes Need Strength Training, Not Just More Practice

Female Athlete Physical Therapy and Performance Training in Brookfield & Mequon Female athletes are training harder than ever. Runners are increasing mileage, gymnasts are spending hours perfecting skills, dancers are rehearsing multiple days each week, and young athletes are competing year round. But more practice doesn't always create a [...]

2026-08-19T17:04:11+00:00September 7, 2026|

Why Your Running Plan Should Be Built Around You

Why Your Running Plan Should Be Built Around You Introducing Performance Run Coaching at Breathe in Motion There are plenty of running plans available online. You can download a 5K plan, follow a half marathon schedule from an app, or find a marathon program that tells you exactly how [...]

2026-08-19T16:44:00+00:00August 31, 2026|

Client Win: She Prepared for Birth. Then She Prepared for Everything That Came After.

One Mom's Journey Through Pregnancy, Birth, and Postpartum Recovery When this mom first came to Breathe in Motion, she wasn't in pain. She wasn't leaking, struggling with pelvic pressure, or wondering why her body didn't feel like her own. She was pregnant with her first baby and wanted to [...]

2026-08-19T16:32:56+00:00August 24, 2026|
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