Dr. Matt Bradbury - One Life Family Chiropractic

10/16/2025

Sit-ups and toes-to-bar aren’t the only ways to train your core!

In this video, Coach Mercedes and I share one of our favorite alternatives - the plank dumbbell pass-through.

It challenges your stability, coordination, and core muscles without the trunk flexion involved in traditional core movements. This is also a great option during pregnancy or anytime you want to build a strong. Small tweaks can make a big difference in keeping your core active and strong.

10/14/2025

Happy Thanksgiving! 😊🍁

10/13/2025

When you cook a turkey, there’s a process.

You can’t double the temperature and cut the cook time in half without burning it!

The same principle applies to your health and fitness. Progress takes consistent inputs over time. In this video, Coach Mercedes and I talk about how many people (when it comes to a new movement routine) start strong, training 6 days a week, only to burn out quickly.

The goal isn’t speed… it’s sustainability. Choose a pace you can maintain for the long haul.

Small, consistent efforts done over time produce the best results.

10/11/2025

Dealing with a cranky shoulder? Coach Mercedes and I share two simple movements that can help loosen things up and improve shoulder function.

First, lie on your back with a lacrosse ball between your shoulder blade and spine, gently moving your arm through its ranged of motion to release tight muscles.

Second, get into a plank position and perform serratus push-ups to activate the stabilizers around your shoulder. Together, these make a great warm-up or recovery routine to keep your shoulders strong, mobile, and more comfortable.

10/08/2025

Coach Mercedes and I talk about how most of our movement happens front to back…. known as the sagittal plane, while we often neglect side-to-side motion, known as the frontal plane.

That’s where imbalance and challenges can creep in over time.

In this video, we show two simple exercises. One to help you maintain arm range of motion in the side-to-side plane. And the other to help strengthen your obliques and glute medius muscles - muscles that often need to get stronger. (And important muscles that support you in your side-to-side movement).

Add these into your warm-up or evening routine to stay proactive and move better.

10/06/2025

Today we’re talking about what it means to build a solid base of consistency year round.

Coach Mercedes just finished her Hyrox Pro Doubles competition …. at six months pregnant!

She and her partner won the sled push portion (a huge milestone) and improved on several other events, even though the run pace was naturally a bit slower. That’s the neat part about resilience - when you build it consistently over time, it’s more likely to stay with you.

Every season looks different, but strong habits carry over.

Celebrate the wins, adapt where needed, and keep showing up - just like Mercedes did.

10/06/2025

10/04/2025

Coach Mercedes and I often remind people: the whole point of the game is to keep the game going.

Too often, someone has an injury, setback, or even takes a holiday - and they stop completely.

That’s when the risk of never getting back on track increases.

Remember - there is almost always a workaround.

Injured a knee? You still have three other limbs to work on keeping strong.

Busy schedule? You can still move in smaller ways.

Even if it’s slower, keep moving forward.

Health is about momentum - staying in the game so you can live better and have more fun.

10/02/2025

Let’s be real - at some point, you’re very likely to get bored.

And that’s okay. What matters is how you handle it. Here, Coach Mercedes and I talk about how the key isn’t avoiding boredom, but pushing through it.

Consistency isn’t built on excitement - it’s built on discipline.

Even when you’re bored, showing up and getting it done stacks the wins that lead to results.

Often, it’s seeing the boring stuff through that separates success from quitting.