Body Care, Mobility, and Recovery with Alex Ellis

Alexandra Ellis is a polymath, having studied and worked in many different areas of exercise science, fitness, and coaching.

She has a degree in Exercise Biology and has amassed nearly 1,000 hours of yoga training. Alex also has additional education in:

• Human Dissection (of course, this was the first thing we talked about)
• CrossFit Mobility
• Movement education with Sarah Court, DPT
• Regeneration Techniques workshop completion through NSCA

As you can see, she has experiences that most coaches would envy (human dissection and NSCA training in particular).

And I'm always looking for new perspectives that will help us improve our running. Alex delivers in a fun episode that highlights her knowledge about the body, movement, recovery, and injuries.

In this conversation, we discuss:

• What did she learn from dissecting human cadavers?
• The physiological, biomechanical, and behavioral aspects of her Exercise Biology degree
• What she learned from CrossFit Mobility that will help runners
• How to incorporate a daily mobility practice into your life
• The pros and cons of different massage tools (foam rollers, lacrosse balls, and even Graston tools)
• How to prevent and treat rolled ankles
• What she means when she says, "If stretching ain't helping, start building strength."

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