“With so many people suffering with Hip Pain out there, Ricks’ program “Unlock Your Hip Flexors” is a great tool for any fitness or health professional that wants to reduce pain, and improve strength, performance and overall health.
As a Physical Therapist that works with numerous hip injuries, I can incorporate many of Rick’s exercises into my rehabilitative and wellness programs for my patients with excellent results.
The exercises are sensible and easy to learn – and your clients will be happy, healthy and thank you for it!”
“Having trained hundreds of clients over the past 15 years, I know the importance of having fresh, valuable knowledge that I can rely on especially on areas of the body like the hips. Unlock Your Hip Flexors was exactly what I needed to read. In typical Critical Bench fashion, the content blew me away.
With this program that Rick and Mike created, I am able to confidently walk into a training session better equipped to take my client to the next level of training. Critical Bench is my go-to source for simple yet professional information. I can’t recommend them enough.”
Brian Klepacki, MS, CSCS Owner of Optimax Performance Training www.optimaxperformance.com
Safely Re-Balance the Muscle Group
“I think the Unlock Your Hip Flexors program is very complete in listing the possible causes of tight hip flexors and other factors that can lead to the issue.
It is detailed, descriptive, from the anatomy of the hip, causes of such injuries, and a very progressive and well explained exercise and stretching schedule that will assist to re-balance the hip and pelvic region, safely stretch and strengthen the muscle group.”
Jill B. Massage Therapist from Alberta, Canada
Don’t Have a Personal Trainer? No Problem!
“I’m not a fitness professional, just a 62 year old guy who came across your website looking for help with several physical issues I have been experiencing.
As a former college basketball player I found it discouraging that no one could seem to help me with my lower back problems and more recently my Glutes and Hip flexors. That was until I found your site and ordered your exercise program which has dramatically improved each one of my conditions!
The Unlock Your Hip Flexors program is easy to order and easy to download, no waiting for a delivery. The video presentation and visuals in the exercise program give me confidence that I am doing the exercises correctly which for me is key with no personal trainer. As a former Div 1 college athlete the programs work really well for me! Keep up the good work!”
Mark Jellison Account Executive of Procter & Gamble Boston, MA
Allows Me To Workout Hard Without Pain
“I came across Rick Kaselj a few years back when I was looking for something to help with my painful piriformis syndrome pain which I had been suffering with for over a year. I watch one of his YouTube videos and the advice he gave in the video helped get rid of my piriformis and hip pain. Ever since then I have been following Rick on a daily basis with YouTube videos, blog posts and articles.
When I heard Rick was working on a new program to help unlock your hips, I asked him if I could buy a copy in advance. I have been going through the videos and manual in the Unlock Your Hip Flexors program over the last few weeks. The short yet efficient sequence that Rick put together has helped loosen up my hips, decrease back tightness and allowed me to workout even harder. After getting such great benefit from the program, I have also started giving it to my clients and they have reported similar benefits.
Thanks for everything you do Rick and I know if you have a stiff, tight or painful hip then Unlock Your Hip Flexors will help you.”
Kerri Baker, CPT, BS, BA, MS Exercise Science Personal Training Studio Manager Kirkland,Washington KerriBFitness.com
If You Sit A Lot You Need Unlock Your Hip Flexors
“As a gym owner and personal trainer, I’m always in search of the latest techniques and exercises to help my members and clients with strength and overall body function. Knowing how much people sit and unknowingly abuse their hips in every day life makes Unlock Your Hip Flexors so worthwhile.
The other added bonus is how simply and quickly these techniques can be applied at the start of any workout making all movements of the body better in just minutes. The response has been life changing not only for my clients but for myself.”
Ivan Gomez, Certified Personal Trainer Health Club Owner – Clearwater, FL
Get The Edge Over the Competition
“If you are an athlete that relies on explosiveness in your sport than you must be aware of the #1 road block in your performance… tight hip flexors.
It’s the hidden killer of success. Athletes that sit all day for their day job are causing terrible alignment in their hips… which wreaks havoc on other areas of their body. Improving the mobility in your hips will give you the extra edge over the competition and improve the effectiveness of your workouts.
Mike and Rick’s Unlock Your Hip Flexors program is the most complete, systematic approach that I’ve ever seen on the market. The program will help take your athleticism to the next level no matter if you are a top professional or just starting out.”
“Bodyweight Todd” Kuslikis Founder of Shot of Adrenaline
Unlock Your Hips to Unlock Your Squat”
“I’ve had so many personal training clients come and see me over the years that can’t squat properly, it drives me mad! This is mostly due to their hip mobility or lack of it! If you sit all day, have hips that are stiff, suffer from mysterious hip aches or struggle to do a perfect squat, then you need to check out Rick Kaselj and his Unlock Your Hip Flexors program.
In my experience tight hips, ache hips and poor squatting if not addressed will lead to more serious injuries and pain further down the line, which is why I whole heartedly recommend Rick’s Unlock Your Hip Flexors program. Get it!”
Gavin Walsh BSc (Hons) Personal Trainer ,Brighton, East Sussex, UK
Q: How is this different from other hip flexibility programs?
A: What makes Rick’s program unique is knowing how to unravel the tricky layers of tension with the very difficult psoas muscle in order to effectively loosen and train it.
Rick’s one-of-a-kind sequential flow is your surest path to looser, stronger and healthier hips.
Q: Why are you selling this so cheap? What’s the catch?
A: There is none. We’re so pleased with the number of our customers who have made the investment in this program and have enjoyed life-changing results.
Our aim is to make this available to as many guys as possible, firstly to welcome more people to our CriticalBench.com audience and secondly because we’re celebrating hitting a quarter million fans on Facebook.
Q: How long will it take me to do the program?
A: The program is designed to take between 10-15 minutes in total to complete.
We recommended adding the program as a daily practice to get the best results over a longer period of time. You may wish to add this program before or after your regular gym session or use it independently.
Q: How long until I see results?
A: Although everyone is different and results may vary, we know from experience how quickly it’s possible to feel and see a difference.
For some it may be as soon as their first session; for others it may take a few sessions to really start seeing the benefits. Again, it depends on the body in question.
Q: Who is this program suitable for?
A: This program is suitable for you if you’re currently suffering from inexplicable back, hip or joint pain.
The exercises themselves are not strenuous and are designed to be carried out by anyone, regardless of ability.
Q: Can I perform the Sequential Flow if I have had a hip replacement?
A: The answer to this is very individual. It depends on what type of hip replacement surgery you had and how you have recovered from it the surgery. It is best to ask your surgeon or doctor to see which exercises of the sequential flow you should do or avoid.
Q: I want to start right away. Do I have to wait for the book and videos to come in the mail?
A: You don’t have to wait, you can have access in just a few moments. Unlock Your Hip Flexors is a digital product so don’t worry about shipping fees or delaying results.
Q: Are the exercises hard to perform?
A: Nope. Once you watch the coaching videos they will be easy for you. There are also progressions to make the movements more challenging if needed.
Q: What if the routine doesn’t work for me?
A: It will work. But to make you feel better, if for any reason you’re not happy you’ll get a full refund, no questions asked. We stand behind this product 110% and have no problem offering a money back guarantee.
Q: Do I need a gym membership or any special equipment?
A: No. You can do this routine anywhere in a very small space. All you need is a wall to lean on for support for a couple of the movements.
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The Canadian government says it will donate up to 200,000 vaccine doses to fight the mpox outbreak in Congo and other African countries.
It says the donated doses of Imvamune will come from Canada’s existing supply and will not affect the country’s preparedness for mpox cases in this country.
Minister of Health Mark Holland says the donation “will help to protect those in the most affected regions of Africa and will help prevent further spread of the virus.”
Dr. Madhukar Pai, Canada research chair in epidemiology and global health, says although the donation is welcome, it is a very small portion of the estimated 10 million vaccine doses needed to control the outbreak.
Vaccine donations from wealthier countries have only recently started arriving in Africa, almost a month after the World Health Organization declared the mpox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern.
A few days after the declaration in August, Global Affairs Canada announced a contribution of $1 million for mpox surveillance, diagnostic tools, research and community awareness in Africa.
On Thursday, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said mpox is still on the rise and that testing rates are “insufficient” across the continent.
Jason Kindrachuk, Canada research chair in emerging viruses at the University of Manitoba, said donating vaccines, in addition to supporting surveillance and diagnostic tests, is “massively important.”
But Kindrachuk, who has worked on the ground in Congo during the epidemic, also said that the international response to the mpox outbreak is “better late than never (but) better never late.”
“It would have been fantastic for us globally to not be in this position by having provided doses a much, much longer time prior than when we are,” he said, noting that the outbreak of clade I mpox in Congo started in early 2023.
Clade II mpox, endemic in regions of West Africa, came to the world’s attention even earlier — in 2022 — as that strain of virus spread to other countries, including Canada.
Two doses are recommended for mpox vaccination, so the donation may only benefit 100,000 people, Pai said.
Pai questioned whether Canada is contributing enough, as the federal government hasn’t said what percentage of its mpox vaccine stockpile it is donating.
“Small donations are simply not going to help end this crisis. We need to show greater solidarity and support,” he said in an email.
“That is the biggest lesson from the COVID-19 pandemic — our collective safety is tied with that of other nations.”
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 13, 2024.
Canadian Press health coverage receives support through a partnership with the Canadian Medical Association. CP is solely responsible for this content.
HALIFAX – The Nova Scotia government says it could be months before it reveals how many people are on the wait-list for a family doctor.
The head of the province’s health authority told reporters Wednesday that the government won’t release updated data until the 160,000 people who were on the wait-list in June are contacted to verify whether they still need primary care.
Karen Oldfield said Nova Scotia Health is working on validating the primary care wait-list data before posting new numbers, and that work may take a matter of months. The most recent public wait-list figures are from June 1, when 160,234 people, or about 16 per cent of the population, were on it.
“It’s going to take time to make 160,000 calls,” Oldfield said. “We are not talking weeks, we are talking months.”
The interim CEO and president of Nova Scotia Health said people on the list are being asked where they live, whether they still need a family doctor, and to give an update on their health.
A spokesperson with the province’s Health Department says the government and its health authority are “working hard” to turn the wait-list registry into a useful tool, adding that the data will be shared once it is validated.
Nova Scotia’s NDP are calling on Premier Tim Houston to immediately release statistics on how many people are looking for a family doctor. On Tuesday, the NDP introduced a bill that would require the health minister to make the number public every month.
“It is unacceptable for the list to be more than three months out of date,” NDP Leader Claudia Chender said Tuesday.
Chender said releasing this data regularly is vital so Nova Scotians can track the government’s progress on its main 2021 campaign promise: fixing health care.
The number of people in need of a family doctor has more than doubled between the 2021 summer election campaign and June 2024. Since September 2021 about 300 doctors have been added to the provincial health system, the Health Department said.
“We’ll know if Tim Houston is keeping his 2021 election promise to fix health care when Nova Scotians are attached to primary care,” Chender said.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 11, 2024.
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Newfoundland and Labrador‘s chief medical officer is monitoring the rise of whooping cough infections across the province as cases of the highly contagious disease continue to grow across Canada.
Dr. Janice Fitzgerald says that so far this year, the province has recorded 230 confirmed cases of the vaccine-preventable respiratory tract infection, also known as pertussis.
Late last month, Quebec reported more than 11,000 cases during the same time period, while Ontario counted 470 cases, well above the five-year average of 98. In Quebec, the majority of patients are between the ages of 10 and 14.
Meanwhile, New Brunswick has declared a whooping cough outbreak across the province. A total of 141 cases were reported by last month, exceeding the five-year average of 34.
The disease can lead to severe complications among vulnerable populations including infants, who are at the highest risk of suffering from complications like pneumonia and seizures. Symptoms may start with a runny nose, mild fever and cough, then progress to severe coughing accompanied by a distinctive “whooping” sound during inhalation.
“The public, especially pregnant people and those in close contact with infants, are encouraged to be aware of symptoms related to pertussis and to ensure vaccinations are up to date,” Newfoundland and Labrador’s Health Department said in a statement.
Whooping cough can be treated with antibiotics, but vaccination is the most effective way to control the spread of the disease. As a result, the province has expanded immunization efforts this school year. While booster doses are already offered in Grade 9, the vaccine is now being offered to Grade 8 students as well.
Public health officials say whooping cough is a cyclical disease that increases every two to five or six years.
Meanwhile, New Brunswick’s acting chief medical officer of health expects the current case count to get worse before tapering off.
A rise in whooping cough cases has also been reported in the United States and elsewhere. The Pan American Health Organization issued an alert in July encouraging countries to ramp up their surveillance and vaccination coverage.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 10, 2024.
