Mentality

Mind Over Muscle: How Your Mindset Shapes Your Recovery from Injury

Nick Cartaya, PT, DPT, PN-1

Published on: 05/09/2025

You're injured and can't do anything. It sucks. But you can't have a negative attitude. Now's when you dig deep. Here's how that attitude helps you recover quicker.

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When the Weights Get Light and the Miles Stop: Navigating Injury and Identity as a Hybrid Athlete

Nick Cartaya, PT, DPT, PN-1

Published on: 18/07/2025

In this post, we talk about an identity crisis and what happens when you get injured. Mentally.

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Many Mental Benefits of Exercise

Nick Cartaya, PT, DPT, PN-1

Published on: 04/07/2025

Happy July 4th! In this post, we talk about the mental benefits of exercise, and how it can change your life for the better outside of just numbers on a scale.

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Sandman's Coming: Why You Need To Sleep

Nick Cartaya, PT, DPT, PN-1

Published on: 20/06/2025

Welcome back! In this post, we talk about why sleeping is the most underrated recovery tool and how to improve it.

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