Cassandra Mol Certified Athletic Therapist, 42 Queen Street, Kingston, ON (2021)

08/23/2021

To new adventures and new teams!

I have been keeping this secret for a little while…..

I’m the Head Athletic Therapist for St. Lawrence College for the 21/22 season 😱😱

It’s still doesn’t feel real that this is my job title! It’s been a career goal of mine to be a head AT, and to get the opportunity to do it in my home city feels amazing!

To everyone who helped me get here, you know who you are. Thank you!!

Ps. I’ll still be sticking around @healthinfocus.ygk so if your a past, present, or future client down worry. We can still work together to get you moving and performing pain free.

#newadventures #newteams #SLC #surge #slcsurge #headathletictherapist #career #careergoal #soccer #rugby #basketball #ocaa #athletictherapy #athletictherapist #at #atforall #whateveryourfinishline #rehab #activetherapy #mobility #mobilitycoach #mobilitymethod #activemobilitymethod #everydayathlete #ontario #kingstonon #ygk #healthinfocus

08/20/2021

You wouldn’t DIY car repairs, so why are you trying to DIY a rehab plan?

A professional repairs a car for a reason, there is a lot of complex electrical, computer chips, hoses, gears, and parts to a car. If cars aren’t built properly or maintained properly then they are not allowed on the roads. The average person wouldn’t DIY car repairs.

You know what else has a complex wiring system, a computer chip, hoses, gears, and parts. Your body!
The nervous system is a very complex make up of electrical impulses that work very similar to the wiring in a car or your house. Your brain is the best computer chip of all, and brake down way less often. The fluid in your body (blood) travels through a complex series of hoses, pumps (heart), and spark plugs (heart beat). Your joints act like gears, and there are whole lot of other parts inside that do amazing wonderful things. But yet so many people try to DIY their rehab plan, instead of consulting a professional.

When our car breaks down we immediately take it to a mechanic to get it fixed, but yet when our body breaks down we pull out our phone and ask Dr. Google.
Why? Why do we not have the same appreciation for our body as we do our car?

A car breaks down we can get another one. If our body breaks down we are in for a long ride on a big bumpy road to recovery (see what I did there).

Take care of your body, and take it to your mechanic when something doesn’t feel right.

Are you a DIYer or are you a head straight for the mechanic kind of person? (For either your car or body)

#DIY #diyrehab #youdeservebetter #bodymatinence #carmatinence #rehab #mechanic #athletictherapy #athletictherapist #at #atforall #whateveryourfinishline #rehab #activetherapy #mobility #mobilitycoach #mobilitymethod #activemobilitymethod #everydayathlete #run #runners #lifting #crossfit #ontario #kingstonon #ygk #healthinfocus

08/10/2021

“I don’t feel it” - Athlete after trying a body awareness or mobility exercise.

💪 The biggest misunderstanding in rehab is ever exercises you should feel the “muscle burn”.
Don’t get me wrong there are many that will give you the “burn” and there is a time and place for strength training exercises. But for an exercise to be effective in your rehab you don’t have to feel it working.

💪Sometimes athletes are so strong that strength training in their rehab won’t make a difference. But what will make a difference is mobility work and exercises that help build body and joint awareness.

🐻 If your brain and joints can’t communicate it’s bad news bears. This can lead to pain, injury and disfunction. But there are simple and effective ways to help get them back together working in harmony!

Comment “bear” if you want to learn more about how to create a better body awareness and communication!

#bodyawareness #bodymindconnection #bodycomunication #exercise #mobility #mobilitytraining #athletictherapy #athletictherapist #at #atforall #whateveryourfinishline #rehab #activetherapy #mobility #mobilitycoach #mobilitymethod #activemobilitymethod #everydayathlete #run #runners #lifting #crossfit #ontario #kingstonon #ygk #healthinfocus

08/03/2021

Long weekend vibes! 🌞⛅️

Swipe to see the most epic sunset on our last night! 😍😍

An amazing extended long weekend spent in @algonquin_pp
No bugs, no phones, just us!
And a friendly reminder to take more vacations with less distractions.

#camping #backcountrycamping #algonquinpark #provincalpark #canoeincamping #canoe #canoeing #portage #exploreontario #longweekend #longweekendvibes #vaction #vactionmode #thisismykindofvacation #mykindofcamping #nophones #nobugs #justlove

07/27/2021

Name a better way to spend a Monday night…

I’ll wait…

#kingstonunitedsoccer #dedicatedtodevelopment #soccer #opdl #ontariosoccer #soccerfeild #soccersidelines #sunsetpractice #underthelights #gamecoverage #practicecoverage #athletictherapy #athletictherapist #at #atforall #whateveryourfinishline #rehab #activetherapy #mobility #mobilitycoach #mobilitymethod #activemobilitymethod #everydayathlete #ontario #kingstonon #ygk #healthinfocus

07/19/2021

Change can be good! Hear me out!

Change can be growth

Change can be positive

Change can be beautiful

I use to avoid change, the unknowns gave me anxiety. I found comfort in the status quo.

But the one thing they don’t tell you about change, is it’s a catapult for growth.

Take a hair cut for example, you change your hair so it can grow healthier, stronger, and longer.

So why not take the same approach to workouts, training, rehab, life, (insert what ever here) If you don’t switch it up every once and a while. Make a change. Then how do you know if your growing, getting healthier, stronger, or better.

Change can be scary and messy. But I can also be oh soooo beautiful!

Double tap if you embrace change!

#change #changeforthebetter #haircut #postweddinghaircut #hairchop #shorthair #shorthairdontcare #dontfearchange #embracethechange #athletictherapy #athletictherapist #at #atforall #whateveryourfinishline #rehab #activetherapy #mobility #mobilitycoach #mobilitymethod #activemobilitymethod #everydayathlete #run #runners #lifting #crossfit #ontario #kingstonon #ygk #healthinfocus

06/05/2021

The #1 Question I get asked....

What is Athletic Therapy/What is an Athletic Therapist? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I get this questions a lot, and for a while I had a hard time explaining it because it’s not just one thing....
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It’s crazy, messy, and amazing all at the same time.
It’s taking care of athletes on the field during games and practices. It’s taping injuries to get through one more game. It’s stretching hamstrings and quads during warm up. It’s teaching inspiring Athletic Therapy students about injuries and resiliency. It’s running onto the field with gauze at the ready.
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But it’s also rehabbing backs of moms who want to be able to play with their children. Is rehabbing dads shoulders so they can through a baseball around with their son who wants to play in the big leagues one day. It’s helping runners to figure out why every run at 10km their foot starts to hurt.

It’s talking to clients and hearing their stories, both good and bad.
Its making friends and being part of teams who are like family.
It’s longs exhausting days but also a lot of fun!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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So yes an athletic therapist can help with musculoskeletal injuries and pain. But we do and are so much more!

#athletictherapy #athletictherapist #at #atforall #whateveryourfinishline #injury #injuryrehab #rehab #fieldwork #taping #myfannypackiscool #soccer #hockey #rugby #basketball #volleyball #crosscountry #trackandfield #athlete #running #run #runners #momlife #soccermom #soccermomintraining #mobility #kingstonontario #ygk #healthinfocus

06/02/2021

This Sets my Soul on Fire 🔥 🔥

June is Athletic Therapy month! So I’m going to switch gears a little and talk about all things Athletic Therapy and why I love what I do.

My passion in life is to empower others to live the life they crave!!!! Away from injury, pain, and doubt!

Athletic Therapy is so much more than my job or career, its my passion!
Rehab is my jam!
Educating others about their bodies sets my heart on fire!
Like I could nerd out for hours on this stuff (don’t worry I will try not to bore you too much)

Make sure you hit that heart button and follow along to see why I do what I do and why Athletic Therapy is my passion!

#athletictherapy #athletictherapist #atforall #at #athletictherapyisforeveryone #athletictherapymonth #mypassion #movementcoach #motionislotion #mobility #mobilitycoach #running #lifting #injury #rehab #injuryprevention #strengthtraining #women #ygk #kingstonontario #healthinfocus

05/31/2021

My baby is growing up! 🥺
Happy 7 Months!! Yes I’m that crazy dog mom 🐶🤷‍♀️

We have had her home for 5 months now and boy have I learnt some valuable lessons from her.

Here are the top 3 lessons I have learnt from my puppy:

🌷Stop and smell the roses. Life goes by too fast, you have to stop and sniff everything and just take it all in. You never know what tomorrow is going to bring.

🍃Nature will give you everything you need. Sunshine, shade, rain, food and especially sticks! By far the best dog toy on the planet. It’s a chew toy, something to fetch, and a reward for sitting pretty.

🐶Patience!!! This is by far the biggest lesson she has taught me. Patience with her and myself. She’s still a baby and learning her role and our expectations of her. She is also learning something new everyday. On the flip side I am teaching her and learning something new everyday as well. Learning something that worked so well one day is not going to work the same the next. Just because you teach her something one day she will remember it forever.
Giving us the space and grace to make mistakes and come back and try again. Having the patience to not get frustrated and give up.

Maybe a skill we all need some practice at. Especially in the rehab world. You need patience with the process and yourself. Give yourself the space and grace to get better, to try something new. To not get frustrated and give up on the process. Just know you can do anything!

What’s a lesson you have learnt from your pets?

#remigirl #labsofinstagram #blacklab #lab #doggo #puppy #labpuppy #lessonsfrommydog #alwayslearning #lessons #patience #rehab #athletictherapy #athletictherapist #atforall #movementcoach #mobilitycoach #healthinfocus #ygk #kingstonontario