It has been - OMG! Already! - 5 weeks since we started spring session.
And I'm guessing that by now you are growing tired of me saying,
Weight over heels.
Toes and pelvis pointing forward.
You may have noticed (and shared!) that "weight over the heels" doesn't feel just unfamiliar - but down right awkward or darn near impossible.
Shifting out of our habit and into something different may very well feel nearly impossible - especially if the the muscles of the feet and legs refuse to cooperate. Here are a few ideas to get them on board:
These stretches are useful for foot, ankle, and knee pain - as well as for all sorts of hip and low back happenings.
Got "weight over the heels" figured out?
Try adding
Relax your knee caps
to your "standing check up" mantra.
This week's e-Lessons are centered around breathing:
Here is why:
- Healthy breathing creates a vital structural support for back and shoulders.
- Healthy breathing relaxes tight neck muscles, can prevent reoccurring headaches and migraines, as well as assist a better thyroid function.
- Healthy breathing can release mid-back tension.
- Healthy breathing massages (no joke!) heart, lungs, as well as your digestive organs, assisting better digestion and elimination.
- Core muscles work together with breathing to create a sense of strong structural support.
And most importantly for anyone concerned with stability:
Upper body breathing places our center of gravity far off the ground - so we tend to feel less stable.
Diaphragmatic (lower trunk) breathing places our center of gravity closer to the ground - so we tend to feel more stable.
Some more intel:
