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Our online library has 400+ guided gentle exercise videos (10-15 minute sessions) designed specifically for older adults.
Check it out!This is a whole body chain reaction. Cable overhead press with trunk rotation. Sagittal plane foot stance. Great integration of muscles which from a functional movement standpoint makes more sense than isolating muscles which confuses the body.
Opening the anterior spine on the yoga wheel. So many times we think of our spine being on the back side of the body. The conversation I want to bring to the party is, what about the front side of the spine and it’s functionality to the anterior chain? Everything is an integrated continuum and not segmented, therefore the anterior spine and its relationship to whole trunk is the critical piece in its total functionality.
Check out this video where we are showing how to do trunk extensions to get shoulder flexion and abdominal extension! In a seated position, place the ball at the low back for support. Then extend back over the ball and reach the arms to fully extended position. Change angles to create abdominal tensioning.
Flat bench chest press vs incline bench press. Question was: “What’s the difference between the two exercises?” Answer is: incline bench works upper chest and flat bench works more of the medial chest. Both are going to activate the shoulder as part of the movement in these two exercises.