Day 10 - 14-Day Happy Back Series.
In this session, you'll begin with two upper back strengthening exercises and then follow it with two pec and anterior deltoid stretches.
Chest stretches are an important posture muscle to stretch because it quite often is tight on people because of the activities that we do in a day (hello computer and phone). When these muscles are tight they pull the front of the shoulders forward, which in turn either rounds your back into kyphosis or increases the rounding that is already there.
Tools: mat
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Thoracic Spine Love
Day 13 - 14-Day Happy Back Series.
Your thoracic spine (t-spine), is your mid-back and becomes immobile with age, poor posture and/or increased sitting. When the thoracic spine is immobile, the lumbar spine will, unfortunately, pick up the slack and compensate for the lack of movement in the th...
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Help Your Joints Series - Shoulders
In this practice, you’ll learn what a Controlled Articular Rotation is for the shoulder and we’ll go through yoga movements and mobility drills to unlock the full range of motion that is available for the shoulder.
Shoulder mobility impacts the neck and spine so this is a great practice to expl...
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Help Your Joints Series - Spine
This is all about the thoracic spine (the largest part of the spine- at the upper back and ribcage).
Move through release postures, breathing exercises and a yoga and mobility flow. Explore all the ways the thoracic spine can move while you unlock restrictions and release held tension.
The th...
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