What does LONGEVITY mean exactly? Is it living longer? Is that even a possibility? Is it living healthier? More functional? âŚWhatever that means now;)
For me, itâs all about being more capable of doing what I want to do and love every day.
Itâs been my experience that itâs gonna mean something different for each of us and our circumstances.
Over time, with wear and tear, our body develops the âbestâ strategy possibleâŚso that we can do what we need and want to every day. And because of that, weâre all gonna develop different âSHAPESâ or body types to help us do our thing. See, thereâs NO right or wrong hereâŚNO BEST POSTUREâŚI say this all the time.
The two most common shapes I see every day are those folks whose hips and lower back are constantly âpushing forwardâ... and those of us (like me) whose hips and lower back are constantly âarched.â
And Iâm constantly asked, âWhat should I do every day?â Great question. Hereâs the thingâŚwe NEED to create âspaceâ and manage our shape before anything elseâŚso that we can MOVE as we want.
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Once we create that spaceâŚnow we have to manage itâŚlike inâŚgetting STRONGER:)
What I have for you today will help. Check it out!
Hereâs what youâre gonna need: -Clear/Comfortable space.
-Wall
-Sink/Sturdy Upright
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Hereâs what youâre gonna do:
đĄFor each position, find these 2 POINTS under each foot: 1) INSIDE HEEL 2) BASE of BIG TOE đGet a SENSE them against the ground.
1) Sink Squat Hold (Hips/Lower back âpushing forwardâ)
-Hold onto sink, barbell, sturdy upright
đ Be an ESCALATOR here! -Knees remain unlocked. Hips back/down.
-Find and keep those points!
Hold this position and breathe:
đINHALE: Quietly/Slowly through your nose (Tongue against palate). Neck relaxed. đŹď¸FULL MOUTH EXHALE: LONG. SLOW. EASY. RELAXED. -OPEN/RELAXED mouth. SIGHING (Like youâre FOGGING A GLASS!)
đ EXHALE LONGER than normal!
-Look about 10ft ahead
-Practice for 7-12 breaths x 1-2rds
2) WALL SQUAT Hold (Hips/Lower back âarchedâ) -1.5 foot lengths away from the wall. -Slide down a few inches, allowing knees to come forward center foot.
-Find and keep those points! -Reach arms long and downward without crunching or shrugging.
Hold this position and breathe:
đINHALE: Quietly/Slowly through the nose (Tongue against palate). Neck relaxed. đŹď¸FULL MOUTH EXHALE: LONG. SLOW. EASY. RELAXED. -PURSED LIPS (Like youâre BLOWING OUT CANDLES!)
đ EXHALE LONGER than normal!
-Look about 10ft ahead
-Practice for 7-12 breaths x 1-2rds
Notice how you move and feel afterward. Different than normal? Practice DAILY as part of your normal body maintenance routine and enjoy feeling better afterward!
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