Moving side to side – Keeping those hips mobile and strong! The more seasoned we become, the more important it is to move in different directions, especially with the hips. Our hips are meant to move in all directions. For balance, back health, and knee health,...
Today’s mobility work will focus on a simple hip movement called the hinge. It can be used in place of a squat to load and carry. We see a hinge in cycling, in tennis players, football players, and golfers! You might want to hinge to have a look at that turkey...
I think I have mentioned a time or two that the Hips Don’t Lie! Also, they were made to move in several directions! Today’s movement does just that! Hip rotation can be done on a mat, or it can be done standing at a counter or barre! The movements that you...
Shoulders and Hips – Let’s keep them mobile! “Life is like an open book,” some say? or is it, ”Life is a Cabaret”? I’m going with the open book phrase today because it ties in with my mobility video! But in fact, if we act like an open book, as this...
One of the biggest concerns I have heard voiced in regards to aging actively is the idea of flexibility. I read that as being able to continue to move when you want to, where you want to, without any pain. We don’t always have to be moving, but it is great to...
In our quest for more active body’s while we are aging, strengthening our muscles plays a key role. We have heard that the bodies metabolism decreases as we age! That is a fact. However, by maintaining our muscle mass we can offset that reduction by 7-8%, the...
