by Lani on October 21, 2011
Let’s get one thing straight. The Plank should be a part of every woman’s conditioning and body-shaping program and should hold a revered spot in your workouts. Planks have an extraordinary effect on: flattening the abdomen by targeting the transversus abdominus relieving back pain strengthening the core, from abdominal muscles through to the gluteals strengthening …
by Lani on February 7, 2011
You sit down to your ‘puter to put in some productive time and start with all the best of intentions when it comes to good posture.
You know, seated upright, upper body in lift, all systems GO.
Yet before you know it – maybe this happens for you, too – you get this little collapse. Your chest sinks down. Your shoulders roll forward. And – seemingly all of a sudden – at or below the belt, your back starts to squeeze and tighten, and you just sit it out (guilty!) or squirm in discomfort.
Guess what’s happened? You have created a fatal situation in your back.
by Lani on March 24, 2010
Yay, stretches to the rescue! In this Part 4 of Pelvic Tilt talk, I’ve got some easy, effective stretches that anyone can do to help relieve muscle tightness that contributes to an excessive anterior pelvic tilt. If you missed part 3, complete with an illustration of anterior pelvic tilt, you can pop in to take …
by Lani on March 16, 2010
Lower back pain? Might be due, at least in part, to the tilt of your pelvis. Due to a variety of factors: lots of sitting, bad postural habits, and effects of gravity – the pelvis can become misaligned into an excessive anterior tilt. Specifically, this means the top of the pelvis is tilted forward beyond …
by Lani on March 14, 2010
Previously, I addressed a client question regarding the “tuck”, or posterior pelvic tilt position, outside of exercise sessions. Click HERE to read Part 1: “Is It Possible To Tuck Too Much?”. More on pelvic tilts and tucks The backward, or posterior, pelvic tilt referred to by my client in Part 1 is an exercise position …
Recently, the following question was presented to me by a client regarding implementation of the “tuck” position outside of exercise sessions. As a topic that has needed addressing, no time like the present. Q. Lani, today I’m having a soreness in my lower back that I usually don’t have. I’ve been trying to really connect …