We naturally want to take the path of least resistance. It's safe---it's comfortable. When faced with a decision to do something difficult, your mind will try to protect you and "talk" you out of it.
The next time you are faced with that tough decision to make---should I workout, should I finish that report now, should I ask for that raise---just do it before your mind can say no.
It doesn't matter what happened yesterday. You've already lived it and what's done is done. Every day you wake up though is a clean slate. This is your chance to write today's story and make it what you want. Make today count.
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Some people think that exercise involves spandex, high-rep burpees and endless squat jumps until you've beaten yourself into submission.
The truth is, exercise is any kind of movement...walking, gardening, playing catch in the back yard, having a dance to your favourite song with your beau.
Don't let exercise intimidate you because you were taught by The Biggest Loser that if you didn't faint, bleed or puke then you didn't have an effective workout.
Remember--- ANY MOVEMENT is exercise and exercise leads to good health
If there is one thing that messes with people's mental health more, it's food. The fitness industry spends millions advertising that you are broken. The truth is, you aren't. Make peace with your food.
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Correcting Low Back Arch
You can do a movement assessment called the Overhead Squat Assessment to identify a low back arch but often times you don’t even need that. Simply looking at someone as they stand in their natural stance can reveal a low back arch…like the gentleman to the left in the photo. What we have going on here are overactive muscles at the front of the body (pulling the body forward) and weak, lengthened muscles on the posterior side.
one part of the body can create problems in other areas as well. **Having the muscular imbalances that cause low back arch can also affect your mobility by decreasing your hip extension, decreasing shoulder flexion and decreasing your ability to internally rotate your hips.
From this position, begin to do a squat. The picture on the left shows perfect form (notice the angle of the shins and torso are the same? That's the way you want to be) while the picture on the right shows an arched back.
- Perform the Corrective Exercise program prior to beginning your exercise program.
- Perform the Corrective Exercise program on days you are not performing your training program to maintain optimal range of motion and strength.
- Performing the foam roll and static stretching components of your Corrective Exercise program immediately after your workout will help with overall recovery and muscle soreness.
- Because your hip flexors and lat muscles are already over-active, you should do less exercises that involve leg raises and lat pull-downs and pull-ups
Link to the pdf of this article. The pdf will have a corrective exercise routine as well as video demos but be sure to open the document with Adobe in order to get full functionality.
http://blog.ideafit.com/files/user_upload/2314993.pdf
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I often get asked what the best exercise or the best program is. There are always going to be specific things you can do that will be best for you to reach YOUR particular goal I suppose but the truth is...whatever exercise or program you choose, do it consistently. Going for a walk around the block every evening after dinner is far better than following the the best fitness routine inconsistently.
(p.s. Did you know that people going to the gym for an hour but sitting on their phones for 45 minutes is actually a thing?)
