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How to Move Through Your Hips or Hip Hinge

 

You have likely been advised to 'bend through your knees', when picking something up to avoid hurting your back.  While this is good advice it overlooks the most important joint you should move through when picking items up.

In this webinar, we share how to move through your hips and why this is vital for everyday activities and exercise.

If you have questions about this video or others, be sure to reach out.

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What is Good Posture?

We often receive the question, 'what is good posture'.  There is definitely a bit of a debate about it.  Last week we looked at the forward head position commonly today is known as 'tech neck'. 

Today we will work our way down the spine to the upper and midback, known as the thoracic area of the spine.  A common cue or directive you may have been given from a young age is to sit or stand up straight.  This may have included 'lift your chest', 'pull your shoulder down and back.'

These directions were well-meaning. No one wanted you to look like a slouch or develop a hump in your back.  The fact is, that often with repeated use of these cues over time we can start to change the natural posture of our spine.  If you look at the picture of the spine below the spine has gentle curves throughout.  The curve in the upper and middle back actually sways back creating what is called a kyphosis versus the low back which curves the opposite way into a...

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