And Another Thing …

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK?

• Apart from Pilates,(!) walking is one of the best exercises to open up your hips. Pilates trains you to access the range you need to walk more efficiently.

• Mobile strong hips help to offload our knee joints and lower back.

• Stretching out our hips has an impact on our neck and shoulders, I read somewhere recently we are like a pair of scissors, striding out and opening our hips helps to open our neck and shoulders too. Think about it - we're all joined up. So, tight hips can also mean tight neck and shoulders. Is that you??

• Drive yourself up a hill rather than falling into it. Use those calf muscles which are like a pumping second heart.

• Wear shoes that allow your toes to spread and gives width to your feet instead of walking on a closed claw..

• Flexible strong feet and ankles reduces strain on your knees.

• Use your back or posterior line. These are the muscles behind us that hold us up straight and drive us up another hill! eg the GLUTES!

• Glutes, of which there are many, are also attached to the pelvic floor. Efficient working glutes are essential for efficient working pelvic floor.

• Head on perch as much as possible.

• Our immune systems need all the help they can get, and moderate exercise is a tried and tested method of boosting it. However, if recovering from any illness, take it easy getting back. Be kind to yourself.

Off flip. Shut me up! Once I start. Actually only meant to write ONE thought for the week. Hence the title!!
But ..the human body IS phenomenal...