The other day I was teaching about sitting and asked people where the sitting bones were. One teenager replied: “Somewhere behind your neck” If, like this teenager, you don’t know much about your sitting bones, you know, you are not alone. That is because, growing up, we are not taugh this stuff hence so much awkward sitting and pain going on. Now,…
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Should you just let them slump?
We are watching children slouching towards adulthood and turning a blind eye. Sadly, many think that good posture is only for rich children and not for the average child. Teaching children good postural habits is teaching them self-care. This is a skill that will last and serve them well for the rest of their lives. We need to…
{video} Freeing and repositioning the shoulders
This week I’m hopping to take away some of the weight you might be carrying on your shoulders. Tension around the shoulders is very common in most people. So today I’m giving you a short exercise to help relieve that tension but that’s not all… If you have the tendency to roll your shoulders forwards by…
{video} Exercise to help with repetitive stress injury (RSI)
This week I’m bringing to you a delicious (short) exercise to help you relieve tension around the neck, shoulders and back. If you have (or know of someone) issues related to repetitive stress injury in the upper body this may help. You can do this exercise at home or in the office (please share it…
{video} Relieve back tension and improve posture with this short exercise
This week I’m bringing to you an (10 minutes) exercise that helps re-organise the spine, shoulders and neck for better posture. This will also help relieve tension in the back and ease aches and pains in the upper body. Please let me know how you get on with this exercise by leaving me a comment below the video. =====…
{video} Wash your hands this way to reduce wear & tear in the spine (and the chances of a hunched back)
In today’s video I’m showing you one particular thing we all do every single day, but how are you doing it? Our bodies, muscles, ligaments and joints suffer from wear and tear as we go about life. Our spines, in particular are exposed to a lot of wear and tear because of all the bending and twisting…
{video} How to ease your bunion situation – healthy feet series, part 5
On this side of the hemisphere the cold days are settling in. That means, our feet will spend a lot of time in shoes and socks. It is therefore essential that we exercise our feet and give them some love on a regular basis. After all, if they aren’t happy (stiff and not so healthy)…
{video} How to get on and off a chair, sounds trivial? Let me surprise you with this one!
How do you get on and off a chair? This may sound trivial but you would be surprised how many people cannot do it easily and how many more are creating strain in the lower back. So let’s learn to do it correctly and using the right muscles (not the ones in the lower back!)…
The {taboo} subject we all need to talk about…
This is kind of a taboo subject. No one likes to talk about it. But let’s not support taboos that affect our health. What matters the most to me is my health and yours – that’s why I do the work I do. And I want to raise awareneness for this subject. We will all get old, there is no way around it. But let’s…
{video} What Kate does we must all do, too
I’m a fan of Kate’s. I love her elegance and confidence. But it doesn’t really matter whether you are a fan, too, or not. This is something we must all pay attention to in order to prevent a hunched back. I see so many people (a lot of them still quite young) that are very…
