Daily Dozen Refresher: Revolving Lunge

By kirk | Published: February 21, 2012

Revolving lunge- the third position of SloBody’s Daily Dozen and the first spinal extension combined with internal and external rotational forces. This is a set up position to understand the forces necessary to be able to root, reach, and rotate in tandem for a long, strong, and pliable body.

Why the heck do we practice revolving lunge? Do you feel unequal forces pulling on your spine? Does your left hip feel more restricted than the right? Does your low back feel compressed when you are standing or running? Practicing revolving lunge will most definitely highlight any left/right and front/back imbalances. It will also aid you in strengthening the weak spots while lengthening the compressed areas. Prep your body to extend, contract, and rotate while strengthening the legs and stretching the hips.

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Maintaining Space in the Joints

By janine | Published: February 14, 2012

Space: it’s what my mom just had surgically inserted into her degenerating disks along her spine. Space: it’s what was lacking when we first attempted to build a roaring fire out in the woods upon moving to the PNW. Space: it’s what you see me helping my 90 year old grandmother create and maintain so she can keep on being as mobile as she is well into her tenth decade of life.

Often pain felt in the body, be it a stiff neck, low back discomfort or knee pain is a result of lacking space in your joints or spine. If you can reconnect with maintaining and/or increasing space in the joints or muscle beds pain can be mitigated. How do you go about this on a daily basis? Follow these 3 simple steps:
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Florida Day 4

By kirk | Published: February 1, 2012

Florida Day 4: no complaining about the morning haze clearing to sunshine and 78°. Great afternoon at the beach, reading, riding, and napping.

The routine today begins with relaxing, lengthening, and opening posture work followed by a nice vigorous strength and endurance section. Do one, do both, play around!

Routine: 5 breaths each element, each side, unless otherwise noted.

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Florida Day 3

By kirk | Published: January 31, 2012

Another relaxing and sunny day. We could really get used to waking up to 70°. Started off with a practice in the morning and then to the beach on the bikes.

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Florida Day 2

By kirk | Published: January 29, 2012

The sunny warm south Day 2,

Taking a break while on our bicycle ride along the Hollywood boardwalk. Nothing like being in an environment where you can sit outside in the morning, enjoying your coffee and the views in shorts and t-shirts without a hint of chill in the air at the end of January, while staring off into the Atlantic at the vast openness.

The routine for day two has a good amount of posture work with breathing. Great for relaxing and observing with just a little conditioning! Here’s the routine:
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Florida Day 1

By kirk | Published: January 28, 2012

Hello Everyone,

Reporting in from sunny South Florida enjoying day 1 at the beach. Even though we’re on break we wanted to report in and let you know that we’re still working out, just a lot lighter.
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How do you avoid getting burned out?

By SloBody | Published: January 26, 2012

It’s a tough one right? Anyone who teaches, coaches or trains others full time knows about burnout! It doesn’t really matter what discipline, it’s a day in, day out GIVING of your attention, information, and support. Hearing yourself say the same words OVER and OVER again…JEEZ…listening to yourself can get really OLD!

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Next time your legs are burning…

By janine | Published: January 24, 2012

It’s always this time of year that we hear stories from our clients about how they avoided a weather related injury or how they are performing beyond expectation in their winter activities.

Either they started sliding on a slippery sidewalk and were able to correct their balance before a full on splat. Or, they did totally bite it and much to their surprise, they were strong and pliable enough to escape without injury. Others report “dusting” (I love that) their fellow skiers/snowboarders as they went run after run on their new legs of steel.

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Daily Dozen Refresher: Down Dog

By kirk | Published: January 18, 2012

Down Dog- the second position of SloBody’s Daily Dozen. The first top loading, shoulder and arm strengthening, back of the body elongating pose.

January begins the heart of winter and the time that people spend much more time in activities that tighten the body, from the hips to the hamstrings, to the shoulders. These are exactly the spaces down dog will peel open, strengthen, and make pliable. Perfect for a time where ice and snow is prevalent outside, where slip and falls happen. Prep your body to be able to rebound and respond with more finesse and ease.

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Quit the resolutions…just commit

By kirk | Published: January 12, 2012

Mid January is coming up fast. Have you followed through with that resolution to quit smoking? How about the one to start up at the gym and exercise three times a week? Or the one to eat better?

The answer statistically is probably not. According to the Journal of Clinical Psychology, a 2002 study cites about 45 percent of Americans make New Year’s resolutions each year, but less than 20 percent keep them. Why? Read More »

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