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Now is a good time to own a body.  Tips for Healthy Living:  Fitness, Nutrition and Well-Being.
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A Yoga Sequence to Build Strength in the Shoulders 

A Yoga Sequence to Build Strength in the Shoulders  | SELF HEALTH + HEALING | Scoop.it
Explore how shoulder stability and strength can make inversions feel more approachable. 

To support ourselves upside-down, we need strength in our shoulders. This sequence is designed to open up energy lines in the arms, neck, collarbones, and shoulder girdle to prepare the body for flight. Just as we need to be sturdy in our legs to stand up and walk around, we need stability in our upper bodies when we invert. Practice the sequence below to help you build up to handstand and other inversions, and don’t forget to have fun!
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How & Why To Make Your Feet Stronger

How & Why To Make Your Feet Stronger | SELF HEALTH + HEALING | Scoop.it

As I noted in my last post about how I work with my clients to build them an unbreakable body, one that has gorgeous movement-quality, and is free from aches & pains, I noted that I look at them through a different fitness lens – one that puts body durability, mobility, and foundational strength in each of 6 key pillars of the body at the forefront.

 

The 6-pillars are simply a way to look at your body and ensure you have critical areas for movement quality locked down. Mobility & strength work can get complex really quickly if you let it – analysis paralysis can take down the best of us. If you use this 6-pillars model, much like if you follow Robb’s basic guidelines for diet & lifestyle, it gets pretty easy pretty quickly. To review, the 6 pillars are: strong feet strong glutes hip stability strong core postural strength scapular stability

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Learn how to build the 4 kinds of strength

Learn how to build the 4 kinds of strength | SELF HEALTH + HEALING | Scoop.it
Strength Training Basics – 4 Kinds of Strength and 3 Rules to Develop Them

"Not All Strength is the Same – the 4 Types of Strength

Strength in and of itself doesn’t mean a lot. It can mean a lot of different things to various people. The question then is what are you building strength for? How much strength do you need to accomplish what you want and need in your daily life?

Strength can be split into several different forms, and the type of strength training you will want to do depends on what kind of strength best suits your needs."
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