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Tag: hip mobility

  • Patellar Tracking Disorder | Shoulder Rehab | Sitting Exercises for Hip Mobility

    Patellar Tracking Disorder | Shoulder Rehab | Sitting Exercises for Hip Mobility

    Here’s what I’ve got for you on PMc this week:

    1. A thorough guide on what Patellar Tracking Disorder really is and why fixing this issue won’t help your knee pain.
    2. How do rotator cuff injuries happen and some effective exercises to rehab an injured shoulder.
    3. 4 awesome Hip Mobility exercises you can do WHILE sitting – so if you’re feeling too lazy to get up and exercise, you don’t have an excuse 😉

     

    New PMc Article #1:
    The TRUTH About Patellar Tracking Disorder

    patellar-tracking-disorder-human-kneeAre you experiencing persistent knee pain? Learn what’s actually causing your pain and why treating Patellar Tracking Disorder won’t help with this.

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    New PMc Article #2:
    Top 6 Supraspinatus Exercises for Rehabbing an Injured Shoulder

    An injured shoulder is no joke. It can hinder your ability to lift your arm and perform even the most simple day-to-day activities. These 6 supraspinatus exercises are a great way to rehab your shoulder so you can safely speed up the healing process and prevent re-injuries.

    Read more >>

    New PMc Article #3:
    4 Hip Mobility Moves to Do When Sitting

    hip mobility exercises while sittingSpending hours sitting down at your desk is likely causing your low back pain and movement limitations. Here are 4 simple hip mobility exercises you can do to address these issues (you can even do these while sitting down at work!).

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    Got any questions? Leave them in the comments below.

  • *WeiRd* Exercise for DEEP SQUAT Mobility

    *WeiRd* Exercise for DEEP SQUAT Mobility

    Getting down into the bottom range of motion in the Squat is a fundamental human movement pattern that we’ve lost because of all the sitting we do.

    We don’t need to think anymore about it.

    But is getting down deep into the Squat an absolute necessity?

    You could argue against it because in modern western society, we really don’t have to get into this position all the time.

    For some sports, yes, but just normal day-to-day activities, we can avoid it completely.

    The thing is doing so definitely helps to maintain full flexibility in the hips, knees and ankles, it helps your digestive system do it’s thing because in this position, your guts press up against each other at the same time your anus is opened up (weird, but reality and come on, we’re all adults here).

    Plus, I want my body to be able to do everything it was designed to do.

    I don’t want to be robbed of my natural movement ability.

    And getting down there is fun, especially when you’ve got people down there to play with.

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    Today’s exercise I call the Deep Squat Prayer Pushup and it will help you get further down and more comfortable when you’re down there.

    A good test of this is to get down into the deep Squat and feel what it’s like to hang out down there for a minute or two, then stand and walk around for a minute, do this exercise, then stay down in that deep Squat position to compare.

    If you do this test, let me know what it feels like in the Comments.

    As always with the exercises I share with you, TECHNIQUE is critical, so pay close attention to the pointers in the video and follow-along and watch a few times.

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    It’s also a great idea to bookmark/save/share/whatever you have to do to ensure you can come back to this video to further refine your form.

    So try it out and let me know how it feels in the Comments and if you’ve got any favourite Squat mobility exercises.

  • 2 More TACFIT Bodyweight Exercises

    Here are a couple more exercises that I learned from my friend Adam that I filmed while I was on vacation in Costa Rica (gotta love the portability of bodyweight training).

    Without further adieu – here’s the vid:

    If you enjoyed this, stay tuned, as I’ve got 2 more exercises to share with you soon, plus that killer 10×10 MMA Bodyweight Circuit I was telling you about.

    As always – I’ll field your questions, or if you just want to leave a comment with your thoughts on the exercises, I’d love to hear those too!

    It keeps me motivated to keep putting out good content when I hear positive feedback. 🙂

    UPDATE: here are the next 2 funky bodyweight exercises