Did You Move To Lose Today? Let's Talk Form!
Hey Everyone
I hope your weekend was as good as mine. I was headed for the gym and my son called and said he was going to work on form and would like to join him. I said yes, as I was sure my form was pretty good
Let's talk form.... Now if you are a pre-op and or newbie and getting ready to click out thinking this does not apply to you,.... DON'T! It does
What is form?
Form is the way you hold your body when performing a task. Let's talk walking, which most of us starts out with. If you have good form then you will get the max out of what you are doing. When walking, hold your head straight, shoulders back, I mean really back. We have carried around so much extra weight our entire lives that we hunch over by nature. We may have some curvature of the spine we have to correct. I am finding this is a big issue for me when doing my exercises. Swing your arms, take long steps and make sure you are walking straight. Yep, I said straight. Look at your toes, are they pointing out when you land or are they pointing in or out? Again, we adopt moves to compensate for the extra weight.
If you are lifting weights then please get a trainer, or ask the gym you are at to show you how to correctly use equipment. Most will do so without charge. Ask for a free consult with a trainer.
I thought i knew form when doing things like squats. I was working with my son and doing so without a bar on my shoulder. By the time I was done doing the squat correctly I thought I was going to die. THAT is why it's so important to get the form right. YOU WILL GET THE MAX OUT OF IT IF YOU DO.
Now this is not something you will learn over night
. Practice, practice, practice...but in the long run, you will look better, prevent injury and get the biggest bang for your buck as they say
So my friends, Did You Move To Lose and or Maintain Today? Come and in and let's get this week going
I checked out the LA Boxing facility here this weekend and I will be taking a free class tomorrow morning. Let ya know if I join and how it goes!!!
Take care,
Kathy
I hope your weekend was as good as mine. I was headed for the gym and my son called and said he was going to work on form and would like to join him. I said yes, as I was sure my form was pretty good
Let's talk form.... Now if you are a pre-op and or newbie and getting ready to click out thinking this does not apply to you,.... DON'T! It does
What is form?
Form is the way you hold your body when performing a task. Let's talk walking, which most of us starts out with. If you have good form then you will get the max out of what you are doing. When walking, hold your head straight, shoulders back, I mean really back. We have carried around so much extra weight our entire lives that we hunch over by nature. We may have some curvature of the spine we have to correct. I am finding this is a big issue for me when doing my exercises. Swing your arms, take long steps and make sure you are walking straight. Yep, I said straight. Look at your toes, are they pointing out when you land or are they pointing in or out? Again, we adopt moves to compensate for the extra weight.
If you are lifting weights then please get a trainer, or ask the gym you are at to show you how to correctly use equipment. Most will do so without charge. Ask for a free consult with a trainer.
I thought i knew form when doing things like squats. I was working with my son and doing so without a bar on my shoulder. By the time I was done doing the squat correctly I thought I was going to die. THAT is why it's so important to get the form right. YOU WILL GET THE MAX OUT OF IT IF YOU DO.
Now this is not something you will learn over night
. Practice, practice, practice...but in the long run, you will look better, prevent injury and get the biggest bang for your buck as they saySo my friends, Did You Move To Lose and or Maintain Today? Come and in and let's get this week going
I checked out the LA Boxing facility here this weekend and I will be taking a free class tomorrow morning. Let ya know if I join and how it goes!!!
Take care,
Kathy
HW:330 - GW:150 - MW:118-125
RW:190 - CW:130
Good afternoon Kathy!
I did my strength training today. I have been trying new exercises to work new areas. I am using the stability ball more and the bands a bit less. I also have been using the dumbells and yoga poses. It is really fun!
Yesterday, I could not get to the bike to do my cardio when I got up as I usually do, but I remembered to do it last evening while my family was watching TV. (They had to turn it way up while I was on the bike, but at least I got it in!!!!)
I have been working hard on the correct form, so I know what you mean. I will keep practicing.
See you tomorrow!
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Dawn
253/223/167/127
HW/SW/CW/GW
Keep up the great job you are doing
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