In episode 33 I'm delighted to be joined by Rachel Frances Thomson, Specialist Biomechanics Coach and Managing Director of Biomechanics Education to discuss the topic of weak 'lazy' glutes.
Rachel is an expert in the fields of health, sport, fitness and education. Her special interest is biomechanics where she teaches fitness and medical professionals how to screen and provide exercise interventions to prevent and manage injury as well as improve performance.
Spending vast amounts of time sitting can alter your posture over time and weaken your gluteal muscles, which can become apparent through telltale signs of decreased hip mobility, lower back, knee or ankle pain.
Rachel offers some simple strategies to help you become a 'fidget pants' as any static posture whether sitting or standing for prolonged periods of time is not good for the body. Alternating your posture throughout the day will help your body maintain the mind/muscle connection to keep your muscles 'firing'. Whilst strength work may help with weak glutes, Rachel explains that these weaknesses can also be caused by compensations made by the body. Therefore she suggests some easy and simple ways to incorporate more daily movement to reduce the negative effects of being static. Furthermore she talks about functional and structural assymetry that can happen to the body and recommends improving the quality of movement using mobility, flexibility and Muscle Energy Techniques.
A definite 'must listen' if you want to improve your movement and reduce those niggling aches and pains.
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