Barefoot enthusiasts say ditching your shoes is essential for optimal whole-body function.
Doctors say minimalist shoes cause injury.
Who is right? What if they both are? In this book, biomechanist Katy Bowman explains how both sides are right and wrong by broadening the perspective of over-simplified “shoes are good” or “shoes are bad” arguments.
This book provides a scientific (but very easy to grasp) explanation of how Diastasis Recti (DI) forms. DI is a WHOLE BODY ALIGNMENT PROBLEM, not simply a weak core.
Information in this book is essential for everybody who already has DI or does not want to develop it. Health professionals – doctors, chiropractors, physical therapists, and personal trainers – will find critical information on how to help their patients and clients to manage DI through effective, easy to follow, and safe corrective exercise program.
Move Your DNA explains the science behind our need for natural movement—right down to the cellular level. It examines the vast difference between the movements in a typical hunter-gatherer’s life and the movements in our own lives. It shows how in our fixation on short periods of exercise over all-day movement, we restrict our bodies in chairs and shoes and cars for the vast majority of our lives. It explains why in the age of state-of-the-art medical care, we are suffering from an unbelievable number of diseases and an intolerable amount of pain. The reason is clear: Movement, which drives all of our bodily processes, is on the verge of extinction.
If there is just one piece of equipment to cover the majority of your corrective exercise needs, the foam half-roller is the most versatile tool for it. I recommend ordering two of these: one for home and another for the office.
These cotton bolsters provide perfect support for many floor exercises. They are firm to provide full support, yet soft enough to be quite comfortable. The bolsters are stuffed with cotton blend batting and weigh in at 6 pounds. Lightweight yet dense and firm, with a handle on each end, this is a great prop to maintain a proper alignment in corrective exercises or simply sit on a floor.
This is a set of two balls in a tote. Each ball is 2.5 inches in diameter. These unique massage balls are made of a special rubber that grips at your skin, grabs at multiple layers of muscles, and rubs out adhesions and tension, providing a deep tissue massage.
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