The QL muscles lie deep on either sides of our central low back. Attached to four of our lowest vertebrae, they span between our last rib and top most part of the hip. They give us the ability to side bend our torso and keep the 12th ribs in place during deep respiration (eg. helps singers stabilize their diaphragm).
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Getting Motivated To Exercise
If you are not feeling motivated get in a mind set and start a pattern.
Rotator Stretches for Supraspinatus by Taylor Norris, RMT
He’s some great stretches to relieve rotator (supraspinatus) pain.
How to exercise the Gluteus Medius Properly!
The gluteus medius is important for stabilization when walking and outer thigh movement.
Superwoman (man) or Bird/Dog
Great for strengthening erector muscles of back and stretching hip and shoulder.
Balancing Your Blood Sugar “Workshop” with Emily Grinton
7 Ways that balancing blood sugar can help you Lose Weight Reduce Stress And give you more energy!
Balancing Blood Sugar with Guest Emily Grinton (Free Workshop at LA Fitness Kitchener Jan. 31, 2017)
Balancing Your Blood Sugar
7 Ways that balancing blood sugar can help you
Lose Weight
Reduce Stress
And give you more energy!
Full Circle: Speaking to a Kinesiology Class about Massage Therapy! by Taylor Norris, RMT
A couple of weeks ago, I was offered a chance to return to my high school to be a guest speaker for the grade 12 kinesiology class.
Functional Movement Patterns with Special Guest Chris Watson, CSCS
I have worked with a lot of clients post physio and focused on proper posture and body mechanics but not speed. So I asked Chris if he thought increasing speed would help recovery. This is our actual text messages. Thanks Chris!
90-degreeSquat Swing and 45-degree Sqaut Swing
One of the most important movements to learn for sports (golfing, baseball, football throwing) and martial arts (learning to kick and punch from the hip).
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