Mini Back and Chest Workout by Dan Watt, PT (nwhealthfitness.wordpress.com co-blogger) Interesting that young women (18-20ish) are concerned that weight training will decrease their chest size, women (27-35) don’t care, and women (36-50) want to know if it will decrease their chest size. If you are dieting it will effect your chest size. Weight trainingContinue reading “Mini Back and Chest Workout!”
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Erector Spinae Stretch
Erector Spinae Stretch By Taylor Norris RMT at unionwellness.ca Co-blogger of TWHEALTHHUMOR.com The erector spinae are comprised of three sets of muscles; the iliocostalis, longissimus and spinalis. These muscels then each further break down into sub sets that all run parallel to eachother along the spinal column, and collectively (though origin and insertion pointsContinue reading “Erector Spinae Stretch”
QL Stretch with Better Pictures!
Clearer pictures of QL Stretch with Registered Massage Therapist, Taylor Norris
Quadratus Lumborum (QL) Stretch with…Taylor Norris, RMT
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).
Superwoman (man) or Bird/Dog
Great for strengthening erector muscles of back and stretching hip and shoulder.
Relaxation Massage by Taylor Norris, RMT
I had an interesting conversation with a client recently about what sort of massage treatment would suit his therapy needs best.
Lat Stretch!!! By Taylor Norris, RMT
Keep those lats stretched to help with Christmas shopping and snow shoveling
Mid Back Exercises
Learn to exercise your mid back with proper and effective technique.
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