1 – Lie on your stomach 2 – Lift the chest off the floor and look forward, hands and elbows in front of you on the floor 3 – Pull with the fingers, driving the body forward (Stay here for 5 breaths or continue) 4
The sternocleidomastoid (SCM) attaches up at the mastoid process (behind the ear) immediately below the skull and stretches down to the sternum (chest bone) and clavicle (collar bone). The SCM’s actions are crucial for a healthy cervical spine, but the unfortunate reality of everyday society
Summer is finally here and with the arrival of the nice weather comes fun summer activities like bicycling, gardening and outdoor sports and hobbies. We spend a lot of time stretching and strengthening our larger muscles groups like our quadriceps, hamstrings and core muscles, but
Child’s Pose is known as “Balasana” in Yoga [bala= child, asana =posture]. It’s easy to underestimate both the challenge and the opportunity of this simple pose. If you’ve been to a yoga class, you may know Child’s Pose as a resting posture – something provided
The action performed by the adductors is most often overshadowed by the more obvious actions of the muscles at the front and back of the leg. This action is to bring the leg closer to the midline of the body. While this isn’t an action
Pain in the butt at work? Then this stretch is for you. The piriformis muscle attaches at the front of the side of the sacrum (tail bone), and then travels down and out to the top of the femur. It’s actions vary depending on the
Another important facet in the health of the feet is the strength of the smaller muscles that control the toes, as well as support the arch and aid in complicated motion of the ankle. Working each of these muscles individually would quickly become an exercise
Together, the Gastrocnemius and Soleus muscles form the bulk of the calf. The Gastroc’s begins on both sides of the back of the knee while the Soleus begins attached to the outside of the back of the Tibia. They both then merge into the Achilles
The Hamstrings are a group of 3 muscles located in the back of the leg between the knee and the hip. Together they bend the knee and help to extend the leg backwards and so get used in almost all motions of locomotion; be it