Suck-in and Extension
Austin Einhorn View this post on Instagram Gabo’s progress—After watching him play, it became more evident he has a hard time getting segmental movement throughout his spine when his limbs move away from his center (arms going overhead and legs straightening). Instead, he move predominantly at one location, his low back and […]
Assessing Breathing
Jeremy Fein The third test is Patrick McKeown’s BOLT score (Body Oxygen Level Test), adapted from Buteyko’s ‘Control Pause’ carbon dioxide measure. According to McKeown, it “should be” in the 40s. Most people, even elite athletes tend to be around 20s. Below 20s, he says people will have some sort of breathing-related symptoms. […]
Grasping Shoulders
Andre Miller View this post on Instagram I was very excited to see I received a letter from a reader the other day; “Dear Rootsfitness, I’ve noticed you’ve got really nice shoulda shubs. I have been working really hard and would really like to improve my shoulda shubs, any tips?” Dear Reader, […]
Psoas Patterns
Chandler Stevens The poor psoas. It’s so misunderstood. This part of the body is responsible for so much of your day-to-day function that it often gets the blame when things go wrong. It’s no wonder. Functions associated with the psoas include: Upright posture Breathing Walking You know, insignificant things like that. And yet people […]
The Seven Systema Principles of Breathing
Andre Miller Breath is The Great Communicator within the body. Awareness is the product of electrical potentiation within the nervous system. From this awareness, all functions of the body are carried out. Oxygen fans the neurological flame of awareness. The imagery of breaths moving through the body are akin to waves crashing on the beach. […]
Resistance to Assistance
Andre Miller We all need help. Receiving help is a matter of making oneself accessable to forces or power. If you are incapable of receiving help you have not become independent, you have cut yourself off from the influences in your life that can provide growth. Anything that is strong or powerful is so because […]
Breath, Kinetic Energy, Creativity
Andre Miller Good people of the Earth! Coming to you live and direct from a bit earlier today, it’s #rootsfitness #exerciseprogramming . A 5 part miniseries depicting what a good days #workout looks like. This first little nugget of an appetizer starts with slow, breath led, full body, integrated movement to warm the tastebuds. […]
PRI: The Big Three
Christine Ruffolo Postural Restoration addresses the anatomical imbalances of the body by inhibiting certain areas by position and purposefully engaging others. A big idea is that the left side of the body is stuck in extension while the right side lingers in flexion. The effects of each appear in patterns throughout the kinetic chain. Posterior […]