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Mindful Morning start #3
Once your rocking is complete become still.
- Begin to visualize your head and neck in line with your spine by imagining someone is running a string from the center of your head to the tip of your tailbone as the spine aligns itself.
- Place your arms a few inches from your side with your palms down and legs straight, your feet and knees in line with your hips. Wiggle your body around a bit, settle in and relax for a minute or two in a brief mindful meditation.
- Next, press the heel of one leg into the bed, keeping it straight. Feel your leg become tense and hold for 4 counts with the first press being light and subsequent presses done with quick release of the heel into the bed.
- Repeat this 4-6 times. Repeat with the other leg holding for a count of 4 and repeating this 4-6 times. As your body gets used to this, you might try increasing to 8-10 times…then 12-16 times. This increases circulation. Don’t push too hard in the beginning, as you may get a leg cramp!
Once finished, prepare to stand.
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Another option for exercise
Why are active people in their 50’s and 60’s needing knee and hip joint replacements? Could it have something to do with how we have exercised in the past and into the present?
When you think about it, we live in a very flat world. We walk on hard surfaces. Pavement, flooring, stairs, treadmills and even elliptical trainers do not require the foot to respond in the way that walking on the uneven ground or sand does. In fact all that hard pounding on pavement actually dulls our sensory systems. We have over 90 muscles in our pelvic area, legs and feet. Walking and running on hard, unforgiving surfaces cause the smaller, more sensitive muscles to guard against injury. They protect themselves by no longer participating when we walk. The result is that we use the same large muscles in our legs and buttocks in walking, running, biking and sports over and over. Eventually those overused muscles get stiff and sore, limiting movement in the joints. The result is that we are wearing out the joints of our legs early in our aging process. The SANDDUNE™ offers the option to “train” on a surface that is “easy” on the joints, muscles and tendons.
Hips
The unique capabilities of the SANDDUNE™ allow the whole body to move as a unit. As the feet compress the pads of the balance tool, the “sand-like” feeling of imbalance is created by the exclusive rebounding material, gently causing the foot and ankle to correct themselves for balance. Because of the motion generated, the core responds and the “ripple” effect of the human body balancing itself begins.
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