Balance - Staying On Your Feet
Balance is our ability to remain upright by adjusting our body. While we often think of it as important for gymnastics, yoga and skateboarding, it is also important in everyday life. Falls are often devastating and poor balance is one of the most important predictors. The more we practice balancing the better our balance becomes. Here are some for yoga poses for you to improve your balance.
The Happiness Advantage - Principle #6 - The 20-Second Rule
We often believe that willpower is the way to positive change and then tell ourselves, the reason we insert ‘bad’ thing here is because we have no willpower.
However, often what we do is due to habits. Once we learn this and how we can use these habits to our advantage, we can start to make real changes. We often follow the path of least resistance and this is something we can use.
Try increasing resistance for things we trying to avoid by adding 20 seconds to these tasks. Try decreasing resistance for things we want to promote. Try decreasing resistance for making good decisions by making rules in advance.
How do you promote ‘good’ habits in your life?
Your Side Butt (Gluteus Medius) - Keeping your Pelvis on the Level to Prevent Back Pain
The Gluteus Medius is often overlooked but plays the vital role in keeping our pelvis level whenever we have one foot off the ground (walking, running, standing on one leg). When this muscle is weak or tight, it can place extra strain on our hips and lower back leading to pain. Here are some exercises to strengthen and stretch this important muscles. Give them a go today.
The Nervous System - A Quick Guide
Over the next weeks at Science Saturday we are going to start looking at the nervous system and the brain. Over the last few weeks we have spoken about how meditation and exercise affect our brains and nervous system but we haven’t really look at them in any detail. These next articles will look at neuroanatomy (the part of the nervous system) in greater detail while still keeping it practical.
Agility - Improve your Agility for Everyday Life.
Agility is our ability to change directions quickly. While it is useful in many sports including basketball, netball & soccer, it is also useful in everyday life for avoiding obstacles, playing games with children and preventing injuries. To improve your agility, it is best to practice using your agility in activities such as cone agility drills. Give these a go and see how your agility improves.