The transverse abdominus muscles help us to perform most of our the things we do everyday. They keep our pelvis stable, stabilise our lower back, help us twist, help us cough, and they act like a muscular girdle which makes them critical to every movement. When they are weak, the pelvis can tilt forward which can cause lower back pain. Here are some mobility exercises and yoga poses which can help

With our culture of sitting, the rectus femoris (aka ‘Rec Fem’ often gets very tight). The Rec Fem is of our quadricep muscles that also crosses over our hip joint. This means it also acts as a hip flexor. Additionally, it also cross the knee and therefore assists in moving bending at the knee. This makes the Rec Fem a two way muscle that helps to move at the hip and the knee.

Stress can result in us holding our shoulders is a partially ‘shrugged’ position which activates our trapezius muscles. Day after day the traps can become shorter and shorter. often resulting in soreness and even headaches. Try these mobility exercises, self-massage techniques and yoga poses to help lengthen a loosen these stressed-out muscle.

The rectus abdominus muscles are our ‘six-pack muscles’ and help us to bend forward at our lower spine and tilt our pelvis back. Overuse and poor posture can make them tight and/or weak which can lead to lower back pain. These mobility exercises and yoga poses may help strengthen and lengthen our rectus abdominus muscles.

The levator scapulae runs down the side of our neck and connects the shoulder blades to the spine. It helps with lifting our shoulders, tilting our head, squeezing our shoulder blades together, and tilting our shoulder blades. It is commonly used in activities such as swimming, throwing, and racquet sports. Here are some mobility, self-massage and yoga poses that can help.