The Thinking Brain - Part 2 - Movement
Movement is almost essential to mostly everything we do in life. Simple tasks such as reaching out and picking up a glass of water actually involve very complicated processes in our brain. We need to know where the glass is, where we are, plan to reach for the glass, assess the weight of the glass, reach out and grab it and balance the water as the glass moves. The motor cortex does all this!
More Power!!!
Power is not only useful for many sports but for everyday activities such as climbing stairs, lifting objects (and children) and preventing fall injuries. To train power we need to train both speed and strength. Lastly, as we age, we lose power more quickly than strength so maintaining power to prevent fall injuries becomes more important.
Rhomboids - The Key to Good Posture
Rounded shoulders from sitting or hunching over all day and active stress for reaching overhead can cause us to have issues with our rhomboids, the muscles between our shoulder blades and our spines. They can become fatigued and weak. Try these mobility, rolling and yoga exercises to help loosen and strengthen these important muscles and improve your posture.
The Thinking Brain - Part 1 - The Senses
The thinking brain (Cerebral Cortex) can be divided into sensory, motor and association areas. The sensory area is responsible for our vision, hearing and feeling. The occipital lobe is largely responsible for our vision, our temporal lobes are largely responsible for hearing and the parietal lobe helps us know where our body is in space and feel what is around us.
Coordination - Move more fluidly and efficiently every day
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.