Transverse Abdominus - They Key to Your Every Move!
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
Remembering things - What is Recognition?
Recognition is a type of remembering that involves seeing something familiar. It is used when we do multiple choice examples or name someone after seeing their photo. It is easier and last longer than recall. Later on we will look at how to use this to our advantage.
Warming Up Before Exercise: How do you do it?
Warming up is important for improving performance and reducing the risk of injury and should be tailored for the exercise you are about to do. Start by getting your heart rate up and your body warm to prepare your muscles, nervous system and tissues. Then do some dynamic movements that are a slow version of what you are about to do. Here are some examples.
Rectus Femoris
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.
Remembering things - Total Recall
There are three ways that we can measure how someone ‘remembers’ something. These are recall, recognition and relearning. Recalling is searching you memory and then producing information with it. It is the type of memory used in those exams where you have to write answers to questions.