Yoga expert Swati suggests 4 stretches (malasana variation, side body stretch, puppy pose, cat-cow) for tired or sore muscles, even while travelling. Malasana stretches hip flexors and adductors, improves hip mobility and spinal alignment. Side body stretch targets latissimus dorsi and oblique muscles, improves breathing and is meditative. Puppy pose opens shoulders, chest, and upper back, reduces stress and tension. Cat-cow strengthens the spine and improves flexibility. All stretches improve blood flow, relaxation, and joint mobility. But listen to your body and consult a healthcare professional if needed.
Most people don't give their pelvic floor a thought until it acts up. For women, this often happens during pregnancy and after childbirth, when coughing, sneezing or laughing can cause urine to leak - a sign of weakened pelvic floor muscles due to overstretching. But men, too, would do well to give some love to their pelvic floor, a dome-shaped sheet of muscles and connective tissue forming the base of the abdomen in both men and women. "A male's pelvic floor is constructed completely differentl
Shaedon Sharpe, the Blazers first-round pick in the 2022 NBA Draft, has decided to have surgery on his injured core muscles after suffering worsening symptoms, the team announced on Jan. 6.
Doing the plank is not a complicated exercise, but getting it exactly right is important if you want to build up your core strength. For a forearm plank, often considered the most common form to do a plank, lie on your stomach, rest your forearms on the floor, put your feet up, lift your pelvis, then hold. The plank is one of the best-known fitness exercises, and rightly so, as it trains the core muscles particularly effectively, says Sven Seidenstücker, a lecturer at the German University for P
Week 4: Speed, power and strength In the final week of the plan, new mobility drills push your core muscles even further. The reps drop down, which means the weights go up – so you can build the strength and muscle you’ll need. These full body sessions are designed to be performed three times a week with each week building on the previous one so you progress safely and effectively.
It’s been 25 years since I last did a Pilates class, and now I’m remembering why I strayed for so long. The movements are precise, the positions very specific and the classes can be eye-wateringly pricey. But as I’m lying on my back in Michelle Kemp’s Northern Sky reformer Pilates studio in Worthing, with limbs suspended in straps, doing repetitive sequences and feeling those core muscles tightening, I know that when you get it right, the results are amazing.