03/17/2021
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Wʜᴀᴛ:
Fʀᴇᴇ Cʟᴀss
🧘🏽♀️ 𝗛𝗶𝗽𝘀: 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 & 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 🧘🏽♀️
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Wʜᴇɴ:
Sunday, March 21st, 2021
10:00 AM Pacific Time
12:00 PM Central Time
1:00 PM Eastern Time
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𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗶𝗼
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Hᴀᴠᴇ Yᴏᴜ Hᴇᴀʀᴅ Oғ “Dᴇᴀᴅ Bᴜᴛᴛ Sʏɴᴅʀᴏᴍᴇ?“
Sitting for long periods not only lengthens our glutes and tightens our hip flexors, but it also leads to a condition called gluteal amnesia, AKA dead butt syndrome. Because of how much we sit and how we stand, most of us have a weak backside (back, glutes, hamstrings) leading to compensation patterns that strain the neck, shoulders, hips, knees, and ankles. In this class, we will build on previous classes to build more strength in our postural muscles to alleviate strain in the low back, hips, and knees. Let's strengthen our backside so our whole body can move more efficiently.
Dɪᴅ Yᴏʏ Kɴᴏᴡ Tʜᴀᴛ Hɪᴘs Aʀᴇ Oғᴛᴇɴ Tɪɢʜᴛ Bᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ Tʜᴇʏ Aʀᴇ Wᴇᴀᴋ?
It is one of the body's protective mechanisms. If muscles aren't strong enough or muscle patterns are incorrect, muscles will tighten to help stabilize the joint. This is why you may have tried stretching the same muscles over and over without gaining flexibility. The body thinks it's dangerous to loosen those muscles and tightens them back up to protect you. It really is a wonderful system! It's meant to be temporary, but for most of us, it becomes a habit. Over time that can lead to wear and tear on joints resulting in pain.
Sᴏ Wʜᴀᴛ Dᴏ Wᴇ Dᴏ Aʙᴏᴜᴛ Iᴛ?
First, we will release those muscles (we will do that with myofascial release using a foam roller, lacrosse ball, etc.), then we will stretch them (now that they are a little more relaxed), thirdly, we will slowly and intentionally strengthen those muscles so that the brain and the body can feel what's going on, learn the new pattern, and start to let go of the gripping. Lastly, we will re-stretch those muscles, reminding them that we need them to be able to move.
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