We make hundreds of movement choices all day long, whether we know it or
not: Walk or drive? Sit or stand? Hip to the right or to the left? Heels
or flats? So how can we make the choices that leave us feeling and
moving-even thinking-our best? It starts the ways in which our body is
positioned throughout the day, whether working, exercising, or resting.
Rethink Your Position is your guide to everyday anatomy and
alignment-part by part.
Daily aches and pains can feel unavoidable, but we can start feeling
better by moving better.
And moving better starts with our individual body parts, and the
relationship between and among those parts and the forces or loads they
experience.
Professionals, experienced exercisers, and new-to-movement newbies alike
will discover the big and little ways our body parts move. Rethink Your
Position explains how to check the way different areas are moving now,
includes precision exercises to get important parts moving better, and
shows how to support better health by making small changes -not only at
the gym, but at the office, in the kitchen, on a walk with
friends....even while you're sleeping.
With her trademark clarity and humor, biomechanist, movement teacher,
and bestselling author Katy Bowman provides simple, engaging
instructions that will have you rethinking your position by reshaping
what you're already doing. Learn how to:
● Avoid a "tech neck" by adjusting your head while looking at your
phone
● Set up your computer space to open tight shoulders
● Switch up the way you walk for happier feet and knees
● Care for your hips and psoas muscles by sitting differently
● Adjust your pelvic tilt for a stronger pelvic floor and glutes
● Wake up feeling refreshed by changing your sleep shape
● Find even better form in your regular yoga, Pilates, or fitness
workout
● Care for your brain (and mind) with simple movements-like chewing!
Transform how you think about movement. Then watch your whole life
change!
