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Tag Archives: imbalance
Don’t Forget About Glycemic Index (GI)
When working out for better health or as an endurance athlete it is critical that you understand that blood glucose is part of complex flow field (general metabolism) influenced by the RATE of entry of glucose into the blood, where high glycemic index foods rapidly converted to glucose flood all pathways and encourage the storage of sugars as fat. Continue reading
Posted in Body Awareness, exercise and health, Exercise Tips, metabolism
Tagged diabetes, Exercise Tips, imbalance, metabolism, nutrition
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Learn To Stand Before You Walk Before You Run
The way you stand, which can always be improved, will determine the functional state of your body as you progress through walking to running. Your standing stance was determined when you were a toddler, with modifications by life experiences such as teetering or falling. Continue reading
Posted in Body Awareness, Continuum, Exercise Tips, Feldenkrais, psychology, Running
Tagged core, Exercise Tips, Feldenkrais, guarding, imbalance, Running, sports psychology
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Posture Is A Critical Key To Biomechanical Health And Athletics
We develop poor posture due to old habits, but this can be corrected with a resultant increase in your height and more effective biomechanics, which will render you physically more healthy and effective, especially as an older athlete. Continue reading
Posted in Continuum, Exercise Tips
Tagged core, Exercise Tips, imbalance, Older Athletes, posture
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Revisiting PowerCranks By FitOldDog
PowerCranks are potentially powerful tools to improve your running and cycling, but most importantly they help to find weak muscles, improve your spin on the bike, develop a more effective recovery stroke in the run, and generally balance your biomechanics. Continue reading
Posted in equipment, injury
Tagged bike, Exercise Tips, gear, imbalance, injuries, movies, rehabilitation, Running
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FitOldDog Core Exercise Video Two And Thoughts On Our Center(s) Of Gravity
This post discusses of the nature of the effects of gravitation on your body during exercise, and it’s role in core training and sports skills. Understanding the physics of your body and forces acting upon and within it, including gravitation, acceleration, compression, centripetal forces as you spin, combined with core training can improve your performance and increase your safety. The author, FitOldDog, is becoming increasingly convinced that it is almost impossible to correctly carry out Pilates exercises, and other approaches to core training, in the absence of a skilled instructor. An example of an effective Pilates core exercise is demonstrated as a short video clip by FitOldDog’s instructor, Tara. Continue reading
Posted in Body Awareness, coaching, core, Exercise Tips
Tagged core, Exercise Tips, imbalance, movies
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11 More Free Training Tips On Safe Exercise For Better Health From FitOldDog
Hi folks, Just thought that I would pull out some more training tips for fun. Here they are, with an embedded link to the related blog post: Play at your workouts rather than working at them, because it is … Continue reading
Posted in Exercise Tips
Tagged Exercise Tips, Feldenkrais, flexibility, imbalance, injuries, nutrition, Older Athletes, Pilates, Running, sports psychology, swim
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A Continuum Dance Lesson Video For FitOldDog By Rebecca
This post contains a video clip of Rebecca, my Continuum dance teacher, using a balance ball for core and balance work, designed to explore and improve your relationship to the ground. Continue reading
Posted in Body Awareness, Continuum, core
Tagged core, dance, Exercise Tips, imbalance, movies
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