How to Engage Your Abs and Progress Your Lower Body Training

Do you feel that your lower body is out of balance? Do you suffer from knee and/or ankle pain? According to host Elizabeth Pongo, these are signs of an imbalance in your pelvic floor. This is quite common for many people and, luckily, it’s also relatively easy to fix! In today’s episode, Elizabeth discusses how to use your abs to advance your fitness training and mitigate these symptoms. 

For many people, sitting at a desk all day creates altered recruitment patterns that cause pain and weakness in the lower body. According to Elizabeth, the most effective way to fix these imbalances is through open chain movements, specifically double heel taps. Even though it will take time for your body to adjust to this kind of movement, the benefits extend down to a cellular level. Once you learn how to activate your abs through your breath, you can establish balance and harmony throughout your entire body. 

Tune into this week’s episode of Movement: The Science of The Self to learn how to progress from single heel taps to double heel taps, the importance of open chain movements, and how to use your abdominal core to reduce pain and progress your lower body fitness. 

 

Quotes

• “The good news is that we always have access to our breath.” (02:35-02:39)

• “After you begin to feel confident breathing into the lower canister of your core, then you can begin to integrate more complex exercises and maneuvers.” (03:51-04:06)

• “Through mastering the form and technique of double heel taps, you are forcing an adaptation to occur in your body on the cellular level.” (10:42-10:52)

• “You want to minimize the range of motion and make it so manageable that you can master this movement so that it becomes innate inside of you.” (12:11-12:26)

• “Alleviating pain in your body due to altered recruitment patterns and muscle imbalance is just one breathing exercise away.” (14:14-14:26)

• “There is no movement too small. There is no movement that doesn't matter because you are dynamic.” (15:00-15:06)

 

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