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Take 5 – Make Time for this Quick Stretch: Wide-legged Forward Fold

Take 5 – Make Time for this Quick Stretch: Wide-legged Forward Fold

by Andrew Jobes | Sep 30, 2015 | Newsletters, Pose Library, Take 5

The hamstrings are the long muscles on the backs of your thighs that help to bend your knees. Just like the psoas, the hamstrings are in their contracted position while you sit, which shortens and makes them tight over time. The hamstrings are attached to the lower...
Take 5 – Make Time for this Quick Stretch: Crescent Moon

Take 5 – Make Time for this Quick Stretch: Crescent Moon

by Andrew Jobes | Jul 7, 2015 | Newsletters, Pose Library, Take 5

In my Spring 2015 newsletter, I introduced an exercise for your spine called Camel Ride, which involves moving the full length of the spine rhythmically forward and backwards. In this issue, I’d like to introduce you a pose called Crescent Moon, which flexes the spine...
Take 5 – Make Time for this Quick Stretch: Camel Ride

Take 5 – Make Time for this Quick Stretch: Camel Ride

by Andrew Jobes | Apr 14, 2015 | Newsletters, Pose Library, Take 5

Back pain, especially in the lower back, is common for desk workers. This movement strengthens and stretches the muscles along the spine that help with posture and add movement to the discs between vertebrae, which dry out and lose their flexibility as we age,...
Take 5 – Make Time for this Quick Stretch: Standing Back Bend

Take 5 – Make Time for this Quick Stretch: Standing Back Bend

by Andrew Jobes | Dec 7, 2014 | Newsletters, Pose Library, Take 5 | 5 comments

There’s a tendency to lean forward in the seat while working at a computer. The chin may jut out, the shoulders round forward, and the chest cave in. This stretch can help open up these areas. Stand up with your feet hip distance apart and parallel to one another....

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