Shoulder Guilt: A Bum Rap

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I’ve identified a New Psychological Condition: POSTURE GUILT!

We find fault with how we appear in the mirror or photographs… no where more than our ROUNDED SHOULDERS!
 
However, for the crimes of poor posture, our shoulders are WRONGLY ACCUSED!!
 
TAKING ONE FOR THE TEAM:
The Shoulders’ role in Posture is in Correcting Imbalance at the Pelvis!!
 
Our shaming shoulders hinge forward when our pelvis and hips, weakened from too much sitting, (See: PowerWire #30) tilt back!!
 
Misunderstood –
The Problem: Shoulder pain and dysfunction is then treated with SHOULDER EXERCISES….These exercises won’t work because the shoulder only reacts to the position of the hips!!
 
Advice: For any shoulder therapy you do, you have to do an equal part of hip therapy (See PowerWire #31)
 
Get Hip to Your Shoulders with these SuperExercises
 
The  Downward Facing Dog pose, executed correctly beautifully coordinates the actions of the hips and shoulders together...
 Calf Raises, done while pigeon-toed, restore the ideal VERTICAL STACKING of hips and shoulders!!
 
Check out the Super Prevention Series this summer at Boylston Place in Chestnut Hill & Personal Trainer School classes in Dedham to learn all about the Shoulder-Posture Connection and the Super Exercises that fix them!!