Core Walking

The gluteus maximus is an extensor muscle that came into being when we stood up and the gluteus maximus and the hamstrings pulled down on the back of the pelvis and spine in order to ... The post Gluteus Maximus: The Case for Bigger Butt Muscles. appeared first on CoreWalking.

Our posture and the way we walk reflects so much of our journey through life from imitating those who you bonded with as a child, to bearing the compensatory scars of accidents and injuries both ... The post Walking is a Means to Rebuild Yourself appeared first on CoreWalking.

Walking is a core event that requires a good deal of muscle tone. The core refers to three main muscle groups: The inner thighs, the pelvic floor and the abdominals. The psoas (our favorite muscle) ... The post Muscle Tone: Walking is a Core Event appeared first on CoreWalking.

Standing and walking with ease allows the body to minimize the muscular forces working to hold us up. Walking can be an effortless event carried along by the force of gravity. As we learn to live in ... The post Standing and Walking with Ease appeared first on CoreWalking.

The head is like a bowling ball on top of the spine. The average head weighs 8-12 pounds. If it is balanced directly on top of the spine and evenly over the shoulders its weight ... The post Walking with your Head On Straight appeared first on CoreWalking.

1- THE BODY IS A MACHINE Just like a car your body is designed to work in a specific fashion. Nothing in the body works in isolationevery part has an explicit function meant to work ... The post Three Rules Of Thumb appeared first on CoreWalking.

As your spine goes you go. This is one of my favorite phrases and sums up our prospects for aging in six words. Energetically, life revolves around the spine. Our nervous system is the body s ... The post The Spine Lengthens In Two Directions appeared first on CoreWalking.

The human body can be broken down into any number of systems that all work together to make it run. In terms of movement we are going to look at three of these systems; the ... The post The Skeletal System: Our Bones Hold Us Up appeared first on CoreWalking.

In the early 1940’s Dr. Arnold H. Kegel, who specialized in the disorders of women, made an interesting discovery ... The post Birth of the Kegels appeared first on CoreWalking.

An arch is a curved structure capable of spanning a space while supporting significant weight. When you have two pillars that fall towards each other and in the middle of those two pillars falls a ... The post The Arches of the Pelvis appeared first on CoreWalking.

The cultural arena of our body is a fascinating one. We have so many compensatory patterns due to the way we look and feel. We tuck our pelvis because we think our butt is too ... The post Six Pack Abs, or Why Hard Muscle is Bad appeared first on CoreWalking.

and your muscles move you through space. And your nerves tell your muscles to move your bones. This is the way the body is designed to work. Instead most of us are standing in such ... The post Your bones hold you up appeared first on CoreWalking.

Do you know this iconic image by Robert Crumb from the 1960’s? I think I am beginning to date myself with this picture but just the same it is really how most people walk and ... The post Keep on Truckin appeared first on CoreWalking.