Guest guest Posted February 3, 2009 Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 HI, how can i improve the flexibility of my lower and upper back muscles? until now i still can not do my bridge posture. thanks and regards, lore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2009 Report Share Posted February 6, 2009 Hi, The bridge posture looks simple enough: there are four points of support while your shoulder blades and hips support your back. This is a good static posture for some flexibility. Fluidity, is that a potential? Try laying on your back , on a padded and/or soft floor that will absorb the pressure, raining your knees to your chest, using your arms to grasp aroung your thighs and calves thus creating a ball. Now simply rock back and forth, lightly at first and increasing in volitility. My point is to create a flexibility in the back muslces themselves. Sure, basic stretching excersises are fine but even those have to be reached for. The lower back and the neck are both very similar almost polarized extremes of the spine so work the whole spine as a singular muscle. Just loosen it up. Also, don't simply stop with that bridge posture of shoulders and feet on the ground. Consider that ARCH to further stretch the back muscles While this may require using the hands instead of the shoulders it will also be beneficial to use the tips of the toes instead of the heals. That's an arch, no? It's been over ten yrs. since I've been to the health club and I spent at least two hours a day for ten years, doing stretching, yoga positions, and using the cycle (spinning) before the last two years I began to really work my abdomen as an added feature. So you can see that this is just my opinion with no medical background to support my theories. I just know what works(ed) for me and each person is different. Good luck. Hope your asanas come out okay. toodles, colette ashtangayoga , " Loredana Apostol " <danagfc wrote: > > HI, how can i improve the flexibility of my lower and upper back > muscles? until now i still can not do my bridge posture. > > thanks and regards, > lore > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2009 Report Share Posted February 7, 2009 Thank you collete for your suggestions. I will surely follow your advice. I am looking forward to do all those stretchings and asanas you mentioned. Om Shanti. lore ________________________________ colette <ksheri3 ashtangayoga Friday, February 6, 2009 10:14:25 PM ashtanga yoga Re: Back muscles Hi, The bridge posture looks simple enough: there are four points of support while your shoulder blades and hips support your back. This is a good static posture for some flexibility. Fluidity, is that a potential? Try laying on your back , on a padded and/or soft floor that will absorb the pressure, raining your knees to your chest, using your arms to grasp aroung your thighs and calves thus creating a ball. Now simply rock back and forth, lightly at first and increasing in volitility. My point is to create a flexibility in the back muslces themselves. Sure, basic stretching excersises are fine but even those have to be reached for. The lower back and the neck are both very similar almost polarized extremes of the spine so work the whole spine as a singular muscle. Just loosen it up. Also, don't simply stop with that bridge posture of shoulders and feet on the ground. Consider that ARCH to further stretch the back muscles While this may require using the hands instead of the shoulders it will also be beneficial to use the tips of the toes instead of the heals. That's an arch, no? It's been over ten yrs. since I've been to the health club and I spent at least two hours a day for ten years, doing stretching, yoga positions, and using the cycle (spinning) before the last two years I began to really work my abdomen as an added feature. So you can see that this is just my opinion with no medical background to support my theories. I just know what works(ed) for me and each person is different. Good luck. Hope your asanas come out okay. toodles, colette ashtangayoga, " Loredana Apostol " <danagfc > wrote: > > HI, how can i improve the flexibility of my lower and upper back > muscles? until now i still can not do my bridge posture. > > thanks and regards, > lore > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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