Speaking of fuzz……
Unhappy backs
In the past, it’s been hard for me to get clients to iron out their posture unless they’ve got a good toolbox for daily, effective release of stubborn connective tissue.
Opening up the breath capacity is typically the place we start, with work to get extension back in the thoracic spine. That means straightening up in the spine in the ribcage are so the lungs can expand properly.
Easier said than done.
We used to use foam rollers. A 4-inch foam roller can be a good tool to start loosening up spines that have been locked into flexion from years of desk typing, or cycling, or whatever. Mostly effective, but didn’t quite do the trick.
Then, we started taping tennis balls together, but that got old quick, and it was never exact enough to get the job done right. Too squishy, not precise enough, and on down the line.
Eventually, after seeing that basically every-single-person-in-the-whole-damn-world needed some kind of work with thoracic mobility, we decided to just step in and develop a tool to do the job right;
Enter the RAD Roller;
We love this little thing.
We’re proud to promote it because it’s the only tool of its kind, and it actually gets the job done!
There’s been a lot of talk around about thoracic mobility ( Mark’s Daily Apple has a great post about some general tips)…..And we hope you understand the importance. Flexion in the thoracic spine can come from all sorts of things, mainly;
-Poor Thought Patterns: think a few bad thoughts and see how it affects your posture……Negative thinking manifests in the posture, often times the simple observation of these kinds of thoughts can clear it up……now think some happy thoughts come back! Conversely, poor posture can manifest poor thoughts…….look around and you’ll see what I’m talkin’ about!
-Poor Breathing Patterns; Think chest breathing. Lifting the ribcage up instead of relaxing the belly and letting the ribcage naturally expand. We all get into chest breathing with stressful situations, it only becomes a problem when we adopt this kind of breath all the time.
-Too much Abdominal work; A lot of people, athletes included, like to spend a lot of time at the gym doing ‘core work’……..Which usually translates into a million different kinds of situps. Too much abdominal work will end up pulling the ribcage down and bringing the head forward. Sexy, I know.
Well, if you want a simple solution to get the ball rolling so to speak, here you are.
We’ll be doing some video tutorials soon, on all the different ways you can deal with muscle tension, but in the meantime, check out radroller.com, and leave us your thoughts!
Oh, and if you want one, use the discount code “RADBALANCE” for 15% off your order.
cheers-
