As you know, I have returned to one of my past loves: figure skating. Shoulder, hip and back allignment are crucial to performing this sport with grace. I was watching a new skater make attempts at backwards skating, and I wanted to go over and tell her, get those shoulders above your hips and hold your abs tight. Ooops..sure enough, she fell. I have had to remind myself to position my hips correctly to manage certain skate movement patterns. Thank goodness my core is well-trained! I almost lost balance today, but caught myself. Yippee for me!
Tags: allignment, back, core, hips, shoulder
I found out yesterday my hip arthritis has worsened. That explains the hip aches and pains I have so much. Here’s what I must now eliminate from my exercise program: running, walking, walking/running stairs, and any kind of jumping activities. I can keep riding my stationary bike, figure skating, using the eliptical and definitely can keep up the strength training. Cross-training and variety is good so that the repetitive activity of one exercise mode doesn’t exacerbate hip symtoms. Losing weight is a good idea, even though I have healthy body fat levels, it will still be helpful to have less bearing down on my pelvis. Wish me luck!
Tags: arthritis, biking, hip, running, skating
