The furniture we use sitting all day is optimised for comfort and convenience, but usually not ergonomically adapted for pelvic floor health.
GrahamB wrote:Does that help you keep the curve of the spine D?
Dmitri wrote:The more dramatic back improvements started after I stopped tai chi and started (again) running every morning. ...
...I don't think tai chi was to blame -- I think the culprit was my general lack of exercise ("teaching tai chi" simply doesn't count as "exercise" really) and complete absence of back-strengthening efforts over the course of many years. A ton of awareness in that area, but no actual fixing of things.]
Running seems to have this really awesome side effect (completely unexpected to me actually) of getting your back to a better place.
wayne hansen wrote:Have you guys talked to any old runners
Most I know are riddled with pain
The whole idea of tai chi is to lengthen and open the spine
wayne hansen wrote:as for tai chi shortening the spine I don't know how you do your tai chi
The whole idea of tai chi is to lengthen and open the spine
Bao wrote:wayne hansen wrote:as for tai chi shortening the spine I don't know how you do your tai chi
The whole idea of tai chi is to lengthen and open the spine
If you relax the body, the body should naturally make the spine longer. But if you don't understand to really relax the body and straighten by tucking in the tailbone, the effect will become that you tighten up the body instead, shortening it by compressing it. IME, this happens to the most people who don't know how to relax properly. Relaxing deep and properly is not something that comes naturally for everyone. It often needs to be practiced a whole lot to be understood.
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