EXERCISE/DRILL HANGING
Hanging from a pull-up bar is great for the shoulders and opening up the posture. This week have everyone hang passively from the pull-up bar before or after class or both. The more the better.
Beginners 10 seconds, Intermediate 30 seconds, Advanced 1 minute, EMA Goal 2 minutes
REHEARSE GOOD STANDING POSTURE
- Feet flat
- Soft knees (slightly bent)
- Tucked pelvis (tummy pulled in)
- Stomach muscles not tight, but “awake” (like someone is going to tickle you)
- Chest lifted just a bit
- Shoulders pulled down and back
- Chin tucked
- Now make it feel relaxed
IN A SEATED POSITION
- Never slouch in a chair
- Sit with your bum right to the back of the chair
- Use a footrest or footstool if your feet do not touch the floor.
- Alternate between sitting up straight, leaning back a bit, or leaning forward.
- Stand whenever you can.
WEEKLY CHALLENGE
Catwalk- use a catwalk and everyone does a different kind of walk with a certain posture: walk like a model, walk like an ape, use different aspects of good/bad posture and have kids call out corrections, or call out a word of what vibe the posture gives off
– Written by Kumar Bandyo