JL Bodywork

WHAT KIND OF SHOES SHOULD I WEAR! Joints that don't move die. Shoes that don't let your feet move naturally destroy not only your feet, but your knees, hips, l...ow back, shoulders, and neck. The body is one integrated system. Take your shoes off and look at your feet for a second. Your toes should be able to splay wide and have big gaps in between them. You should be able to control how much arch you have in your foot. You should be able to stand and distribute load equally through the inside, outside, front, and back of the foot. If you can't do these things, look at your shoes as a potential problem! Let those amazing feet out of their bubble wrap and move!

Take a deep breath and enjoy your functioning lungs! "It's possible that the lung is an ideal bioreactor for platelet production because of the mechanical force of the blood, or perhaps because of some molecular signalling we don't yet know about."

A little dose of information for your Tuesday morning! Knowledge is power, and self-knowledge turns the powerless powerful. Remember that the human body is meant for pain-free movement! "...a body that’s not properly aligned moves and functions less efficiently, increasing its susceptibility to fatigue and, ultimately, to injury...Throughout the body, ideal length-tension relationships exist which, when altered by chronic shortening or lengthening of certain muscles, result in faulty joint kinematics. It’s a matter of physics"

Catch me at Align Studio's Chico location tomorrow 6 am - 6 pm and Wednesday 6 am - 3 pm. I'll be providing FREE 20-minute bodywork demos including postural analysis and personalized 'prehab' exercises! There are still some spots open Wedesday afternoon; get your name on the list before they're all gone!