How to Use Your Core to Progress Lower Body Training, Relieve Pain, and Fix Your Posture

Movement: The Science of the Self - Episodes 5 & 6

Do you feel that your lower body is out of balance? Do you suffer from knee and/or ankle pain? According to Elizabeth Pongo, these can be signs of an imbalance in your pelvic floor. This is quite common and luckily, it’s also relatively easy to fix! In episode 5, Elizabeth discusses how to use your abs to mitigate these symptoms. 

For many people, sitting at a desk all day creates altered recruitment patterns that cause pain and weakness in the lower body. Elizabeth explains that the most effective way to fix these imbalances is through open chain movements, specifically double heel taps. Although it takes time for your body to adjust to this kind of movement, the benefits extend down to a cellular level. Once you learn how to activate your abs through your breath, you can establish balance and harmony throughout your entire body. 

Tune in to learn how to progress from single heel taps to double heel taps, the importance of open chain movements, and how to use your abdominal core to reduce pain and progress your lower body strength.

In episode 6, Elizabeth discusses how the stress of daily life often has us living in survival mode- an unfortunate consequence of which is a tendency to disconnect from our bodies. An effective way to connect your upper and lower body is the “deadbug” movement.

Like many of us, Elizabeth struggles with spinal pain. While this kind of pain can feel limiting, the deadbug exercise is a simple, yet effective way to alleviate pain and realign your spine.

Listen in as Elizabeth guides you through a step-by-step explanation of the deadbug exercise. You’ll learn how to activate your parasympathetic nervous system and stabilize your spine, so you can trigger your human righting response and heal your body.