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By: Coach Michele John “Your life does not get better by chance, it gets better by change.” –Jim Rohn I love this quote in relation to my journey with Genesis Transformation. I understand change is scary. Believe me, I feel like I have a PhD in change and what it feels like to shift profoundly […]
January 15, 2013 by Katie Surjan
The muscles of the core act to stabilize the spine, pelvis and shoulder girdle and consist of far more muscles than just the abs. The abs have very limited and specific actions while the core allows for all motion to take place by joining the upper body to the lower body and also the front […]
July 17, 2011 by Sheri Lynn
The most important thing to remember as a beginner exerciser is to GO SLOW and PAY ATTENTION to what you are doing. Slowing down movement when performing new exercises helps to prevent injury and actually challenges the endurance of muscle tissue. Paying attention means focusing on your form and proper execution of the movement to […]
June 20, 2011 by Sheri Lynn
LOVING KINDNESS MEDITATION: Sit comfortable in a chair with the feet on the ground or in a chair on a cushion/pillow cross-legged. Ground into the sit bones and lengthen up through the crown of the head; lengthening the spine. Relax shoulders back and down and keep the spine in neutral. Close the eyes, rest hands […]
May 13, 2011 by Sheri Lynn
Bridge on Stability Ball: (15 reps/3 sets) Start sitting on ball and walk out until your head and shoulders are the only parts supported by the ball. Keep your knees parallel and your feel only hip width a part. Holding a free weight in each hand, gently place the weights so they are resting on […]
April 17, 2011 by Sheri Lynn
Here is a series of exercises using your body weight and core strength. Perform all exercises in proper form with your shoulders down away from your ears, your spine in neutral and your core engaged. Unless otherwise noted your feet will be planted hip distance apart and parallel. Do 2-4 sets of these exercises, 8-15 […]
April 17, 2011 by Sheri Lynn
ALTERNATE NOSTRIL BREATHING Alternate Nostril Breathing is a breath exercise (pranayam) that brings balance to both the left and right sides of the brain. It also balances out our emotions. Research shows that we don’t breathe evenly through both nostrils and this helps us overcome our dominance over one side. 1) Sit comfortably with your […]
March 13, 2011 by Sheri Lynn
Squat with dumbbell shoulder press: Standing straight up with feet hip distance apart, hips level and shoulder blades back. Grasp a set of dumbbells so that your palms are facing each other (or move hands to front of your body if you do not want to use dumbbells). Hold the dumbbells close into your body […]
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March 3, 2013 by Peggi Ingram, RN BSN
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