Sit Up Straight
About This Book
Vinh Pham is a physical therapist and social media figure whose clients have included Olympians, NBA stars, MMA fighters, and Golden Globe and Grammy Award winning artists. Early in his career he noticed that most of his patients arrived already in pain, because everyday habits had misaligned their joints and tightened their muscles. Prolonged sitting, which strains the body all day long, has made this worse. Sitting for more than thirty minutes at a stretch without getting up can set a person on the path to pain. His response is to "futureproof" the body. Rather than treating chronic pain after it flares up, he advocates a movement discipline that prevents injuries and supports a longer life, a healthier body and a clearer mind. Sit Up Straight sets out a simple toolkit for changing how we move, or fail to move, and begins with a daily posture routine. It consists of twelve movements that take about twenty minutes and are meant to protect the body for the rest of the day. The book goes beyond that routine. It includes stretches and exercises for specific complaints, from hamstring pulls to sciatica to rotator cuff problems, and it offers customized movements based on age, gender and the type of work a reader does.
ISBN: 9781982181567
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