Focus on what you CAN do.
Notice which parts of you are resisting the squat: ankles, knees, hips and pelvis, spine and focus on them separately. Chair squats are a great way to start (see the Improve your balance videos). I suggest meeting your body where it is and take very small steps. Over the course of a year, these tiny steps will amount to noticeable improvements!
Notice which parts of you are resisting the squat: ankles, knees, hips and pelvis, spine and focus on them separately. Chair squats are a great way to start (see the Improve your balance videos). I suggest meeting your body where it is and take very small steps. Over the course of a year, these tiny steps will amount to noticeable improvements!
Progress to date
Anyone can start playing with movements that help towards squatting comfortably. I started only 4-5 years ago, in my late forties.
Growing older doesn't have to mean getting stiffer and weaker! Blaming our age for our ailments is not helpful and it's not even true! I hear this a lot from clients... at the beginning.
Blame the sedentary culture which has shaped our bodies and starves us of movement opportunity and variety on the one hand and gets us to push beyond our limits for the sake of quick fitness or sporting prowess on the other.
But don't dwell on it and start taking baby steps, meeting your body where it is, exposing it to the missing movements that it is craving and enjoying the process. 😊
- Squatting is more comfortable than ever
- I have more flexion at the hip and ankle
- My spine looks straighter
- I can keep my feet straight comfortably
- My feet are more relaxed (less tension on top of the foot and in the toes)
- I can keep my toes down more easily
- I can stack my head on top of my shoulders more easily
- I feel that I'm stronger in the hips and glutes
Anyone can start playing with movements that help towards squatting comfortably. I started only 4-5 years ago, in my late forties.
Growing older doesn't have to mean getting stiffer and weaker! Blaming our age for our ailments is not helpful and it's not even true! I hear this a lot from clients... at the beginning.
Blame the sedentary culture which has shaped our bodies and starves us of movement opportunity and variety on the one hand and gets us to push beyond our limits for the sake of quick fitness or sporting prowess on the other.
But don't dwell on it and start taking baby steps, meeting your body where it is, exposing it to the missing movements that it is craving and enjoying the process. 😊
The resting squat
How to start squatting now, even if you can't (yet)
You will need a floor, a few cushions and a mirror for self-observation - visual feedback is essential to fine-tune our physical sensations.
You will need a floor, a few cushions and a mirror for self-observation - visual feedback is essential to fine-tune our physical sensations.
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