Today in the tech session at Lifestyles Family Fitness in Seminole we will be working on hip alignment while doing lunges and the lunge twists.
Using a chair as a visual tool to see the knee & hip placement during the various movements. We will also use the chair for Warrior II and some other moves.
Sitting in the chair on the very front edge so that both sitting bones are in contact with the chair bring right leg to outside of chair as if you are heading into Warrior II. The right heel is touching the leg of the chair as well as the calf and the knee is bent over the seat. This is the external rotation of the femur as well as the optimal 90 degree angle of the knee/thigh. Now lets have a look at the hips and shoulders (this is the hard part) Continue reading Alignment 101 with chair as visual aid Tues