EXERCISE/DRILL HANGING
Hanging from a pull-up bar is great for the shoulders and opening up the posture. This week have everyone hang passively from the pull-up bar before or after class or both. The more the better.
Beginners 10 seconds, Intermediate 30 seconds, Advanced 1 minute, EMA Goal 2 minutes
REHEARSE GOOD STANDING POSTURE
• Feet flat
• Soft knees (slightly bent)
• Tucked pelvis (tummy pulled in)
• Stomach muscles not tight, but “awake”
(like someone is going to tickle you)
• Chest lifted just a bit
• Shoulders pulled down and back
• Chin tucked
• Now make it feel relaxed
IN A SEATED POSITION
• Never slouch in a chair
• Sit with your bum right to the back of the
chair
• Use a footrest or footstool if your feet do
not touch the floor.
• Alternate between sitting up straight,
leaning back a bit, or leaning forward.
• Stand whenever you can.
WEEKLY CHALLENGE
Catwalk- use a catwalk and everyone does a different kind of walk with a certain posture: walk like a model, walk like an ape, use different aspects of good/bad posture and have kids call out corrections, or call out a word of what vibe the posture gives off
– Written by Kumar Bandyo