The Feel Good Body: 7 Steps to Easing Aches and Looking Great

The Feel Good Body: 7 Steps to Easing Aches and Looking Great

Anna-Louise Bouvier, Jennifer Fleming

Language: English

Pages: 107

ISBN: B003WMB0JS

Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub


21 days to feeling good 7 steps to easing aches and looking great. Is your back straight or shaped like a banana? Does your belly spread like lava, your neck poke out like a turtle's, your shoulders hang like a gorilla's and, worse, your buttocks droop like pikelets? Is that humungous headache from stress or something more serious? In times of stress do you vent your frustration, head for the bottle or battle on like a Black Knight? How are you feeling right now? Do you feel good? Or are you experiencing annoying niggles and aches, not feeling on top of your game - and perhaps horrified at the sight of your own reflection? Physiotherapist Anna-Louise Bouvier and Jennifer Fleming, co-author of SPOtLESS, have developed the 21-day Feel Good Body program. this simple seven-step program will show you how to sit, stand, walk and breathe correctly, how to release tension that builds in your body and mind, and how to stay active and healthy at any age. Incorporating the latest research, tHE FEEL GOOD BODY is the must-have book to help you feel good - and look good too!

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Experience with back pain influenced me as well.’ When she was 19 years old, an accident caused severe pain in Anna-Louise’s back and her muscles ‘locked up’. For years afterwards she felt a dull ache and suffered from bouts of sciatica. ‘Every few months my back would “go” and I’d feel numbness in my left leg. I’d madly do exercises to ease the pain and when it stopped, I generally stopped doing the exercises as well. A few months later the pain would come back and I’d go through the cycle.

Medical advice if you suspect you have a health problem. The authors and publishers cannot be held responsible for any claim or action that may arise from reliance on the information contained in this book. Introduction There is no reason to feel tired. On my way to an appointment with physiotherapist, Anna-Louise Bouvier, I wonder if my sleep was somehow disturbed and feel annoyed I have a dull headache again. At the top of a narrow set of stairs is a brightly coloured office and I’m invited.

Sitting—which means your core isn’t crashing as often. You should feel lighter when you walk and “umbrella” breathing should be easier to do. If you’re feeling confident about your new breathing habits, start integrating with floor lifts.’ Jen’s Story Step 5 contains many new ideas for me. I was familiar with the concept of the core but didn’t know it included the pelvic floor as well. Working out how to lift my pelvic floor without also turning on my abdominal muscles takes some.

Tension when it’s a dull ache rather than a major episode. See a physiotherapist or allied health practitioner for a preventive exercise program1. Acupuncture may relieve pain and neck tension2. Migraines Migraines are severe headaches that pulsate on one side of the head. They last between four and 72 hours and can include vomiting, nausea and sensitivity to light or sound3. Migraine affects three million Australians or 10 to 15 per cent4. In about 20 percent of cases, migraine is preceded by.

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