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Sit at the very front of your chair, with your feet resting flat on the floor. Notice the contact that your pelvis makes with the seat. You may feel two bones on either side of your buttocks where most of the weight is distributed.
Slowly slump, letting your back round and your pelvis rock back towards your tail.
Now slowly arch your back, sticking out your tummy.
Continue moving back and forth slowly between a slump and an arch, feeling the full range of your lower spinal mobility.
As you continue moving between these ends of your range of motion…
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It’s no secret that parents these days are more concerned about signing their kids up for certain contact sports in light of new findings surrounding head injuries and concussions. Coincidentally, other low or no contact sports are becoming more popular. One such sport is tennis. However, just because you’re not coming in contact with another …
