1. “Posture is the position from which movement begins and ends” Paul Chek

2. POSTURE & HEALTH
Breathing Patterns
Dysfunctional patterns of movement
Effects on CNS, limbic, emotional and hormonal
Optimal health including a healthy weight

3. UNDERSTANDING POSTURE
Muscular imbalance
Injuries that don’t heal
Gait
Inflammation
Digestion
Mental Health

4. If you aren’t assessing, you are guessing
Plumb Line
Length Tension Relationship
Flexibility—Rocobado 9 point index
Abdominal Wall Function

5. STRETCHING Clothing Warm-up Intensity Method – How long
Pre-event stretching
Post-event stretching
Posture and alignment

6. STRENGTHENING Long and weak Modify for under developed muscle groups
Daily lifestyle check before beginning exercise
More is not necessarily better
Use caution when executing someone else’s workout
Work with trained professionals

8. PRESCRIBE Assess every 6 weeks. No change? Look deeper. Work station
Driving
Exercise
Diet
Sleep
Emotional and mental health
Relationships
Stress
Caffeine caution

9. CAFFEINE
Within 15 minutes of ingesting caffeine adrenaline, heart rate, breathing rate, urinary output and stomach acid production increase
Caffeine prompts adrenal hormones to release sugar stored in the liver, which stimulates sugar cravings to replenish the stores
Caffeine's effects in the body are like the law of gravity: What goes up must come down
For most people, caffeine wears off within 6 hours

10. CAFFEINE CONTENT Coffee brewed, 6 ounces 105
Coffee instant, 6 ounces 55
Mountain Dew, 12 ounces 55
Colas, 12 ounces
Tea, 6 ounces 35
Chocolate Candy Bar 10

11. ELECTROMAGNETIC Good Stress Sunlight Bad Stress
Controls rhythm of hormones and other physiological functions
When the sun shines we have more energy. When storms roll in, we feel it in our joints, muscles and mood
Bad Stress
Overexposure to sunlight, x-rays, and (ELM) pollution emitted by microwaves, computers, cell phones, TV
Causes dysfunction in hormonal and autonomic nervous system

12. MENTAL HEALTH Good Stress Bad Stress
Thinking and using our minds productively
Having a plan, setting goals and following through on actions to achieve them
Overcoming adversity
Bad Stress
Focusing on things you don’t want in life instead of what you do want
Verbal Abuse
Being rushed and taking on more than you can handle

13. THERMAL REGULATION Good Stress Bad Stress
Maintaining body temperature of 98.6 degrees F
Occasionally stressing your thermal system assists in maintaining its dynamic capacity
Bad Stress
Sunburn or other burn
Extreme Cold for an extended period of time

14. Stress Busters Pray Deep breathing Get moving Hydrate with water
Take a hot bath or shower
Listen to music
Get organized

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