Do you own one of those large exercise balls? It’s a pretty affordable fitness tool–less than $20 in most stores like Marshalls or Target. You can use it all the time and work your core without even knowing it. You can watch TV sitting on the ball instead of the couch. If you get one that is large enough, you can eat dinner sitting on the ball–imagine a photo of the whole family sitting at the table on large, varied-colored balls.
It will engage muscles without you trying and probably make you and your family laugh–another good way to engage the core!
Maggie, you use a metaphor about
‘belly button to the spine’ And
‘elevator to the 2nd floor’
Would you explain the metaphor.
thanks Joe
Hi Joe,
Thanks for reading. I go into more detail about the elevator on March 11th’s blog titled Elevator Going Up.
As to the core engagement by the cue pulling your belly button to your spine–it is just that. Although sometimes it is easier to connect with on an exhale. Next time you exhale try to pull in your belly button using your core muscles. Think about pulling your belly button toward your back. It’s almost like sucking in, but we don’t like to call it that. I hope this helps!