Excerpt from Canadian Horse Journal – "Interview with Yoga for Riders Specialist Louise Sattler"
"What makes the needs of a rider different?"
“Riders tend to get tight in the hips. Most people have imbalance in core muscles. Then, when they get on a horse, the instability of the horse causes their body to want to create stability. Without proper core tone, they often get tight in the hips and tension in their spine, neck, and shoulders instead.
Yoga helps a lot with posture. For most of our day, we are folded somewhat forward. A good yoga class will take the spine through all directions of motion to help correct that and open the chest up.
A lot of riders round their shoulders. Rounded shoulders disconnect your arms from the core and destabilize your lower spine. Yoga exercises can help correct the poor posture of rounded shoulders and allow a rider to stabilize their spine. The result is less tension in the shoulders and better posture alignment.
For more information Check out Canadian Horse Journal May-June 2010 issue.
"What makes the needs of a rider different?"
“Riders tend to get tight in the hips. Most people have imbalance in core muscles. Then, when they get on a horse, the instability of the horse causes their body to want to create stability. Without proper core tone, they often get tight in the hips and tension in their spine, neck, and shoulders instead.
Yoga helps a lot with posture. For most of our day, we are folded somewhat forward. A good yoga class will take the spine through all directions of motion to help correct that and open the chest up.
A lot of riders round their shoulders. Rounded shoulders disconnect your arms from the core and destabilize your lower spine. Yoga exercises can help correct the poor posture of rounded shoulders and allow a rider to stabilize their spine. The result is less tension in the shoulders and better posture alignment.
For more information Check out Canadian Horse Journal May-June 2010 issue.
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