He put his hand on my scalp with a firm but gentle downward pressure and proceeded to palpate the
left back side of my body, mainly around my ribs.
Exercises are placed in a specific order alternating between the front and
back sides of the body which aim to elongate one side while strengthening the other — improving posture and alignment to boot!
This position helps your little one stretch each side of her torso and neck, balance strength on the front side of the body and
back side of the body (flexor and extensor muscle groups) and bring hands together at the middle of the body (called the midline), which is awesome for brain development.
Also, we have more efficient temperature regulating cells and more fat on
the back side of our bodies as well.
Scissoring the legs in toward one another for stability and grounding, engage the core muscles, protecting your low back as you expand the lungs and chest on each inhale, and relax down
the back side of the body on each exhale.
Contract the abdominal muscles to stabilize the pose and find release throughout
the back side of the body.
Like Bow Pose (Dhanurasana),
the back side of the body is now contracting while the front of the body (facing the floor) is active, yet released.
If you want to strengthen your core, then you should also focus on strengthening
the back side of your body to keep everything well balanced.
In yoga, we face the east while practicing, and the west refers to
the back side of the body.
Locate your kidneys just above your waist on
the back side of your body.
This simple change in emphasis will automatically decrease the impact of your heel strike and increase the muscle activity on
the back side of your body.
What do you do throughout your day to work
the back side of your body?
Therefore, you need to do back exercises to provide symmetry between the front and
back sides of your body.
An amazing exercise for shaping
the back side of your body.