Sentences with phrase «keep itself upright when»

This stance is so exquisitely stable that a bird sways less to keep itself upright when it appears to be dozing than when it's alert with eyes open, two Atlanta neuromechanists report May 24 in Biology Letters.

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When my son was diagnosed with reflux, we initially tried the smaller feedings, keeping him upright, and adding rice cereal to his formula.

His vestibular (movement) and proprioceptive (pressure & stretch) sensory systems have oriented to upright and, when he's alert, want to function to keep him that way.

Like a thermos flask you need to be extra careful to keep the warmer upright when transporting, or risk the hot water leaking from the cap.

The wide, rubbery base also keeps the snack cup upright and prevents slipping when it's used on a table or high chair.

Always burp your baby when feeding time is over, then keep him or her in an upright position for at least 10 — 15 minutes to avoid spitting up.

Cons: Five point harness — I think this will only be a temporary issue and one that our daughter will outgrow soon, but the harness doesn't always keep her upright and in place when she drifts off to sleep.

This nifty device is helpful in a few ways: it can help you keep your little one in an upright position while breast feeding or bottle feeding and also helps your baby sit up right when they don't yet have the strength to do so on their own.

and you can keep water bottles or shakes upright which will prevent at least some of my kids from spilling theirs when they don't close the bottles after lunch completely!

One - hand, five position recline keeps little riders relaxed when sleeping and upright when exploring

This keeps the nipple full of milk, even when the bottle is held in a horizontal position, for easier upright feeding.

Co-sleeping moms also use wedges to assist with keeping themselves and their baby more upright when sleeping.

It is padded internally to mitigate any shocks and can keep feet from getting too tired when you are upright.

When a bicycle starts to topple, he concluded, the caster effect steers the front end back under the falling weight, keeping the bicycle upright.

«If you've ever been standing on a subway train when it moved suddenly, your body may have performed a similar sequence of movements to keep you upright,» said Dr. Jessell, who is also the Claire Tow Professor of Motor Neuron Disorders at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and an investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

While the act of paddling taps your shoulders, back, and core, the muscles in your legs (including your smaller stabilizer muscles that are usually inactive) have to pull major overtime to keep you upright and stable when paddleboarding, especially on turbulent waters.

When doing squats, abs and spinal erectors should contract isometrically to keep the chest in an upright condition.

It takes some practice to be able to breath, focus and keep yourself upright, even when you (quite literally) are being pulled in every direction.

Additionally, when you're doing front weight - bearing moves (squatting holding a kettlebell at your chest or swings, for example), those back muscles are going to be engaged to keep you upright.

The Abdominal muscles (Rectus Abdominus) are responsible for keeping you upright and stable when you move, they assist your spine in flexing and also supporting the spine through stabilising the pelvis.

The goal is to keep the torso upright when doing the squats.

So when you start jogging your body subconsciously tighten the abs in order to keep you upright.

The seats are supportive, and when adjusted correctly, keep you upright and alert without making you sore.

Volvo has advanced its Ikea-esque cargo bay divisibility with a false floor that, when raised, partitions the cargo area as well as creating hooks upon which to hang shopping bags to keep the contents upright.

Still, though they're a bit of a reach for the driver, they do at least hide out of sight when not needed, and most importantly they kept a 16oz coffee upright.

Key innovations include a self - balancing mechanism that keeps the bike upright — even when stopped.

That's when I had the idea that a simple cupboard handle could open a hillside to a warren of kid - sized tunnels under a town — and that it would be up these kids to keep everyone living aboveground upright and safe.

The tablet also hides a built - in kick stand at the back, where almost one third of the entire rear portion can be flipped open which will keep the tablet upright when used in laptop mode.

All the exposed sockets and connectors are kept on one edge — the bottom when the tab's held upright.

The inflatable option kept my load light and small, but I eventually ditched it since it didn't really keep my neck upright when I slept and I ended up with a sore neck.

The cover protects the screen when it is in handheld mode and can be used as a kickstand to keep the system upright.

The foot rests fold up for transport, and a kickstand folds out to keep the K01 standing upright when not being ridden.

It did a good job of keeping a phone upright even when I was poking around at the screen.

I can stand them when I'm not pregnant but my back was killing me and it was hard to breathe without a pillow to keep me sitting upright.

Find a way to keep faucet upright when painting - I just stuck mind in play - dough (since we have an abundance of that in our house) to keep it upright.