Kettlebell Flipping also requires a significant work load from the posterior chain, and from
the postural muscles in the back and shoulders.
Not exact matches
The core
muscles, which include the abdominals,
back and hip
muscles, need to be strengthened to maintain
postural control, provide a base of stability, reduce loads on the spine and to facilitate movement
in the arms and legs.
See, the
muscles on your
back are
postural muscles, and they play a more important role
in determining the overall frame of your body.
Personal Trainer Tips:
In the standing position this exercise will help to strengthen the
postural and lower
back muscles.
It functions
in extending (bending
back) the spine as well as being an essential
postural muscle keeping the spine upright.
Many
postural factors are involved
in causing spasms of the neck, shoulders and
back muscles, reducing healthy biomechanical function, and weakening soft tissues.
Another bane of slouch sitting
in chairs happens because we lose the tone of our core
postural muscles, since the
back of the chair does the work of keeping the spine upright.
She is
in fact the opposite of kyphosis because she is contracting her
postural muscles (erector spinae) and since her shoulders are
back in a retracted position she is working her lower and middle traps and rhomboids.