Sentences with phrase «slow contractions»

Work up to 10 or 15 long, slow contractions twice a day.

Over the past few years, their numbers have steadily risen in spite of the painfully slow contraction for the remainder of the industry.

This of course slowed the contractions waaaaay down, but I managed to wedge myself in so I could take a floating nap, which was great.

Slow - twitch muscle fibers have slow contraction time and are very resistant to muscle fatigue (that is why they are also known as endurance muscle fibers).

It is more likely that slow contractions will start first.

Epidurals are known to slow contractions, so pitocin will likely be given to make contractions stronger.

Once you know how to isolate and control your pelvic floor muscles, try practicing long, slow contractions: Increase the contraction strength for a count of five seconds, hold for another five, then relax slowly for a count of five.

At this point the hormonal symphony is in full swing and it is very, very difficult to stop or slow contractions.

Consider that 80 % of the muscle fibers in the soleus are slow - twitch and have a slow contraction velocity and low tension capacity so it's not the brightest idea to go heavy when training them.

Slow contractions: Contract and lift your pelvic floor muscles for a count of 10, then relax your pelvic floor muscles for 10 seconds and repeat the contraction / relaxation 10 times.

«Natural» also meant I wanted an unmedicated birth, ideally avoiding unnecessary antibiotics, labor stimulants like Pitocin (a synthetic oxytocin) and even an epidural, which numbs the lower body and slows contractions, increasing rates of C - section.

I focused on trying to relax, hoping that would slow the contractions, but by 4 am, they were still coming strong every 3 - 4 minutes and it was still raining... a lot.

Their slow contraction would enable them to function for long periods — hours and days — without fatigue.

Businesses are dynamic, constantly adjusting to the environments they find themselves in, be it a slow contraction due to competitive factors, swift grow thanks to tremendous demand, an acquisition or a merger.