Sentences with phrase «twist your body as»

Now imagine being able to twist your body as your arms swing; that's much more natural, and you can hit the ball harder.

Not exact matches

The U.S. investigation into bribery and corruption at the governing body of world soccer took another twist Tuesday, as FIFA denied claims that its number two official, Secretary - General Jérôme Valcke, was involved in a suspect payment linked to the award of the 2010 World Cup to South Africa.

He knew his knife could never cut through his bones, but realized that if he twisted his body enough, the boulder and the canyon wall would function as a vise grip until his forearm bones snapped.

Mornings in Bodley, drowsing among the worn browns and tarnished gilding of Duke Humphrey, snuffing the faint, musty odor of slowly perishing leather...; long afternoons, taking an outrigger up the Cher, feeling the rough kiss of the sculls on unaccustomed palms, listening to the rhythmical and satisfying kerklunk of the rowlocks, watching the play of muscles on the Bursar's sturdy shoulders at stroke, as the sharp spring wind flattened the thin silk shirt against them; or, if the day were warmer, flicking swiftly in a canoe under Magdalen walls and so by the twisting race at King's Mill by Mesopotamia to Parson's Pleasure; then back, with mind relaxed and body stretched and vigorous, to make toast by the fire.

The two thieves crucified with him were depicted in the throes of hideous torture, their bodies in impossible positions, twisted and broken, but Christ's body was depicted as relaxed and accepting.

It's so blatantly obvious to any thinking individual that the AMA only has their panties in a twist because of the financial loss they face as women choose to be more in control of their bodies.

In order to fall asleep, you might see your baby do things such as: bang their head, twist or pull their hair or yours, stroke or rub their ears, feet, belly, or private parts, emit vocal, facial, or body tics, shrug their shoulders, twitch, or rock their bodies side to side or on their hands and knees.

Going down the birth canal includes twisting, turning in the body as well as with the head and neck, not to mention all of the compression and pressure the baby feels.

Squishy Deluxe Body Pillow has a circular shape that allows you to bend and twist it as desired easily.

More baby movements as they are able to turn their head, kick their legs, yawn, hiccup, and roll, twist, and contort their body

A senior officer at the site described the plane as a twisted wreck, with mangled bodies strewn around.

Zintzen watched, mesmerized, as a hagfish chased a six - inch - long fish into a burrow, twisted its body into a knot for leverage, and slowly pulled the fish out — perhaps with the aid of a little slime.

Most people think of pain as something that happens in the body — I twist my head too far, and my neck sends a «pain signal» to the brain to indicate that the twisting hurts.

But in an interesting twist, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have shown that Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria — those at the root of hard - to - treat urinary tract infections (UTIs)-- hijack trace amounts of copper in the body and use it as a nutrient to fuel growth.

With this signal, the moth could be measuring every twist and turn of its body as it soared through the night sky.

In a particularly cruel twist, the body regards excess fat consumption as stressful and releases even more FKBP51, which exacerbates the problem.

While extending your head up to the sky, twist your body and paddle to one side as far as you can without tipping the board over.

As you lower into a lunge, twist your upper body with arms extended over the left thigh.

Twist to the right and bring the left arm around the front of your body as you look over your shoulder.

Reverse the movement and rise up to standing as you twist your torso up and to the left, swinging the SteelBell across your body until it's positioned over your left shoulder, your arms fully extended.

Keeping your core engaged and upper body steady, draw one knee up and across your torso, reaching it toward your opposite elbow as you twist your hips the same direction, engaging your obliques.

Regardless of background or experience, these seated twists work well in sequence or as stand - alone postures to create a sense of calm and rootedness in the body.

However, if you always use a mixed grip for deadlifts, you are most likely to develop imbalances throughout the body, caused by its tendency to twist slightly as you rise up, meaning that the side of the pronated hand will rotate backwards while the side of the supinated hand will rotate forward.

Mountain Climber With Twist Low - Impact Benefits: This total - body exercise is sweet relief for those with back and knee pain as it takes the pressure off the lower lumbar and activates your core.

When your spine is in line, then all of your body's mechanical abilities, such as bending forward and backward, twisting and turning, and walking and running are able to be performed at maximal levels.

Stand tall as you exhale, and turn your upper body to the right to begin a spinal twist.

As you twist, see if you can balance the actions of twisting to the right in the upper body and pulling to the left in the lower body.

When doing one arm chin ups you will also find that your body starts to turn away from the bar, you can combat this by griping the bar as hard as you can and twisting your hand towards you at the same time.

This sequence focuses on engaging and integrating the whole body in these twists, so as to gain maximal benefit from each pose.

Just as you wouldn't move into a long tongue - twisting mantra without effortlessly mastering a simpler one first, so you should not ask your body for more than it's able to deliver.

Using your forearms as support, slightly twist your body and lift one of your legs off the roller so that just one leg is resting on it.

This is most likely the wrong idea, but because I was so used to my entire body getting a workout from swimming, at the gym, I would work out the entire body as well... from: — seated leg press (90 lbs)-- leg curls (55 lbs)-- hip adductors (85 lbs)-- leg kickbacks (40 lbs)-- ab crunch machine (35 - 40 lbs)-- abdominal twist (30 lbs)-- rowing machine — assisted dips, and the stairmaster all in one session....

Once the breath rhythm is restored, do a short series of reclining twists and hip openers such as Jathara Parivartanasana (Revolved Abdomen Pose) and Supta Padangusthasana (Reclining Hand - to - Big - Toe Pose) at about 50 percent of your edge to allow the body to undo any unintended muscle tension.

Notes: From a side plank position, weave your top arm under your body as you twist your hips.

As you perform the swing, notice how your upper and lower body twist in relation to each other, activating your obliques.

From a side plank position, weave your top arm under your body as you twist your hips.

In some cruel twist of fate, we must ironically pay for the benefits of garlic with an offensive breath, a garlicy body odor, and annoyed coworkers and loved ones, as much of the benefit of chopped garlic is maximized when the pungency is present.

This is a full - body conditioning and core - strengthening workout that combines the 7 Primal Movements we do as humans: squat, lunge, push, pull, bend, twist, and walk.

You will learn a lot of joint mobilization techniques such as ankle rotations, wrist adjustments, back cracking, side twists to click the lower back, as well as how to use your body with walking on people's hands and feet, and extra techniques to achieve deeper pressure using your elbows.

When using one arm you will also find that your body starts to turn away from the bar so to combat this you need to grip the bar as hard as you can and at the same time twist your hand towards you which helps to bring your body back in.

As you press / row, try and keep your feet on the floor, however, there will likely be some movement in the lower body as you try to prevent being twisted in halAs you press / row, try and keep your feet on the floor, however, there will likely be some movement in the lower body as you try to prevent being twisted in halas you try to prevent being twisted in half.

As a newcomer to yoga, you should choose poses that don't require you to twist your body into a position that doesn't feel comfortable.

Squat down and place hands on Ugi, jump feet back, do a push up, still with hands supported on Ugi, bring one knee up and twist body bringing the hip on same side as that knee close to or touching the ball, return to plank and repeat on other side, continue alternating sides for 6 reps. Bring legs back to plank position and then jump legs in, and then lift Ugi up high overhead and back to ground.

As we twist, we wring out the old and allow space for the new, cleansing and detoxing our bodies and minds.

The exercises you do and how you do them can affect how your body changes, e.g. if you do a lot of ab exercises concentrating on your obliques (such as Russian twists and weighted side bends) you may be, unintentionally, making your waist look thicker.

By alternating the twist from left to right with each repetition, you can add symmetry to the exercise as well as its effect on your body.

What we choose to eat in order to sustain our physical bodies is as important as how we move, bend, stretch, flex and twist in asana practice, how we breathe during pranayama exercises and how we focus in our meditation practices.

If you injure these muscles, you'll feel it not only when you twist your body but when you walk or run as well.

Your body ultimately becomes out - of - balance; you get torqued or twisted a little, so to speak, as postural changes affect your gait, balance, and function.

Twist your body to one side as far as you can, and then stretch your arms and the weight plate away from your torso.