Get off the ground with ease with these movements

If you sit a lot, like I do, this, er, these exercises are for you, and for me.  I tried them this morning, and it was like getting up from a chiropractic appointment.  Felt terrific and energetic.

Liam Howe advises . . . 

Start using these movements today to increase your health span and take control of your life.

Backward walking: ensure you are doing it in a safe place.

Tib raises strengthens the tibialis which helps to get off the ground.

Reverse step-up helps strengthen the knees.

ATG [ass-to-grass] Split Squat strengthens legs opens hip flexors and helps with balance and stability.  

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There is actually a lot that we can learn from ancient warriors

There is actually a lot that we can learn from ancient warriors of the past.  We see a lot of training at full range of motion, like the ATG Split Squat.

The Cossack Warriors of Eastern Europe would train the Cossack squat.

The Shaolin Monks would spend up to 30 minutes in a horse stance.

And the Brazilian martial arts Capoeira, they spent a lot of time on the ground and sometimes on all fours.  Here in this move, where traditionally you would kick somebody, really hitting those glutes.

And we're seeing people in Jiu-Jitsu, in wrestling, the functional fitness athletes, perform these. 

In Indonesian Salat, we see these deep kneeling stances for low strikes and it can be a brutal leg workout.  So next time you're doing bodyweight exercises, and you feel like they're not really doing anything, maybe it's the way you're performing them.