Not just for reaching to the floor, bend your hips, knees, and ankles when bending a little, too.
Last Tip we touched the floor. But what if you only have to go half way or less? All bending is the same no matter how far you go. Keep your weight over your feet as you bend at the hips, knees and ankles. The difference is more strength, power, and ease. Try it.
The Whole Bending Category (All on bending, but each a little different.)
Video: Your Waist Is Not a Joint
Bending, Leave Your Hips behind Your Legs
Bend at Your Hips, Knees and Ankles to Touch the Floor
Bend Your Knees When Bending Even Less
Reach with Your Arms, Not Your Back
Video: Think Up when Bending Down
When Bending, Keep Your Head away from Your Heels
Video: When Bending Keep Your Head away from Your Heels
Article & Video: Three Tips for Bending
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Thank you, Leland ! I’ll keep checking the videos and when I come to NYC will contact you about a lesson, even if we do it at the Park — or on the Library steps !
I am challenged with both washing dishes at the kitchen sink at washing my face at the bathroom sink. The cabinetry prevents me from stepping closely enough to be well positioned. The cabinetry in the kitchen prevents me from bending towards the spigot, which is not a long spigot and is far from my hands. At the bathroom sink, I cannot bends my knees, again, because the cabinet prevents me. Both of these activities aggravate an old back injury. The only way to deal with the face washing is to hinge into an L. Unless I’m overlooking something obvious, there is no halfway decent way to handle the kitchen sink washing situation. (N.B. I live in a rental building.)
That said, every one of LV’s tips are helpful and useful. They’ve made a big difference in my life.
Hi Elizabeth,
Glad you like the tips. Maybe one day consider taking another video lesson.
I think there is a misunderstanding here about bending, although I have never addressed this issue in the Tips. When you bend your knees, they don’t have to move forward if your pelvis moves back. The most important thing is that you stay over your feet. The relative movements of the knees and pelvis can depend on the task at hand.
I hope that helps.
Leland
With stimulus of sit,stand,walk,bend think of neck going back head going forward and up and back(torso) going back and up and knees going away from hips(torso) and base of the feet into the ground and shoulders going out to the side and arms lengthening ,’one after the other all together’ , DAILY.