INTRODUCTION TO MUSCLE ACTIVATION & YOGA

INTRODUCTION TO MUSCLE ACTIVATION & YOGA

Injuries are the bane of the long-distance runner and the hill walker but when you know how your compensatory patterns are created, you’ll be amaze how such simple interventions can increase your range of movement, improve your energy and help you to tune into your body.
The benefits:
-Notice when you are hitting overload.
- know your compensation pattern.
-learn how your body works.

Muscle Activations, Be Activated style, are simple, powerful and they will help you get to the root of your muscle imbalances.
This introduction to Be Activated will enable you to breathe better and will wake up the muscles that initiate and power your hip flexors and your butt muscles.
The tutorials are supported by breath work, mobility, flexibility & yoga classes so that you can activate your muscles in different positions to increase your awareness power, flexibility, balance and range of movement.

The benefits are numerous. You will learn how to create structural integrity throughout your entire body. Be empowered to influence and correct your own muscle imbalances so that you can continue doing the things you love. You'll become skilled at assessing your own body. You'll clearly understand how and why your imbalance get worse when you are under pressure or stressed.
Be Activated - Be Integrated.

INTRODUCTION TO MUSCLE ACTIVATION & YOGA
  • 1. THE ZONES

    The Zones represent muscle groups and how we Activate them in a particular sequence. There are common injury patterns that correspond with the numbers. You can find these in the PDF

  • 2. TUTORIAL - DIAPHRAGM RELEASE FOR BETTER ENERGY

    Releasing your respiratory diaphragm is simple when you know how.
    Bev will walk you through the diaphragm release and guide you into some simple breathing exercises that are designed to create better volume, power and energy. Once you free up the diaphragm the muscles between your ribs will be a...

  • BREATH - RELAXING 3 STEP BREATHING

    Release your spine and stretch your chest muscles with this insanely relaxing breath.
    The three step breath helps you to control airflow as you connect with different parts of your body, in the correct sequence. In this practice we recline over a big pillow to allow your body to gently open and...

  • 3. TUTORIAL - POWER UP YOUR PELVIS - ZONE 1

  • SPINE & HIP MOBILITY

    In this class we move through kneeling lunges and Cat/Cow pose whilst activating Zone 1. You'll quickly become aware of your spinal and pelvis mobility. We check in with the hamstrings during the leg extension phase to make sure that they don't give your butt an excuse to sleep.
    You'll quickly l...

  • GLUTE POWER

    In this short practice we use the bridge pose to check if your butt muscles are switched on and your hip flexors are functioning properly, Many runners and athletes get knee pain because the muscles in the legs are over working and are compensating for the muscle of the pelvis.

    Once you activa...

  • HIP STRENGTHENING

    A 15 minute class using Zone 1 Activations to connect your breath to your hip flexors and to switch on your butt muscles. We work through flexion and extension postures like bridge and boat pose, sphinx & locust variations, to experience the different ways that the Activations can influence the...

  • YOGA VINYASA - ZONE 1-3 - Zoom Quality

    Strong but accessible postures to add a bit of spice to your leg work and balance.
    As you work through sun salutations, warriors and eagle you will activate through the Zones 1-3 touching on lateral sling and shoulders towards the end of the practice.
    Zoom quality vid,

  • ZONE 1 A GLANCE

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  • TEST GROUP STATS & FEEDBACK

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  • Compensatory Patterns

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