Biomechanics, Pose Running/ Chi Running and Helping Keep Your Body Aligned, Pain Free and Healthy

[ineedsleep212]

I think most discomfort probably comes from a slight imbalance due to favoring one leg over the other aka one foot is moving straighter than the other. The straighter leg probably = a stronger glute on that side, possibly even the entire core hence difference in abs, but that's just speculation.

So yea. More barefoot the more your body will be pressured to properly balance itself for efficient uninhibited movement.

I think that's why I was so like after seeing the OMT and although it could've possibly been my shoes doing the shifting in my pelvis again, it was probably just the only thing my body could do because I have to work to the strengthen muscles from my arches to my inner/outer leg muscles and glutes.

So far, I've noticed more strength and mobility in my ankles, improved proprioception, higher arches (not big but small steps obvs no pun intended), more dexterity with big toes being most improved (which is obvious) and my toes feel straighter, longer and more like fingers.

 

[ineedsleep212]

I'm gonna be honest. That resetting the pelvis ish I'm kinda shook to do like to know whether I'm doing it right. This is really the main thing I'm addressing right now.

This should address one of the issues I'm having and I like the way she explains aside from you know


And I realized I gotta ice my feet lol. Cuz usually they fine but by the end of the day, they like chill.

 

[ineedsleep212]

Had to link this as well cuz this shyt is annoying lol.

 

[ineedsleep212]

Has anybody actually reset their pelvis the way dudes suggesting it a lot? I dunno why I've struggle with that and that seems like the one thing that would fix a lot lol and the others are way to fix that part by part.

 

[Houston911]

That's why I love my vibram shoes. They helped with my shin splints of regular shoes. I corrected my slouching and my palms not facing my hips with various exercises. My feet don't point straight when I walk and I noticed when I've been on treadmill and watching my reflection. I always thought that was weird seeing my feet go out in 45 degree angle.

how did you fix palms not facing hips?

 

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[ineedsleep212]

That walking thing is really the simplest thing to start doing now cuz I'm telling you bruhs this is annoying.

That muscular imbalance

 

[ineedsleep212]

Another thing. If you are having some trouble doing stuff yourself, see a physiotherapist.

Someone who knows ART which is active release technique basically dealing with your soft tissues to release tight muscles and joint mobilization techniques to get you moving right.

They'll be able to tell you what exercises you need to do to correct muscle imbalances whether that's strengthening or lengthening.

Going to an osteopath would be fine if your imbalance isn't that big and then you could work on the imbalances on your own. My imbalance in my anterior chain muscles is enough to unalign the muscles and bone because muscles ain't used to the work and the stronger one will try to take on most of the work.

 

[ineedsleep212]

I don't think people realize how important this all is until they experience everything I experience prior to the entire biomechanic breakdown and the scary ass shyt I experienced and call it old age.

I've always slept for a long ass time, never had any real problem and would wake up sometimes tired. Of course there were all these reasons made up for that reason. Sometimes my mother and brother would say I'd make noises while I slept but I was never aware of it. Simply, overextended back was making it impossible for my body to relax and get efficient sleep. I also had gallbladder disease when I was 17 (I'm 24) and that shyt hurt like crazy and eventually docs took it out. Of course, they gave me no explanation and had none when it was simply nerves from my back inflaming the organ. A trip to a chiropractor or osteopath and I would've still had a gallbladder. Had that been addressed earlier, I wouldn't have experienced all of this.

I've also always felt like I've had bad memory and I firmly believe that was all due to poor posture. And I firmly believe if I were to get my brain scanned it would look pretty terrible. Luckily the type of brain cells associated with memory regenerate. I recently saw some article about a non drug program that reverses dementia. I am not surprised whatsoever. Probably just healthy habits and addressing the body from a musculoskeletal perspective. I also read an article about a town in India with a ton of old people with no "old age" health issues. Probably the same thing. Eating good. Perfect posture.

So yea... Fix your posture (head to toe) or experience some scary ass shyt while always feeling fatigued later on in life and fix your children's posture simply by having them walk barefoot more and not having them wear stiff shoes with a bunch of support nonsense. Their bodies and minds will thank you for it. All of this prevents muscle imbalance. Arch height doesn't matter. It's simply strong arches/feet/ankles vs weak arches/feet/ankles.

All of this sounds pretty crazy but I am absolutely sure of it due to this entire experience and what I've read about it.

 

[ineedsleep212]

How I learned icing is actually not the way to go lol.

 

[ineedsleep212]

I also think this is one of the main reasons for the kinds of body types you see across cultures. Simply by their traditional footwear for the most part. Whether it's walking with your feet angled in or angled out, it is simply not how nature intended for our feet to be used. If we viewed our feet like we viewed our hands, we would never allow for the dysfunction caused by this to occur regardless of fashion trends.

 

[ineedsleep212]

Found this highly informative.



Pretty good job explaining what people perceive about all of this.

 

[YouMadd?]

My nikkas... I started working with my homegirl who is a pilates instructor and she got the inside of my legs up to par with the rest...

EVERYTHING has improved...

My feet are flatter and pointed forward on deadlifts and squats. I can finally feel all of my legs working...

I can run longer distances now

still working on opening up my hips some more.

 

[YouMadd?]

I also think this is one of the main reasons for the kinds of body types you see across cultures. Simply by their traditional footwear for the most part. Whether it's walking with your feet angled in or angled out, it is simply not how nature intended for our feet to be used. If we viewed our feet like we viewed our hands, we would never allow for the dysfunction caused by this to occur regardless of fashion trends.

Yeah we were meant to walking around barefoot on earths natural terrain...

everything has changed our make up...

almost like how wear knee and ankle braces have changed many for the worse..

 

[ineedsleep212]

My nikkas... I started working with my homegirl who is a pilates instructor and she got the inside of my legs up to par with the rest...

EVERYTHING has improved...

My feet are flatter and pointed forward on deadlifts and squats. I can finally feel all of my legs working...

I can run longer distances now

still working on opening up my hips some more.

That kneeling

I wish I was as far along as you are but I gotta relax lol.

Working on this has kinda made me realize how simple it is. If you walked like a duck, try walking straighter exaggerating this by walking like a pigeon a little since your body (musculature) and mind has been used to walking like a duck and vice versa.

Actually that feels extra awkward but you feel the similar sensations you feel from those stretches.

That's what all of these things you're doing to correct stuff is. Returning things to neutral by focusing on doing opposite movement to get to neutral. Breaking up the tissue that's holding that bone into that hip capsule to continue to do the same movement you've always done. The brain is wired for movement cuz that's the key to survival in the wild.