Today we are going to go over a quick change to your walking so that your arm is moving more in a forward and backward motion so that you are massaging the underarm area and creating more movement of the lymphatic system.
It is always my goal to help you and your family move more. So every Thursday, I am dropping a movement snack into your ears to help you and your family move more. Good morning, I hope you all are having a wonderful day. Today I want to stay with the lymphatic system, because there is a key thing in regards to the lymph under your arm, and how we can start creating less stagnation, just by walking. So if you were to stand up and just let your arms rest at your side, I want you to pay attention to where the top of your hand is facing and where your palm is facing. What is naturally happening happening. Now for many of us, because of our rounded shoulders, our the top of our hand is facing forward. So our thumbs are more like facing one another pointing in towards our body. But that is not the way that our arm should be if we were to think about pulling our shoulders back, and I don't want you to do it, just thinking about pulling them back straight back, because that doesn't actually get your shoulders in the right alignment. And I think I've done this before. So bear with me, we're gonna go through it real quick, just in case you're practicing this while standing up or anything, you're going to bring your arms up over your head. And then you're going to bring them down beside you thumbs are up. And then you're going to bring them all the way down resting at your side, continue to keep the thumbs where they are the shoulders where they are, and then relax the hands now the thumb should be facing forward. Now, when you think about walking, I want you to focus on what is happening behind you. So we're not going to bend our arms to walk. So if you've ever seen the people who pump their arms when they walk this and you'll tend to do it, I've done it before myself, you tend to pump your arms and you feel like oh, this is going to create more exertion for me. But if you really pay attention to the people who did that are the ones who like your speed walkers, those who have done speed walking, where they're out like racing, that is what they they would use their arms that shorten their arms up and pump them and it actually creates less work for the body. So it's more to burn less calories than to burn more. So let your arms lay at your side, go through that shoulder positioning that I mentioned, so that the thumbs are facing forward, and then focus on that arm sweeping back behind you, and then let it drop forward. So here you're going to get a little tricep activation. So the back of the arm is going to think about pulling back behind you. This would be a natural tricep work, muscular work, and then letting it slide down is going to naturally create more massaging of that underarm lymphatic system. And what happens is when we're when our arms are rounded forward, or I'm sorry, our shoulders are rounded forward, it doesn't give that fluid lymphatic massage under the arm quite the same as when your shoulders are sitting upright, and you're sweeping your arms back and forth like they're supposed to or forward and back not side to side, there shouldn't be any side to side movement with the arms. It should be a natural forward and back movement. So go out for a walk today. Try that or try it a few times as you're walking around the house or walking, you know with your children or dog or whatever, when you're out walking. And see if you notice a difference do you notice are you able to activate your triceps a little bit more? Do you notice more massaging of that underarm area where there's a lot of lymphatic like where it's become stagnant and I'd love to hear what if you noticed anything and how you felt after. Also, you know, always using that bringing the arms overhead out to the side is a great reset for those shoulders when they start to get a little bit too rounded. It is a go to exercise for me to help kind of get me back in that upright posture. And of course, as always, feel free to join us over in the form fit community, where I'm gonna have a video showing you exactly what I'm talking about here. So if you need any help with that, that will be there. Also, we do have a fun, it's not a challenge. It's a fun, monthly thing. This month we're going to be this month meaning April, we are going to be cleaning out the pantry. So you are welcome to join us over in the formfit community where we will be cleaning out our pantry. And then also know that you are welcome to join. 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