“But I Only Have 10 Minutes…” Part II: Lower Body Working in the Kitchen
- Exercises for legs, glutes and hips
- Moves you can do, even if you have trouble with knees or hips
- Work your lower abdominal muscles
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Please.please look at ALexander technique for people with knoee problems sitting and standing. The example here puts terribel stress on the knees. Alexander takes it all off.
Hi Lisa,
thanks for your post.
Whilst I have heard of the Alexander technique I do not know too much about it.
We put these quick videos together to help people engage in movement. From my experience whilst force is put through the joints with these movements, if done correctly much of the weight taken is helped by the muscles.
If anyone finds these exercises to hurt their joints please let me know and I’ll come up with some alternatives for you.
Thanks again Lisa for your input.
Hi and thanks for coming back to me.. I did not mean to be critical but you have got the sitting and standing thing all wrong for knees and it is very important. I have almost cured many knees and certainly made them last for years longer. You will learn it with ease. Try you tube. Alexander technique…sitting down and standing up or ask a local teacher.and you will do so much god for your mother and all who might have to have knee replacements. Just have a look .Then you can add it into your wonderful work. Easy to lean and thanks again.
Hi Coach Brian,
I am a physical therapist, and use these exercises with my clients all the time, however, when doing a one leg at a time exercise, I have them alternate legs. So your exercise of lifting the knee up will be more beneficial if they actually march in place, left, right, left.. etc. By alternating legs you are strongly stimulating the balance reactions, as the body has to balance you on one leg as you lift the other, then when you switch legs immediately, your body has to switch its balance set up immediately. You not only strengthen your leg muscles, you tune up your balance reactions. Also by alternating legs, each leg gets to rest for a fraction of a second, and you wont tire out so fast.
Just a suggestion, for what its worth.. 🙂 Pennie
Thanks Pennie excellent advice.
I incorporated your help in my latest Ask Brian show.
Thanks again,
Brian
So I just had a bunion surgery and can’t do anything on my feet. What can be done about this? I still have 6 to 8 weeks before I can put weight on my foot.
Ok Mai I have some resources for you.
Up the top of this page you will see the tab Video, click on there and it will open up many videos.
I would like to watch all the videos I have done in a chair.
They could be perfect for you.
Hope that helps,
All the best,
Brian
Ok Mai I have some resources for you.
Up the top of this page you will see the tab Video, click on there and it will open up many videos.
I would like to watch all the videos I have done in a chair.
They could be perfect for you.
Brian
Liked the exercises, I can feel them working. I have a question about muscle cramps. Seems that I can stop them with magnesium and calcium, Vit. K2, Vit. D, etc. But my question is about why it is so easy to get some really bad muscle cramps at times, I mean in the quads – OUCH! boy those are horrible. The only reason that I can think it happens is that I may be sweating more than I realize since it’s winter here, and I need to pay attention to minerals in my drinking water. I think that about covers it, but do you have any other ideas? Thanks again to you and your Mum for the good exercises.
Hi Bette, if your cramps are better with Mg indicates you may be deficient in this mineral. When your FAT Program is on you become insulin resistant, as a result it is difficult for the cells to absorb among other nutrients, Mg. An epsom salts bath or taking Mg supplements at night might help. Hope that helps,
Brian
Thanks Brian, yes it did help. A lot. And I didn’t know about the insulin resistance resulting in problems with nutrient absorption. I sure appreciate your answering my question. Bette
no problems Bette, it is my pleasure
Is this considered strength training? And should we also add cardio to these two routines?
Yes this is considered strength training for sure. Some cardio work like I do in other videos here would be great too.
Thanks for your post Audrey.
Brian