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Fitness Reset yourself with this sequence from Kelly Starrett of Mobility W.O.D • Stand up with your feet pointing straight forward or slightly inward. • Realign the pelvis by simply squeezing your butt tightly. This will be even more effective for the majority of people if they internally rotate their feet 10-15 degrees (big toes slightly towards each other), roll feet to the outside of the arch and then try to pull the back of the legs together without the heels moving. This will allow the thigh and butt muscles to work together. The squeeze alone is otherwise less effective. • Create some tension in your core by slightly tightening your abdominals (this is not an extreme tightening – just to 20 percent of your max). • Correct your shoulder position by externally rotating (think of unscrewing) your shoulders and arms (rolling your shoulders back), which brings your shoulder blades closer together, your chest up and forward, and your thumbs pointing away from your body • While keeping your shoulders externally rotated, turn your hands back to neutral, so that your thumbs are now facing forward.