A Move You Should Do MONDAY – Seated Twisting
Remember being a kid and just being able to get up off the floor without thinking about it? No moans or groans. At the beginning of this action lies this week’s move, the seated twist, a simple but effective way to strengthen your rotator cuff and core. Here’s how to do it:
- Start on your hands and knees
- Lift your knees off the floor as you press through your hands
- Shift your weight to one arm as you twist to tap the same side butt cheek on the floor
- Return to the starting position and repeat on the other side
Why does this matter?
One of the main jobs of the rotator cuff is to depress the humeral head as we lift our arms overhead. If this does not occur, the supraspinatus tendon may get impinged as it passes underneath the acromion (see illustration on the top left). Repeated impingement may lead to insidious onset of rotator cuff tears, causing shoulder pain with overhead reaching. Muscles only learn the lessons we teach, so if you want to strengthen your rotator cuff for the real world, planting your hand on the floor to support your body weight is key.
So give the seated twist a try and get back to enjoying then things you love, including playing on the floor with your grandkids.
Because nobody has time to be in pain.
Until next time…
Kind Regards,
MoveWell Academy
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