Our culture is a sedentary one. We tend to sit, move and rest in certain limited patterns. When we move and exercise we reinforce those same patterns. So how do we change that?

• First, we need to start being aware of how we are using our bodies.
• Look in a mirror and watch yourself sit down and then stand up.
• Did you just sit down in your favorite chair?
• How did you lower yourself into your chair?
• Did you plop down into your chair?
• Did you use your hands on the arms of the chair to lower yourself?
• Or did you use the back of your leg and hip muscles, the hamstrings and glutes, to lower yourself into your chair? If you did this one, congratulations! You just did a chair squat and used the right muscles to sit down in your chair!
• It's alright if you can't do a chair squat yet, it's important to see where your movement is.
• In my restorative exercise personal sessions and even my small group classes, this is something that I can help you with.
• Maybe, eventually, you can get on the floor and back up, and even do it unassisted.