The Daily Telegraph

LUCJA’S 10 MOVES TO MAKE YOU MOVE AND FEEL BETTER

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It all starts with

strong feet Stand upright and take a moment to feel your feet being in contact with the ground. Bring attention to toes and heels, and balance your body weight in the centre and evenly between right and left leg. Check your posture

Stand with your back against the wall. Keeping hips and ribs on the wall, lift the arms up over the head and then back to the starting

position three times. Move your pelvis Standing in lunge position, tilt your pelvis forward and back. Aim to keep shoulders still and repeat three times for each leg. Get your hips

moving Standing on one leg, lift the other knee up in front of you, take it out to the side and back to starting position. Aim to keep hips level and repeat three times for each leg. Practise balancing

Stand on one leg and move your arms up and down and from side to side. Change direction

Practise walking backwards for about one minute and then sideways for another minute. Make sure that your walking path is clear so there’s no risk of bumping into any objects.

Squat Keeping your heels on the floor and knees in line, sit down and stand up from a chair 10 times. Find a full range of

movement Sit down and stand up from the floor five times. Hold a superwoman

plank From the position of hands and knees on the floor with your navel pulled in, lift and extend one leg and the opposite arm until they are in one straight line. Hold for three to five seconds and repeat three times for each combinatio­n.

Relax At the end of the day, lie down flat with your legs straight up on the wall.

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