Standing 'Hinge & fold' (breathing form)
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THE WHAT & HOW:
Whilst primarily a breathing-frame, one which combines controlled inhalation & exhalation with a maximal "hinging" stretch of the lower posterior-chain and “folding” to a seated position on the heels, it also serves as a low-intensity prehabilitation context for the knees in deep flexion and the toes in end-range extension.
As there is also a moderate balance aspect to maintaining the bottom heel-seated “perch” position, this also injects a structural-awareness, proprioceptive & stability-development stimulus which is challenged further by the effort to “perch” oneself as HIGH up on the “toes” (balls of feet) as possible.
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