Tutorials & Resources
Videos and content from Ruth Ann Penny on how to improve your movement and posture.
Ruth Ann’s Videos
Brief, targeted lessons aimed at improving everyday mobility.
Chairs
Getting up from a chair
Optimal seated posture #2
Optimal seated posture
The Tripod Foot
The Tripod Foot 1
The Tripod Foot 2
The Tripod Foot 3
Shoulder Mobility Exercises
Easy warm-up
Articulation
Two poses for “Stretch”
Other Resources
Other helpful articles, videos and websites aimed at improving everyday mobility
Recent research on flexibility and its usefulness:
Why You Don’t Need to Be Gumby: Mobility vs. Flexibility
Is being super bendy really a health ideal we should strive for?
Can Walking Reverse Brain Aging?
A recent study finds that exercise can strengthen the brain and improve memory.
The Pain Brain
Millions of Americans are living with chronic pain. A quiet revolution in research and treatment is finding new ways to help them heal.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/well/chronic-pain.html
Early morning stiffness and its causes:
ASK WELL: Why Does My Body Feel Tight When I Wake Up?
And what can I do to feel better?
If you regularly wake up with stiff muscles, creaky joints or the general feeling that your body simply isn’t as limber as it was when you went to bed, the first thing to know is that you are not alone. Waking up with a tight body is “almost a universal human experience,” said Maryclaire Capetta, a physical therapist and assistant professor in the department of kinesiology at the University of Connecticut. And, she added, it’s quite common for it to happen every day.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/15/well/move/joint-stiffness-morning.html
How to prepare the joints for walking:
Take the next step toward enhanced strength, improved mobility and greater confidence.