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Originally posted by authoressskr

Spot reduction is a myth and isn’t possible.

Even if you do a ton of exercises that target specific body parts, you’ll never be able to force your body to directly lose weight from there.

The only thing that will cause your body to lose weight is a calorie deficit. No amount of strength training or cardio will cause weight loss if you’re not burning more than you’re consuming. Yet even then, your body is what controls how and where you store fat.

Not to mention that 1. most of these exercises have nothing to do with the body part they’re placed next to, and 2. body parts like your breasts and collarbones aren’t muscles that can be exercised into shape!

That’s not how any of this works!

Extra Extension with the Slight Release Technique

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You can get additional extension on your poses if you use this strategy:

Once you’ve found your extreme limit, release the pose slightly as you breathe in.  But don’t release fully.  Then, breathing out, sink back into the pose. Notice how the breath sinks you a little deeper this time.

Here’s an example with Chest Expansion:

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  • Do several repetitions of the pose.  3 is ideal.
  • On your last repetition, sink into it until you find you limit
  • Hold that for a breath.

Key:  Breathing in - release the pose slightly, but not fully.  

  • Breathing out, sink back into the pose. 
  • You will probably find a slight improvement in your previous limit.  

Safety Tip: Do not push this to the point of pain.  Just see how far your body goes as you breathe out.

Namaste,
Corinne

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Corn and Cauliflower Chowder

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Creamy corn and cauliflower chowder topped with a spicy yet refreshing chili-peanut topping.

Ingredients:

  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 leeks, washed, trimmed, and thinly sliced
  • 4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
  • 1 lb cauliflower, cut into small florets
  • 1 lb frozen corn, divided
  • 1 (13.5 oz) can coconut milk
  • 1 tsp better than bouillon vegetable base or vegetable stock powder
  • juice of ½ lemon

For the topping

  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 serrano pepper, thinly sliced
  • 4 scallions, thinly sliced

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Leaning Crescent Pose

From downward dog, bring your right foot in between your hands in a runner’s lunge. Plant your entire right foot into the mat while keeping the left heel off the ground, then lift the upper body upright and reach the arms to the sky. Do your best to keep your right knee at a 90-degree angle and just above the ankle. This is a great standing pose that helps lengthen the hip flexor of the back leg while strengthening the quadriceps of the front leg. If you lean forward slightly, the pose works the quadriceps muscle even more, as well as adds some core work.

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Squat to Raised Heel

Start standing with feet wide and toes turned out slightly. Engage core and bend knees to reach hips back and lower down into a squat, dropping arms down between legs. Then, drive through heels to stand up, simultaneously circling arms out to sides and up overhead. Once fully extended, press up onto toes and lift heels high. Return to start. That’s one rep.

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Rabbit Pose

From Child’s Pose, release the backs of your shoulders and the rhomboids by coming into rabbit pose. Bring your hands to the mat, just past your lowered head, and interlace your fingers. Your elbows will rest near your ears, forearms on the mat. Inhale and round your back, lifting your hips over your knees and taking weight onto your forearms as you lift to the crown of your head. Not much weight at all should rest on your head; let the structure of your arms support you. Stay for a few breaths, spreading the entire back wide, then exhale to return to Child’s Pose.

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the-exercist:

fitness-by-suzie:

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I take no credit for the image, it’s not mine, but I totally agree with the sentiment 👍

Lol, do people actually take this so seriously? Come on guys, chill out a bit 😂

Sometimes it’s important to shift your perspective away from “Just let me have fun lol” and move closer to “Dang, if I’m hurting people, maybe I should make an effort to stop.”

@the-exercist Never in my wildest imagination did I ever believe this cheesy post would upset anyone.

Then I’m glad we’re on a website that allows communication between accounts, giving you the opportunity to read about how jokes like this actively hurt people and contribute to unhealthy mindsets. Now you have the chance to consider those new viewpoints and decide how you want to proceed.

fitness-by-suzie:

fitness-by-suzie:

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I take no credit for the image, it’s not mine, but I totally agree with the sentiment 👍

Lol, do people actually take this so seriously? Come on guys, chill out a bit 😂

Sometimes it’s important to shift your perspective away from “Just let me have fun lol” and move closer to “Dang, if I’m hurting people, maybe I should make an effort to stop.”