The case for strong and active glutes

06/02/20 • 60 min

Corewalking Podcast: A Step in the Right Direction

In this episode:

• We differentiate between the three gluteal muscles

• The birth of the gluteus maximus and the importance of the gluteus medius and gluteus minimus

• Everyone's need for a bigger butt

• Why the gluteus maximus becomes underactive; the relationship of the hamstrings to the gluteus maximus

• How muscles balance in the glutes can alleviate knee pain

• The glutes' role in proper posture for optimal pain relief

• Exercises to for balance and strength in the gluteal muscles

In this episode:

• We differentiate between the three gluteal muscles

• The birth of the gluteus maximus and the importance of the gluteus medius and gluteus minimus

• Everyone's need for a bigger butt

• Why the gluteus maximus becomes underactive; the relationship of the hamstrings to the gluteus maximus

• How muscles balance in the glutes can alleviate knee pain

• The glutes' role in proper posture for optimal pain relief

• Exercises to for balance and strength in the gluteal muscles

Previous Episode

Sciatica and Piriformis Syndrome

What we talk about:

• The coronavirus lockdown

• The relevance of the proximity of piriformis and the sciatic nerve in sciatica

• It's all about diagnosis (and self-diagnosis)

• Why posture, movement patterns and muscle tone matter with sciatica and piriformis syndrome

• The gluteal muscles and their relationship to sciatica/piriformis syndrome

• The importance of nerve flow

• Surgery and its effects on the piriformis and sciatic nerve

• Treatments for piriformis syndrome

• Exercises for relieving sciatica/piriformis syndrome

Next Episode

Checkmating knee pain

A few things we discuss in this episode:

• The anatomical highway interchange that is the knee

• The rotational capability of the knee and why it is important to the health of that joint

• The muscles that provide support for the knee joint and exercises for their balanced tone

• The kinds of injuries that can occur in the knees

• What to take into account when considering serious knee surgery

• Posture, posture, posture

• Exercises that can relieve knee pain and make your knee "stronger"

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