Saturday, May 2, 2020

Calisthenics

bodyweight exercises
(rhythmic, without apparatus)
like running, standing, pushing, grasping

I showed my mom around 30 stretches and exercises, yesterday:

She loved the happy baby and trunk-twists :-)
And she really felt the calf stretch and groin stretch.
she asked me what calisthenics meant, and I said I don't really know, actually

I showed her the
   toe twirl (from aikido)
   sun-salutation (reach toward the sky)
   fold (touch your toes)(can also be done on the floor)
   child's pose (like the muslim prayer pose)("reset")
   happy baby (grab your feet!)
   groin stretch (using elbows)
   hurdler's stretch (reaching forward)
                             (leaning to the side)
   plank
   side plank
   isometric hands (push and hold)
   pushups
   situps
   crunches
   bicycle crunches (touch elbows to knees)
   "shakes" (like drumming, or shiatsu)
   dancing (with music; I like to kick), cardio
        (good to "sweat" !!)
   jumprope (with or without rope)
   lunges
   bicep curl (with a can of soup?)
   bicep curl with shoulder extension
   calf-stretch, with wall support
   supported, standing - grab your ankle
   leaning pushups (against kitchen counter)
   arm rotations (little circles, big circles)
   warm your arm (!), stretch your wrist
   trunk-twists (swing your arms) "relaxing"
   shoulder (didn't like)(grab your elbow)

forgot:
overhead tricep extension
cobra
shoulder shrugs
hip-opener
warrior
horse stance
sitting against a wall
legs apart, touch feet (standing or sitting)
hug your knee

conditioning, strength and endurance
flexibility
resistance-training (like with bands, on door)

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