Benefits of Peanut Ball - Why, When and How To Use It?
“Our favourite way to help relieve and restore normal range of motion to the spine and musculoskeletal system” – MyoActive
Really good to fix Hunchback posture, back pain and tightness throughout Spine!
Peanut Ball can really help relieve the tension in your upper back and help improve your hunchback posture and I'm going to explain how to use it, and how I use it with my friends and family and patients a peanut ball is like two lacrosse balls stuck together, a blue kind of medium hard is our favourite, black can be too stiff and painful to start off with.
How it works, is I want you to start out lying on the ground with your knees up and I want you to put the peanut ball in the middle of your back so that it's straddling your spine. You're going to lie back comfortably, so your head is neutral and lying on the ground you're going to slowly move up one or two inches and then you're going to relax and hold that spot for about 5-10 seconds. You're going to continue doing this all the way up or down until you're at the top of your shoulder blades.
To make this more intense, and as you progress, when you are holding it on that spot, for 5 to 10 seconds, you can lift your arms up over your head and then back down again. You can even start doing snow angels just with your arms, to make it even more intense and to really take into the muscle more effectively. You can also drop down your knees as well.
Finally, the most advanced way to do this and what I'd recommend you work up to, is to cross your arms over your chest, almost like you are hiding yourself, lift up your hips, and then start rolling all across your thoracic spine which is that upper back area we're trying to loosen up. And get more mobile. And there're a few more tips I want to mention as you're doing this. The first is to breathe deeply through your belly. If you don't breathe deeply it's not going to help relieve the tension in your back so breathing, again, through the belly, into your belly is extremely important.
The second tip is to keep your ribcage down when you are flexing your arms over your head.
And this is important because you are not using your lower back, and flaring your ribs for keeping your lower back in place and trying to get the mobility and that flexibility from your upper back. Third, is to keep your head neutral, you want to try to avoid bending your head back when you're on the ground, you want to try to keep it neutral in line with your spine and also it makes it feel a bit more intense.
Tip: Ensure you place the balls off the spine ❤.
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I'm Jayden Seracino, a Business Owner & Wholesale Director at MyoActive. We have online store and deals with movement gear fitness accessories including sliders, foam rollers, lacrosse & peanut ball, mini resistance band set, hand strengthening tool,beginner to advanced bundle package and outdoor workout package.
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