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Do you spend most of your day sitting in a chair? Is your body telling you it's tight and achy and tired ready for something better? Primal Postures are the answer that you've been looking for!
Join Tyler Kragerud, licensed massage therapist, yoga instructor, and personal trainer throughout this guide to transform the way your body interacts with the environment. Tyler has helped many of his clients regain flexibility, balance, and pain-free movement using these simple postures.
Learn 10 Primal Postures that enhance mobility, longevity, and a sense of balance in your body. Regain your inherent flexibility from childhood while living in the modern sedentary world. These postures are a way to relate to your environment as an alternative solution to sitting in chairs. Use these primal postures to self-assess myofascial imbalances. Learn how to provide necessary self-care using foam rolling, mobility, and strengthening exercises relative to each posture. Integrate time sitting on the floor into your daily routine to experience fewer aches and pains from too much time sitting in chairs.
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Tyler Kragerud
Tyler lives in the Pacific Northwest where he practices massage and bodywork movement therapies. His passion is helping his clients find health and optimal wellness. He also enjoys working in a clinical setting helping patients find relief from chonic pain.
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Primal Postures for Modern Living - Tyler Kragerud
Primal Postures for Modern Living
A Guide for Increased Mobility, Function, and Myofascial Balance
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by Tyler Kragerud, BS, LMT
"When sitting, sit. When standing, stand. Above all, don’t wobble. – Zen Proverb
In today's modern culture technology has offered our current day and age a wide array of comforts. From automobiles to refrigerators, sofas to shoes, we live in a day void of necessary physical challenges. The majority of us no longer work the land or fish the sea for our food, or build and maintain our own shelter, much less walk a few miles within one day. These comforts, as enjoyable and easy as they seem, become a crutch in our lives. We end up relying on them to the point where our habits change and therefore our bodies change for the worse.
The human body is exceptional at adapting to the stresses placed on it during every moment in time. It is constantly changing its shape to find homeostasis within a given environment. If you spend most of your day between sitting in your car, desk, couch, and then bed, you may go days or weeks without ever spending time sitting on the ground. Why is this important to us today? Between 60-‐90% of people will experience back pain at some point in their life. Musculoskeletal conditions like plantar fasciitis, patellafemoral pain syndrome, and
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