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Old 08-24-11, 09:19 PM  
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I would like to see and maybe order her other DVDs as well. I was able to requested through interlibrary loan 5 of her DVDs that relate to issues I would like to deal with .
Pam, please share your thoughts on her DVDs after you are able to review them from interlibrary loan. There are a few I am interested in and would love your feedback before ordering.TIA

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Old 08-24-11, 09:29 PM  
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Pam, please share your thoughts on her DVDs after you are able to review them from interlibrary loan. There are a few I am interested in and would love your feedback before ordering.TIA

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Same here!
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Old 08-24-11, 09:31 PM  
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I can't do squats like the one pictured. Or rather, I can, but my heels come off the floor. I wonder where the problem is--calf flexibility? Hip mobility? Any thoughts on how to get my heels down?
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Old 08-24-11, 09:33 PM  
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I will be glad to share my thoughts on her DVDs that I am getting through interlibrary loan. Hopefully they will be in by the weekend.
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Old 08-24-11, 09:43 PM  
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As a rep counter and form fanatic, I need specifics. I see that expecting moms should squat 3 times a day. I was thinking 10 x day would be good for me (not expecting but pelvic floor inadequacies).

Also, how long to stay in the squat position? Rise to a full stand then squat again?

I can get my heels flat but my spine is not as upright as in the picture shown. I feel like my spine is neutral but I'm leaning forward a little so that I don't tip backwards.

Miscellaneous aside: I've been on hold for 20 minutes now re my free ballet slipper order, supposedly I am number one in line. Maybe they just don't have reps at night?
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Old 08-24-11, 10:44 PM  
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Miscellaneous aside: I've been on hold for 20 minutes now re my free ballet slipper order, supposedly I am number one in line. Maybe they just don't have reps at night?
Sorry to veer off topic, but I need to know more about this free ballet slipper order.
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Old 08-25-11, 04:46 AM  
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I can't do squats like the one pictured. Or rather, I can, but my heels come off the floor. I wonder where the problem is--calf flexibility? Hip mobility? Any thoughts on how to get my heels down?
Yes I'd like to know too how to keep my heels down
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Old 08-25-11, 09:34 AM  
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Katy Bowman is great! I have some of her DVDs. I like them. Each DVD has 5 exercises as well as tips for addressing the particular condition of that DVD. The exercises are a separate chapter. There is some overlap with some exercises on multiple DVDs. I do her exercises regularly, but only occasionally with the DVD, mostly on my own throughout the day.

Here is Katy's progression for doing a squat:
http://www.alignedandwell.com/?p=131...ess&Itemid=223

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Old 08-25-11, 10:30 AM  
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Katy Bowman is great! I have some of her DVDs. I like them. Each DVD has 5 exercises as well as tips for addressing the particular condition of that DVD. The exercises are a separate chapter. There is some overlap with some exercises on multiple DVDs. I do her exercises regularly, but only occasionally with the DVD, mostly on my own throughout the day.

Here is Katy's progression for doing a squat:
http://www.alignedandwell.com/?p=131...ess&Itemid=223
Danielle, do you know if there are any benefits to doing this in a turned-out position? Or does it have to be strictly parallel?
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Old 08-25-11, 10:45 AM  
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Agree with Danielle that Katy's DVD's are excellent, and it's important to note that:

1) they are rather short, and more intended as instructional rather than follow along (although you can, you would probably want to do more repetitions/hold for longer on your own)

2) there is some overlap of segments among DVD's - frex, if you have Knees and Hips and Down There, two exercises occur on both.

There was a discussion of this some time back and a poster (Donna?) made a useful table of what exercises show up on each DVD, but I can't for the life of me find her post. I hope she pops in here.

Re: feet turned out vs. in - in the absence of any bone-on-bone restriction, the general recommendation is to work towards keeping feet parallel - more involvement of inner thighs and rotators. But letting them turn out is more relaxing (at least for me). I can't remember what Katy specifically says about it, though. eta: Katy says keep foot bones parallel.
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