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• Distefano et al. (2009): the best Gmed exercises, in order of effectiveness, are side-lying hip abduction, single-leg squat, and single-leg dead lift. • Distefano et al. (2009): the top exercises, in order of effectiveness, for the Gmax are single-leg squat, single-leg dead lift, and side-lying hip abduction.
John Gibbons • The Vital Glutes: Connecting the Gait Cycle to Pain and Dysfunction
also recommend picking up the book Becoming a Supple Leopard by Kelly Starrett, which you can consider a “cookbook” for all things deep-tissue- and mobility-related.
Ben Greenfield • Boundless
The spinal engine theory put forward by Serge Gracovetsky, PhD, is explained and illustrated in very accessible form in Erik Dalton’s book The Dynamic Body (Erik Dalton, The Dynamic Body, Freedom from Pain
Joanne Avison • Yoga: Fascia, Anatomy and Movement: Fascia, Form and Functional Movement
If you are working as a fitness professional—one of your aims being to strengthen weak muscles—or as a teacher of yoga—aiming perhaps to lengthen muscles—you too will find postural assessment beneficial because it will help you identify muscle imbalances and you can therefore design the most effective exercises and postures for your clients.
Jane Johnson • Postural Assessment (Hands-on Guides for Therapists)
FIX YOUR BACK LIKE AN ARCHITECT: Gravity Therapy of the Spine and Motor Organs
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This is why I insist my patients undergo a DEXA scan annually—and I am far more interested in their visceral fat than their total body fat.
Peter Attia MD • Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity
