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Fascia is the connective tissue that surrounds and links everything in your body. It’s a continuous, responsive system that helps transmit force, support posture, and coordinate movement.

When fascia becomes restricted from injury, stress, or long-held patterns, it can limit mobility and pull the body out of alignment.

When fascia moves well, the whole body moves well.

Fascia Research Society. Photography by Thomas Stephan.

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HIPS are key!

Every ounce of power you create with the paddle has to travel through a major gateway on its way to the hull: the hip joint. Miss this, and you’re leaking speed and increasing risk of injury.

Dr. Stuart McGill, a leading spine biomechanics expert, consistently states the SPINE is designed to STABILIZE, not to create power. Instead, he says, it should come from the HIPS.

Why? The hip is a massive ball-and-socket joint where the femur (thigh bone) connects to the pelvis. It does 2 important things:

Bearing load (eg body weight).
Generating motion and power (eg. paddling!).

Every bit of force you anchor with the blade has to pass through this joint before it can push the boat forward. Lats engage & core braces; but if the hips don’t transmit that force cleanly into the seat and hull, energy leaks.

#1 – If you use linear reach (forward & back):
Hunching from the low back? Your biggest muscles disengage and your spine's ability to transfer force weakens.
Instead, lean forward (hinge) at the hips ... fold forward from the hip joint. This will allow you to load the glutes and hamstrings like a spring.

#2 – If you use rotation:
Twisting from the spine? You won't fully be able to utilize the core as your rotate.
Instead, twist from the hips.
The pelvis leads - shoulders follow. The lumbar spine should stay relatively motionless; let the rotation come from the joint.

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A MELT technique before you run - MELT Method Learn some fascia stretching techniques from Sue Hitzmann that you can use before your run or workout. Visit the MELT Method blog today to discover more!

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MELT Method on Twitter “When you don't get rid of stuck stress—our term for stagnation and dehydrated connective tissue—this is what happens. Fluid flow and the supportive environment of connective tissue keep declining. https://t.co/MiAp44Pj4d”

Sue is doing another live class today!

Join MELT creator Sue Hitzmann for this YouTube Live class on January 19th at 4pm EST.
Can’t join live? You can also tune in after the event at the same link.
Head here to join: https://youtu.be/Jrn3fcy8XoA
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