Body Care for Construction Workers
Connective Tissue Exercises with Kate Greenaway
Kate was invited to deliver a presentation on Body Care for Construction workers to support workers in this very physically demanding and often high stress industry.
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Intro -This is a brief introduction to Kate Greenaway Physiotherapist and her focus on working with the connective tissue of the body and how important and supportive that tissue is for our well-being and vitality - which is also key to our pain free elongated postures and movement.
A- Kate guides Steve – a construction worker through the gentle breath technique with him lying on his back connecting to different areas of his body to support more body awareness and a relaxing of his nervous system and entire body.
B- Kate supports Steve – still in lying to focus on his upper body with specific connective tissue movements to lengthen his neck and open his chest and shoulders.
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C- Kate shows Steve a way to release tension in his back and legs via a few specific connective tissue movements.
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D- Kate guides Steve in Standing to reconnect to 1- his elongated posture with an open chest and long spine and 2- a way to release tension on his back with a specific side to side hip shift in standing.