Remember that time you dragged your giant suitcase behind you as you ran to catch a flight or pulled hard on a door that wouldn't budge?
Or maybe you played tug-o-war in gym class. Yep, all pulling!
Despite any gym class trauma, pulling is safe, natural, fun, and essential for moving through life.
In the gym, pulling shows up in Pull-ups, Rows, and Lat Pull-downs. It strengthens your back, shoulders, and arms, improves posture, and helps you give great hugs.
Pulling exercises can be scaled for any ability, fitness level, or injury status.
Have you ever done a burpee, chaturanga, or pushed a grocery cart? Guess what? Those are all pushes!
Pushing keeps your shoulders, chest, and arms strong and stable. A strong push helps you lift a suitcase into an overhead bin, get up after a fall, or shut a heavy door.
In fitness, pushing takes many forms—from the lowly (and freakin’ hard) Push-up to the Bench Press, Military Press, and Power Jerk.
Pushing exercises can be scaled for any ability, fitness level, or injury status.
If you have ever bent over to pick up a dog, a child, or a big bundle of laundry, you have performed a hinging movement called the Deadlift.
The Deadlift is essential to performing activities of daily living, AND it is a powerful tool for building strength in the legs, butt, back, and core.
Like the Squat, the Deadlift can be scaled to all levels of ability, fitness, injury status, and experience.