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A broad area of contact distributes the load and prevents excessive stress in a small area. A narrow area of contact, for example a valgus (knock-knee) position, will tend to stress the lateral part of the bones and the medial ligaments. Small differences in joint angle can have large mechanical effects.

Before you start The Prime, you could test your saliva to see what it is, then track how it changes as you progress through the program.

“A much more healthful recipe would be more gentle exercise throughout the day,” said McGill. Running the body through all the movements it can do: squat, lunge, plank, hinge, hang, twist, carry, bend, and more. Raichlen’s study backs up the health of resting in a squatting or kneeling position over lounging in a chair. Or adding carrying into our

As for the lower body, you can gain power through your glutes by doing high reps of squats while holding a bar or dumbbells. I don’t normally focus much weight work on the lower body, but I do include some eccentric quad

arrange the ASIS and the pubic symphysis vertically. While there is a slight difference between the two positions, I prefer the latter. The markers on the front of the pelvis are easier to feel and see—much more user-friendly—while the posterior markers are often located under thicker layers of soft tissue, not to mention behind you. Using the ASIS