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refining your fascia this fall

Published 16 days ago • 1 min read

refining your fascia
this fall

enter fall in michigan, with all the awesome outdoor activities….fall festivals, apple orchards, trick or treating, nature walks to soak up the color of the changing leaves.

what’s something all of these activites have in common??

you guessed it - walking on uneven surfaces.

but what’s that got to do with fascia?

well our fascia is reinforced from the tiny micro movements we do day in and day out, like walking.

walking on uneven surfaces changes the activity just enough to add a little variety and give your fascia time to get a little less stuck if you’re paying a bit of attention.

2 minute subtle shift…

to get the most out of your outdoor walking on uneven surfaces

  1. go as close to barefoot as you possible can by wearing barefoot or minimalist shoes
  2. push off with the ball of your big toe more often than not to engage the triangle of your foot
  3. let your hips rotate, stop resisting the sway

ps: we will explore these shifts a little more over the next couple of posts

see you next week, Brooke ✌🏻

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suburban hippie life | movement designer

brooke frontiera

for the fascia-curious. my weekly 'fascia facts' newsletter shares a quick nugget of info. about our internal architecture that dictates our posture, our breath, and ultimately how much we feel at home in our body. plus a 2 minute 'subtle shift' to easily apply the learning to daily routines ✌🏻

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