Picking Up Floors/Sweeping

By Kelly Dean

There always seems to be something on the floor. Regardless if you have kids or pets, we all find ourselves picking up the floor daily or at the very least weekly. When my core was very weak, floor chores were incredibly hard on my body. As I was going through rehab, my kids were toddlers and young children so I was picking up toys, clothes, food, etc all day long. I took the time to rethink how I was doing the chores I needed to do every day and it started to make a huge difference in how my body felt. This lesson is going to share some of the tools and strategies so you can find relief and ways to build your core connection into your floor chores.

Make it functional

Squat for real life. We think squats are a workout exercise but life if filled with the need to lower your body to the floor. Working on building a good form squat into your floor chores is a great way to build leg strength and support your core. Our hips and knees have much more range of motion than our back joints. Keeping your back straight and hinging as you squat is the key.

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