Not All Poses Are Created Equal

When you're old, you can still straighten your arms. Your legs. Your hips. Neck. Wrists.

Wanna know what you can't straighten, when you are older? Your thoracic (upper back).

Don't believe me? <sigh, foolish one>

Think of two ideal old people. One's straight and tall, and is full of life. The other, is <insert body part and direction>, and not much fun.

Exactly!

Now you know why backbends are the most important asana family.

They are the only ones, that stop the one body part, that can't be straightened - in most oldies - from getting bent over. Ergo.

Backbends rock. And you should be busting them out more than any other family of asana.

Workin' on that kickass press lift from uttanasana?

Or, that chin to shin in pacimo?

Pfffft...Wastin' your time.

Those body parts aren't in danger of not straightening. Now, your thoracic.

If you don't give that 666 badboy some attention, you'll regret it later.

Well, don't sit around reading blogs. Get backbendin', J.