Description
Includes in-depth instruction of 25 individual exercises. Note: these don't flow like a routine/workout but are taught one exercise at a time to show important elements of form assessment you can then apply to 10-minute routines or any other movement programs, from yoga to fitness to physical therapy, you might be participating in. Runtime: 2 hours, 19 minutes. Tech specs below.
Un-keyboard your upper body, for active, pain-free arms and mobile, strong shoulders. Take this course if you:
- need to balance lots of time in the “arms-forward” position (keyboarding, driving, cooking, etc.)
- suffer from chronic tension in the shoulders and neck
- want to be able to comfortably carry, lift, hang, swing and have fun in your body again
Whole Body Biomechanics are in-depth movement courses that include precise exercise instruction for laypeople, athletes, and movement professionals to help everyone move more and better. “Upper Body” will help you un-keyboard your upper body for active, pain-free arms and mobile, strong shoulders. Watch a WBB Course trailer here.
Includes:
- alignment basics and bolstering techniques to make moves accessible
- 25 exercises, broken down in their own segments for in-depth learning
- two 10-minute exercise routines, one beginner and one advanced
- “Home Gym” lessons on where to fit the exercises into your daily life
- a short routine easily done at your desk in minutes!
These courses teach biomechanics and self-assessment so that you can scale the exercises to your body and your needs. Together our three WBB courses cover the whole body, from toes to fingertips and up to head, but you get to pick where you start and how far you want to go.
Tech specs: You can stream these videos online or download them to your computer. If you want to download this title to your iDevice, first download to your computer and then synch to your iDevice via an app like iTunes or Dropbox. Apple only allows direct downloads to its iDevices via iTunes or other approved providers. Alternatively, you can stream on an iDevice and download onto most other non-Apple devices.
Choose the course that addresses whichever areas are decreasing your movement or causing you pain. Unsure where to begin? We recommend working lower body, to upper body, to core.
Rochel Rifkind (verified owner) –
I am an experienced NM fan but still found many helpful things in this course. The individual movements are great to start with yet add new nuances even for those familiar with Katy’s work. The Home Gym and Flows are perfect for incorporating more movement into your life. Definitely a keeper!
Marianne Printz –
I really like NM and have lots of Katy´s books. I have bought all three video courses and they are very helpful, particularly the individual movements. They explain what is hard to understand when you just read about it. The sound in this course is excellent. English is not my language and sometimes Katy speaks a bit fast, but in this course she slows down. Thanks for that. For all of us living far away from US this is perfect. Some days a couple of movements and some days a long serie. Moving for life.
lyndeewolf (verified owner) –
After having read all of Katy Bowman’s books, I thought I had gained enough insight to maintain healthy mobility. Then a fall on the ice last winter causing soft tissue damage to my shoulder sent me searching for ways to heal. At first, I purchased the Strong and Supple Shoulders class (which was a great class). But I decided to purchase the Whole Body Biomechanics: Upper Body course to see if I could create my own rehab plan (because I tend to be a DIY kind of person—not always the best way to be). And I’m glad I did. After watching Katy perform movements and discuss key alignment points in the course, I realized that over the years I had developed some bad habits—slight alignment errors that meant not correctly executing all the movements I “thought” I had learned.
The professional quality of the videos allows you to see Katy clearly demonstrate correct versus incorrect movement. The movement instructions are very detailed with cautions about where mistakes can often occur. Being able to learn one exercise correctly at a time has been very beneficial for me. And having the course videos available to watch multiple times allows for all of those alignments point reminders to be reinforced.
While I ultimately needed some help from a physiotherapist to heal my shoulder, he supported the WBB Upper Body course work I was already doing on my own.
I’ll be adding the other Whole Body Mechanics courses to my library when I can.