How to Lift Weights at Home

Physical Therapist Margaret Martin demonstrates how to safely lift weights at home.

Few days go by in our lives that do not involve some element of lifting, whether it is a grocery bag or your child, grandchild or pet. How we lift can make all the difference in the long term and sometimes short term health of our bodies.

Using bicep curls as an example, we integrate all of the foundational elements we have acquired in earlier episodes to safely and efficiently execute a lift:

1./ Postural alignment.
2./ Breathing.
3./ Integration of our pelvic floor and deep abdominals.
4./ Pelvic positioning
5./ Shoulder (scapulae) positioning.

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0:00 Introduction
0:59 How to Pick Up Weights
2:14 How to do Biceps Curls
3:07 Important Tips

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[margaretmartinpt]

In this video I review the important foundations of exercise and movement so that you can safely move, lift and exercise.

[ArlenePMCM]

I've just discovered your channel and am so glad I did! I have osteoporosis and think your teaching will be so beneficial so I'll start from oldest to newest videos. Thank you.

[cl]

Hello Margaret if you're reading this I would love to know where you purchased your hand weights and what exactly they are called thank you so much for all your videos and helping me to grow stronger as I age!!!

[AmanSingh-jild]

Hii , i just discovered this channel, i had potts spine and my d6 to d12 spine collapsed, after a clamping surgery and 1.5 years of bed rest, i have been thinking of making myself atleast basic fit.Hope your videos help me

[bargri]

I have osteoporosis and appreciated knowing the proper way to lift things, but the only problem is that I have a left knee that is bone on bone and is hard to put weight on that knee to bend down so my spine can stay in a neutral position.

[franandjerome]

what kind of weights are those??? Never saw before. How much does each weigh?

[judyj]

Wouldn't you get the technique perfected first with lighter weights ?