Healthy Child Version Flying FriendsPosture Pod

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• Healthy Child Version Flying Friends/Posture Pod

Fitness Fun for Everyone
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About

• Straighten Up Healthy Child Version is a
  3-minute spinal health program designed to help
  children feel and look their best. The program
  is divided into three quick sessions The Star
  (warm up), the Flying Friends (posture pod), and
  the Core Balance (wrap up). Through the help of
  two friends, Vibes and Viggie, children can learn
  these daily exercises for promoting their spinal
  health, improving their posture, and preventing
  spinal subluxations and disability. Performance
  of the Flying Friends (posture pod) takes about
  30-40 seconds

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Parents, please read

• Notice The following exercises are designed for
  healthy children. If your child has a disorder or
  disability which limits activity and movement,
  please check with your chiropractor or other
  healthcare expert to make sure this program is
  appropriate for your childs specific needs. Your
  doctor may also help you adapt this program for
  your childs use. If any exercise causes sharp or
  shooting pain your child should stop the activity
  and let an adult know that they have a problem
  with the exercise.

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Hi, Boys and Girls!

• Were Vibes and Viggie, and were excited to
  help you learn how to take care of your spine.
• We will show you some exercises you can do
  everyday, called

Viggie
Vibes
Always remember to stop if any exercise hurts.
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First, lets let Viggie teach you how to stand
like an
INNER WINNER

• Stand straight and tall with your head high.
• Put your ears, shoulders, hips, knees, and ankles
  in a straight line like Viggie.
• Pull your belly button toward your spine.

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.and Vibes has an exercise you can do before and
after the others, called the
TRAP OPENERS

• Breathe deeply and calmly relax your tummy.
• Let your head hang loosely forward and gently
  roll it from one side to the other.
• Using your fingers, gently rub the area just
  below the back of your head on your neck
• Relax your shoulders and gently roll them
  backward.
• Do this for a count of 15 !

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Relax and breathe.

• Youre Doing Great !!

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2. The Flying Friends/Posture Pod

• Stand like an Inner Winner! (Head up high pull
  your belly button in.)
• Put your arms straight out and pull your
  shoulders together in the back.
• Breathe air in and slowly raise your arms until
  your hands touch together over your head.
• Breathe air out and slowly lower your arms to
  your side.
• Repeat 3 to 5 times.

The Eagle
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• In the Inner Winner put your arms out to the side
  with your hands up and pull your shoulders
  together in the back.
• Make small backward circles with your hands and
  arms.
• Bend at your waist from side to side while you
  keep the circles going.
• Keep it going while you count to 10!

The Hummingbird
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• Stand like an Inner Winner ! (Head up pull your
  belly button in.)
• Put your arms behind your head and gently pull
  your elbows backward.
• Slowly and gently press your head against your
  hands while you count to 2.
• Relax and breathe.
• Repeat this 3 times.

The Butterfly
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TRAP OPENERS

• Do some
  like Vibes showed you earlier. Gently rub the
  back of your head and neck with your fingers.
  Roll your shoulders backward.

GOOD JOB!
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It's been fun doing the Posture Pod with you!
Check out www.life.edu, www.cleveland.edu and
www.cocsa.org for more about Straighten Up.
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Whats Next?

• Do your Posture Pod/Flying Friends every day.
• Stay active and eat healthy foods.
• Grow strong and healthy and become the Inner
  Winner you were meant to be.
• Get your spine examined regularly just like you
  get your teeth checked.