An osteopath has shared a bizarre mind trick which stops your leg from moving in one direction while moving your hand in another.
Canadian TikTok star Brendon Talbot shared a clip to his 1.7million followers asking them to test their independent body control.
In the clip, he demonstrates how most people can’t keep their right leg making circles in a clockwise direction while also making a figure of six with their right hand.
An osteopath has shared a bizarre mind trick which stops your leg from moving in one direction while moving your hand in another. Canadian TikTok star Brandon Talbot shared a clip to his 1.7million followers asking them to test their independent body control.
‘While sitting in a circle lift your right foot and make clockwise circles,’ he explained.
‘Now using your right hand, draw the figure of six in the air.
‘Watch your foot change direction’.
He explained then explained that those that can do it have good independent body control.
While it’s not impossible to do, most people will struggle to make circles with their arms in one direction while moving their foot in the other.
In the clip, he demonstrates how most people can’t keep their right leg making circles in a clockwise direction while also making a figure of six with their right hand
This is due to the way the brain codes movement, as opposite clusters of nerve cells are competing to send the body to move in one direction.
Hundreds of fans were quick to comment on the video, shocked they were unable to do the seemingly simple movement.
‘Aha it worked, instantly,’ said one.
‘It hurts my brain. I can’t control it,’ added another.
‘That is crazy,’ commented a third.
‘My foot just gets confused and doesn’t make a smooth circle,’ wrote another.
Brendon often shares easy hacks to improve and understand your health.
Recently, he wowed his followers by revealing how to correctly breath and showing that many people are doing it wrong.
In the clip, he demonstrates how to check your breathing by lying down and placing one open hand on his stomach and one on his chest.
Brendon then takes a deep breath and explains that you need to pay attention to which hand moves more.
He then reveals if your ribs are moving more than your stomach, you’re breathing correctly, while if you’re stomach moves more than your ribs – you’re not breathing from your diaphragm.
‘Although there are many benefits from diaphragmic breathing, it should be used as an exercise,’ he said.
‘There are muscles involved in breathing. If your not using them, they will weaken over time making it harder to take a deep breath,’ he added.
‘Practice breathing into your upper hand,’ he explained.
‘Our lungs are in our chest not our stomach.
‘When they fill with air our ribcage should move.
‘Restriction here can lead to many different symptoms,’ he added.
‘OMG!! My chiro told me 3 weeks ago to breath this way due to T7 [back] pain. Since then, NO MORE PAIN.
‘I’m able to take deep breaths finally! This WORKS,’ wrote one viewer.
‘Everyday I’m more and more amazed at HOW THE HECK AM I STILL ALIVE?! I don’t even know how to breathe properly,’ joked another.
Brendon often shares easy hacks to improve your health.
Last year, he demonstrated an exercise where you interlock your fingers behind your head, tuck in your elbows and slide them up a wall towards the ceiling stretching out your spine to get rid of a hunch back.
He recommends doing the exercise a few times a day to get the desired results and said anyone who struggles to do the exercise against a wall can do it kneeling down over a bench.
An osteopath has shared a simple trick for checking if you’re breathing correctly and revealed how fixing it can solve your back pain. Canadian osteopath Brendon Talbot shared a video to TikTok revealing how to correctly breath and showing that many people are doing it wrong.
Mr Talbot has become hugely popular on TikTok thanks to his informative videos that have racked up a combined 3.5 millions likes.
Earlier this year, he went viral with his video explaining how to relieve back and hip pain in seconds.
The osteopath says you can instantly reduce tightness by sitting on the floor with your legs stretched straight in front of you, then opening and closing them while keeping them raised a few centimetres off the ground.
He also recommends lying on the floor with your legs pressed up against a wall, then bending them in before gently opening them as far as you can.
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