27 Oct Double Exchange – Wall Supported
HOW: Begin standing up with your hands against a wall with one knee up towards your chest. Drive the elevated leg down towards the floor then quickly exchange legs back to the starting position. This movement should be performed quickly and with power. Lean...
27 Oct Mountain Climber – Slow, Band
HOW: Begin in a high plank position making sure your shoulders, hips, knees, and ankles are in a straight line with resistance and around your feet. Keep your core engaged then lift one leg up and drive the knee towards your chest. Return and...
17 Oct Seated March
HOW: Get set-up seated with your feet supported on the ground. While keeping your trunk upright and tall and low back relatively neutral, lift one knee up towards the ceiling while keeping your knee bent. Hold for a moment, then lower down and perform...
17 Oct Plank – Alternating Leg Lifts – On Knees
HOW: Get set-up on your forearms and knees in a modified plank position. While maintaining good form, lift one leg up in the air behind you by performing hip extension, hold for a second then lower back down. Perform on the other side and...
17 Oct Long Sitting Hip Internal and External Rotation – AROM
HOW: Get set-up on the ground supporting yourself with your arms and with your knees bent. Let both knees fall to one side by moving through hip rotation range of motion. Go through the full range of motion that you feel comfortable with, then...
06 Oct Prone Press Up
HOW: While laying on face down place both elbows on the floor at shoulder width. Driving into the floor with both of your forearms lift your chest up, creating an arch in the back. The closer your elbows are together, the higher you will...
06 Oct Low Back Flexion and Extension – AROM, Wall Supported
HOW: While placing both hands up against the wall for support, begin by sagging your hips to arch the back. Then push back into a child's pose against the wall, the goal is to stretch the back into a rounding position. Repeat this movement...
06 Oct Bretzel Stretch
HOW: Grab the top of your ankle on the side you plan to stretch with the other arm that is free with the palm facing the ceiling. Try to pull your knee back as tolerated to help increase the stretch of the hip flexors....
06 Oct Couch Stretch
HOW: Begin in a half-kneeling position with your back foot resting on an elevated surface. Make you keep your pelvis tucked then shift forward towards the front leg. FEEL: You will feel a stretch on the front of your thigh of the back leg. ...
27 Aug Supine Hip Flexor Stretch
WHY: This exercise will stretch a muscle that is in front of your hip going down towards the knee. HOW: While laying on an elevated surface such as a couch, table, or bed bring one knee into your chest. Allow the other leg to...
