28 Apr Bent Over Cat Cow
HOW: Start with your hips against the wall. Make sure your feet are about shoulder width apart. Bend over and place your elbows on your knees. Starting with your back flat, arch it downwards, then curve it upwards in a controlled, slow motion. Imagine...
20 Apr Bridge – Segmental
HOW: Lay flat on the ground or table. Bend your knees and put your feet flat. Contract your core muscles and slowly push into the ground with your feet. Raise your hips first, then lower back, and finally your mid to upper back. Focus...
20 Apr Isometric Elevated Bridge – Knee Straight
HOW: Place both heels on elevated surface. Keep knees slightly bent and drive your heels into the elevated surface lifting your hips up. Keep your arms relaxed and use your core and hamstrings to keep your hips elevated for a prescribed amount of time. ...
20 Apr Isometric Single Leg Elevated Bridge – Knee Straight
HOW: Place your heel on an elevated surface. Arms relaxed to the side. Lift and hold the opposite leg in the air. Apply pressure with one heel onto the elevated surface and drive your heel down into the elevated surface. This will bring your...
20 Apr Elevated Bridge – Knee Straight, Alternating
HOW: Place heels on elevated surface. Arms relaxed to the side. Apply pressure through your heels lifting your hips up. Once level, lift one leg straight up while the other stabilizes your body. Alternate legs up and down while maintaining elevated hips. FEEL: Muscles...
20 Apr Supine Hip External Rotation Stretch
HOW: While laying on your back, bring both knees up placing both feet flat on the ground. Place the ankle of the leg you want to stretch on your opposite knee. Gently push your knee down to feel the stretch. FEEL: You should feel...
20 Apr Reverse Plank
HOW: Seated up, place hands behind you. With your legs straight out, drive your heels into the floor. Raise your hips up while bringing back your shoulder blades and opening up your chest. Squeeze your glutes at the top. FEEL: Your hamstrings, glutes, and...
31 Mar Pallof – Step, Arms Extended, Overhead
HOW: Get a band or cable anchored somewhere between waist and shoulder height. While standing perpendicular to the anchor and holding the handle with both hands directly in front of you, take a step away from the anchor, then raise your arms completely overhead....
31 Mar Pallof – Step, Press, Overhead
HOW: Get a band or cable anchored somewhere between waist and shoulder height. While standing perpendicular to the anchor and holding the handle with both hands, take a step away from the anchor, press your arms forward away from your chest until your elbows...
31 Mar Pallof – Press, Overhead
HOW: Get a band or cable anchored somewhere between waist and shoulder height. While standing perpendicular to the anchor and holding the handle with both hands, press your arms forward away from your chest until your elbows are fully straight, then raise your arms...
