09 May Pelvic Floor Exercise
HOW: Lie on your back with your knees up and feet flat on the floor. Control your breathing and slowly draw in your pelvic floor muscles without moving your hips or legs. FEEL: You should feel the muscles in your pelvic floor working. COMPENSATION:...
09 May Lateral Side Glide
HOW: Standing next to a wall, place your shoulder on the wall. Bring your forearm up the wall, creating a 90 degree bend in the elbow. Move your feet away from the wall leaning into your shoulder. Place your other hand on your hip...
09 May Plank Oblique Crunch – Swissball
HOW:Place the front of your lower legs on top of the swissball. Place your hands down on the ground with your elbows extended. Push down into the swissball with your lower legs/ankles bringing your hips up into the plank position. Make sure you are...
09 May Plank Pike – Swissball
HOW: Place the front of your lower legs on top of the swissball. Place your hands down on the ground with your elbows extended. Push down into the swissball with your lower legs/ankles bringing your hips up into the plank position. Make sure you...
09 May Plank Crunch – Swissball
HOW: Place the front of your lower legs on top of the swissball. Place your hands down on the ground with your elbows extended. Push down into the swissball with your lower legs/ankles bringing your hips up into the plank position. Make sure you...
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 Peroneal Nerve Tensioner
HOW: In a seated position, place your arms behind your back. Tilt your head down to your chest and slump your back putting your chest more over your thighs. Think of getting in a “bad posture” position. Move the involved foot inward and point...
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...
