17 Jun Quadruped Open Book – Hand Behind Back
HOW: Start in a seated quadruped position with your hands and knees on the ground. Sink your hips all the way back so you are sitting on your heels. Put your hand behind your back and slowly rotate towards that direction. You can use...
17 Jun Quadruped Open Book – Arm Behind Head
HOW: Start in a seated quadruped position with your hands and knees on the ground. Sink your hips all the way back so you are sitting on your heels. Put your hand behind your headand slowly rotate towards that direction. You can use your...
11 May Donkey Kick
HOW: Start in a quadruped position on your hands and knees. While keeping your body still, lift one leg up and with your knee bent to 90 degrees kick your foot back and up towards the ceiling. Slowly lower and repeat FEEL: You should...
11 May Quadruped Hip CAR
HOW: Start in a quadruped position, then lift one leg up and perform max extension, external rotation, abduction and flexion, Reverse and repeat. See video for tips. FEEL: You will feel muscles all around your hip as well as throughout your entire body working...
29 Apr Donkey Kick – Knee Straight
HOW: Start in the quadruped position on all fours. Keeping your core/stomach braced and tight, slowly lift one leg and straighten it behind you, squeezing your butt. While doing this, do not let anything move. Repeat on the other side FEEL: You should feel...
22 Apr Quadruped Fire Hydrant – Band
HOW: In a quadruped position on your hands and knees, place a resistance band just above the knees. Start strong in your shoulder blades by pushing your body away from the floor. From here you will lift one leg off the floor and drive...
13 Apr Bird Dog
HOW: Begin on your hands and knees. In this position, you will balance on the opposite arm and leg. The wider you are the easier to balance, the more narrow the more challenging this will be. Bring the arm and leg up as high...
30 Mar Thread The Needle – Foam Roller
HOW: Get set-up on the ground on your hands and knees with a foam roller to the side you. Sit your butt back towards your heels as far as you can that you feel comfortable with. With your arm that is further away from...
17 Mar Quadruped Chin Tuck – Band
HOW: Begin in a quadruped position on your hands and knees with a band wrapped around the back of your head. Spread your shoulder blades by pushing your chest away from the floor. In this position perform a chin tuck, try creating a double...
22 Feb Reverse Salamander
HOW: Perform this exercise with your foot supported on the ground for a regressed version of the exercise, this will decrease the demand placed on the core. I progress this exercise by elevating my entire leg to allow myself to ONLY make contact to...
