08 May Transverse Plane Lunge Matrix
HOW: You are going to be moving side-to-side in this exercise. Step to the side turning your body 90 degrees to perform a rotating lunge. Immediately reverse the movement and turn 180 degrees and go into a lunge in the opposite direction. Push your...
08 May Posterior Lunge To Single Leg Balance
HOW: Step back with one leg. Keeping your weight on your front leg, drive into the ground and push yourself back up into a single leg balance position. FEEL: Feel your glutes and your quads of your front leg working. COMPENSATION: Don’t push with...
08 May Curtsey Lunge To Single Leg Balance
HOW: Step backwards and out to the side like you were to perform a curtsey. Keep your weight on your front leg. Drive up and come to standing on one leg on the way back. FEEL: You should feel a good glute stretch and...
08 May Curtsey Lunge – In Place
HOW: Step backwards and out to the side like you were to perform a curtsey, lower yourself into a lunge position and repeat without taking another step. Keep most of your weight on your front leg, use the back leg for balance. FEEL: You...
20 Apr Bent Over Scapular Protraction and Retraction
HOW: Bend over slightly at the hips, placing one hand on an elevated surface. Let your other arm hang down, relaxed. While keeping your arm straight, bring your shoulder blade back. Slowly, let gravity release your arm back down. The goal of the exercise...
20 Apr Ankle Dorsiflexion Mobilization – Band
HOW: Place your foot flat on an elevated surface. Loop the anchored band around the lowest part of your lower leg. The band should be right below the bend of the ankle joint. With tension in the band, lean forward while keeping your heel...
20 Apr Front Foot Elevated Split Stance Lunge
HOW: Place one leg on an elevated surface and bring the other leg back. Lower yourself down keeping most of your weight on the elevated leg. Comfortably, drop the back knee towards the floor. Then, push yourself back up primarily with the front elevated...
14 Apr Split Stance Lunge – Anti-rotation
HOW: Begin by placing a strap looped through one shoulder as shown in the video. Move into a split stance by placing with the back heel off the ground. Be sure to place 70-80% of your weight in your front leg and 20-30% in...
14 Apr Lateral Lunge – Anti-rotation
HOW: Begin by placing a strap looped through one shoulder as shown in the video. Then take a large step to your side pushing into the resistance band. The larger the step, the deeper you will be able to go with this exercise. Once...
14 Apr Posterior Lunge – Anti-rotation
HOW: Begin by placing a strap looped through one shoulder as shown in the video. Starting in a standing position, take a moderate length step backwards and perform a lunge movement. Pause at the bottom, then return to starting position. Repeat and then perform...
