Mobility
5 Minute re-energiser/re-mobiliser
A quick 5 minute Re-energise/re-mobiliser routine to get your blood flowing and boost your energy levels. Includes dynamic scoops, sweeps, full body circles and loose rotations.
Mobility
PILATES FOR HIPS AND HAMSTRINGS
In this 20 minute routine we are releasing tightness around our hips to address tightness in our hamstrings. With lots of hamstring stretch/hip opener sequences including scissors and side kicks, the exercises will also help to reduce tension in the lower back caused by muscular imbalances in these muscle groups.
Exercise Focus Tutorials
PILATES FOR SACRO-ILLIAC PAIN
Sacro-Illiac Pain can be caused by something as simple as too much walking, sitting or standing OR it can be caused by arthritis or inflammatory diseases. The sacro-illiac is the joint where the lower back connects to the pelvis so these exercises are also perfect for relieving lower back pain. Read more…
Mobility
NECK AND SHOULDERS
Release stress, tension and tightness in your neck and shoulders in this half hour Neck and Shoulders routine. With some great shoulder mobility exercises and neck releases, we will be exploring the different ways our shoulders move and importantly mobilising our thoracic (mid) spine to further enhance free flowing neck Read more…
Mobility
PILATES FOR WALKING
Mobilise your feet and ankles, knees and hips, stretch your lower leg muscles, front and back thigh muscles and glutes in this Pilates for Walking routine. We will mirror walking actions from standing and on the floor to improve your alignments and your gait when walking. We also will explore Read more…
Mobility
Hip Stretch Routine
Tension and tightness in the hips and in the lower back and pelvis can cause discomfort and sometimes pain. This routine will help to improve mobility, relieve that tightness and even relieve discomfort and pain. Moving mindfully to ease ourselves into stretches, rather than pushing or forcing the move, will Read more…
Mobility
Pilates for the Spine
Keep your spine healthy with this 20 minute routine that includes gentle strengthening, stretching, and mobility exercises. I encourage you to explore your own range of movement and levels of intensity as well as finding different ways to move your body to improve functional movement and ease of movement every Read more…
Lower Back Care
Lower Back Pain Special
Lower Back Pain can be brought on by any number of things, from doing too much to not moving enough. You may have a muscle strain or nerve compression, wear and tear or osteoarthritis. If you back pain is mechanical and feels better with movement this will be a lovely Read more…
Exercise Focus Tutorials
The Seal – Tutorial
Following on from the Rolling Like a Ball Tutorial, The Seal introduces variety and complexity to the rolling exercise. The Seal challenges our balance, using the core muscles, stretches the hip and adductor muscles and is a fun spine mobiliser.
Flow
Move Your Myofascia Part 2
Chip video bombs this routine but also beautifully demonstrates PANDICULTION, which is how we stretch our body when yawning. I hope it makes you smile as much as it did me!!! This routine follows the muscle and myofascia fibres that run multi -directionally across the body, to help increase our Read more…
Mindful Movement
5 minutes of Mindful Movement – Day 5
This is the last in the series of 5 days of 5 Minutes of Mindful Movement. The series has focused on movement in to the spine. We have been thinking about finding time to create space not only in our day but in our body, connecting to our body and Read more…