Foot Strength
Foot Strength- Part 1 Experiencing Tired and Sore Feet? For some, this can happen at the end of a long day in heavy work shoes, walking in right constricted heels or from pounding the pavement running for hours. For others, foot pain can be at it’s worst first thing in the morning, getting out of […]
Upper Back Stability
Stabilising the Upper Triad: Upper Back, Neck and Shoulders The upper back, neck and shoulders is one area of the body that is under ever increasing amounts of pressure. Much of this literally has to do with the mechanical forces placed on this highly mobile and flexible region of your body. Hours of computer work, […]
Office Stretching
Office Stretching 101 Here are a few simple things you can do in the office to get some length back and movement while you’re stuck in a chair. Office stretching is one way you can start to better your posture and decrease those niggles and aches you are experiencing throughout the day. Neck nods Roll […]
Text Neck, Shoulder Tension & Neck Pain
Text Neck and Shoulder Tension Here are some tips and tricks to decrease text neck and shoulder tension and increase upper back, shoulder and neck mobility. Why? We spend too much time sitting, our shoulders get hunched and our head hangs forward. How do we strengthen our shoulders and neck to pull back? Y, T, […]
Upper Back, Neck & Shoulders
Shoulder and Upper Back Mobility- Dowel Exercises # 2 Shoulders and Upper Back Tight? This time we are going on the ground Hold the dowel nice a strong and far apart Plant Right Arm in the ground and twist Pull the Left Arm back as far as it can go You should feel a stretch […]
Weighted Stretching
Weighted Stretching to Increase Flexibility 3 Simple Stretches (Weighted Stretching) to Increase Flexibility If you want to increase your flexibility, simple stretching may take a very long time to see results. On the other hand, using weight or resistance to increase your mobility through your joints will loosen up those muscles a little bit faster. […]
Lower Back, Hip & Leg Tightness
5 Simple Stretches to help with Lower Back, Hip & Leg Tightness Get Long Lying on your back Pull your left leg over Hold your left leg in position with your right hand Keep your left hand anchored behind you Hold a nice, slow stretch to get that movement back through If you want to […]
First Line Of Defence: Skin Health
The first line of Defence: Skin Health Although there is no secret to the fact that we are all covered in skin, it is possibly the most underappreciated organ in the body. It also happens to be the largest organ too. Due to the nature of our lifestyle and our environment, skin is under constant […]
Upper Back & Shoulders
Want To Loosen Your Upper Back & Shoulders? Dowel Exercises # 1 We all get stiff and tense through the shoulders especially when we start getting the rounded shoulder appearance and the forward neck carriage. So what can we do? Mobilise the shoulders and open up the space between the shoulders again. Here are 3 […]
Sitting Posture
Improve YOUR Sitting Posture Today Top 6 tips for improving your Sitting Posture: Step 1: Sit TALL. Aim to keep the spine as upright as possible and ideally don’t be reliant on the back rest. The more you can use your muscles to hold you upright the more you can protect your spine. Step 2: […]