In this workout, we will focus on a very important set of muscles that not only flex the hip, but also straighten the knee. Hip flexor muscles include the psoas major, iliacus, tensor fascia latae, and rectus femoris. The quadriceps also extend the knee, making it straight. These are an essenti...

Prehabilitation is the practice of keeping our joints healthy as preventative maintenance. It requires a constant revision of basic principles, patience, consistency, and practice.

This bodyweight routine is jammed full of hip and spine exercise essentials, designed to address some of the maj...

The hip is a very complex joint, capable of moving in many planes of motion. By comparison, the knee's structure is primarily capable of flexing and extending. Muscle weakness in these joints can cause pain and tightness. This can make exercise positions difficult to access.

In this workout,...

When it comes to building your back, we know that the more challenging the exercise, the more muscle fibers you will use. Upper, middle, and lower back regions are extremely important to keep strong, since they help us maintain an upright posture and protect the spine. Back exercises involve th...

When it comes to building your glutes, we know that the more challenging the exercise, the more muscle fibers you will use. Since glutes are so hard to target in many exercises, high muscle activation is the key.
In this workout, the glute medius, minimus, and maximus are tageted in standing a...

In this hypertrophy workout, the lower body is the target while using a yoga block, dumbbells, and bodyweight. Using twelve exercises in a circuit training format, experience standing, supine, and prone exercises in a steady-pace resistance training workout. Using rep cadences and intensity shi...

Osteoporosis is often referred to as the “silent” disease because you typically do not have symptoms until you break a bone or become informed at a routine doctor visit. It develops when bone mineral density and bone mass decreases, or when the quality or structure of bone changes.

Osteoporosis ...

This routine offers a holistic full-body approach to the treatment and prevention of medial epicondylitis / golfer's elbow from repetitive wrist and arm motions using a theraband and dumbbells.

The cause of golfer's elbow stems from repeating incorrect movements of the arm and the force of hitt...

This lower body workout is designed to strengthen the muscles of the hips, thighs, glutes, and lower leg without a lot of repetitive knee bending and mechanical stress. Learn how to feel more comfortable in many lower body exercises such as squats and lunges with this knee-friendly approach.

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This routine offers a holistic full-body approach to the treatment and prevention of lateral epicondylitis / tennis elbow from repetitive wrist and arm motions using a theraband and dumbbells.

The cause of tennis elbow stems from repeating incorrect movements of the arm and the force of hitting...

This mobility workout features isometric and concentric muscle contractions using a Yoga Strap and Theraband respectively. Many times, we feel tight and stiff due to muscle weakness. The body gets comfortable in the ranges and motions we experience all day, and muscles weaken everywhere else. ...

As we finish week four, the focus is learning to improve joint stability and balance, placing more workload on our neuromuscular system. This workout incorporates the stability ball in a variety of extension exercises. It is the best tool to work your core, due to its curved shape. It is often...

In this workout, dumbbells are added to many of the back-bending exercises we have been incorporating, such as standing pulldowns, rows, back bends, hip extension and glute bridge variations. To target the muscles in this plane of motion, we will be using a combination of dumbbells and Theraband...

These core calisthenics exercises use concentric and eccentric resistance training, moving in and out of positions with bodyweight as resistance. The focus of this workout is trunk extension. Experience some traditional core exercises such as hip extension, forward bends, quadruped, prone backb...

In this workout, we will use the yoga strap and block to help create resistance into the upper, mid, and low back regions to move into trunk extension. Practice backbends in standing, lunging, single leg balance, seated, prone, and supine bridge positions. We will target the rear shoulder, glut...

In this full week of extension workouts, we will practice isometric joint positions in the sagittal plane from the hip, shoulder, and spine. As we begin our week, it is important that all our muscles are activated and responsive. For this reason, we are starting with isometrics.

Isometrics can...

This workout incorporates the stability ball in lateral flexion exercises. It is the best tool to work your core, due to its curved shape. As we finish week three, the focus is learning to inprove joint stability and balance, placing more workload on our neuromuscular system.

This workout st...

In this workout, dumbbells are added to many of the sidebending exercises we have been incorporating, such as standing side-bend, side plank, and hip abduction / side leg raises. To target the muscles in this plane of motion, we will be loading the exercises unilaterally (one side) to target hip...

These core calisthenics exercises use concentric and eccentric resistance training, moving in and out of positions with bodyweight as resistance. Experience some traditional core exercises such as side planks, crunches, and side leg raises, followed by seated core exercises to bring about latera...

In this workout, we will use the Yoga Blocks to help create resistance into lateral flexion / sidebend. Many of the positions are Yoga-themed, especially in some of the standing exercises as well as quadruped sidebend isometrics, side planks, and several Yoga postures that are set up to target m...

In this full week of sidebend workouts, we will visit isolated isometric joint positions in the frontal plane, at the hip, shoulder, and spine. As we begin our week, it is important that all our muscles are activated and responsive. For this reason, we are starting with isometrics.

Isometrics ...

Today, we bring in the stability ball which is the best tool to work your core, due to its curved shape. However, we will be working to stabilize and balance in this workout, placing more workload on our neuromuscular system.

This workout starts on the ground, with the ball used as a supporti...

In this workout, dumbbells are added to many of the flexion-based exercises we have been incorporating, such as crunches, leg raises, knee to chest, and several others. To target the muscles in this plane of motion, we will be loading the exercises bilaterally (both sides) to target hip, spinal,...

These core calisthenics exercises use concentric and eccentric resistance training, moving in and out of positions with bodyweight as resistance. Experience some traditional core exercises such as crunches, knee to chest, and the criss-cross, followed by seated hip exercises to bring about flexi...