This bodyweight routine is designed to build muscles in your glutes, inner and outer thighs, hamstrings, and abdominals. We will begin a floor sequence for the inner / outer thighs, then move into a bodyweight glute and hip calisthenics. The second half of this workout moves into an abdominal r...

Spinal Stenosis can be a very painful condition, causing lower back pain, poor circulation in the legs, vascular conditions, and forward leaning. Commonly, it feels better when sitting and worse when standing. However, it is possible to exercise in a way that can strengthen muscles and reduce p...

If you are short on time, this micro workout is designed to give you some targeted resistance training for a very important area: The muscles that produce flexion in the trunk and spine. Remember that you are only as good as your core. When these muscles are weak, it is difficult to transfer for...

If you are short on time, this micro workout is designed to give you some targeted resistance training for a very important area: The muscles that produce rotation in the trunk and spine. Remember that you are only as good as your core. When these muscles are weak, it is difficult to transfer fo...

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...

As we age, it is important to keep our bones strong, for people with more advanced osteoporosis have a higher risk of spinal fractures. For this reason, core training may be tricky, considering many are told by their health care provider not to rotate, bend forwards, or bend backwards.

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In this Yoga practice, we will focus on the lumbo pelvic-hip complex, which includes deeper muscles such as your internal obliques, transversus abdominis, multifidus, rotatores, semispinalis, quadratus lumborum, psoas, and superficial muscles, such as your rectus abdominis.

Using diaphragmatic...

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...

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.

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Day 2 is designed to integrate many of the isometrics from Day One into integrated joint positions. As we move to achieve the posture, notice any areas that you may feel are limited or tight. It is natural for weaker muscles to rely on stronger muscles to do their job, but as our muscles become...

In this full week of trunk flexion workouts, we will visit isolated isometric joint positions in the sagittal 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.

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These core calisthenics exercises use concentric and eccentric resistance training, moving in and out of positions with the sponge ball, a thigh band, and bodyweight as resistance. Experience some traditional core exercises, such as crunches, knee to chest, and the criss-cross, followed by hip a...

Stress urinary incontinence is the involuntary leakage of urine that occurs with increases in intra abdominal pressure (e.g., with exertion, effort, sneezing, or coughing) due to urethral sphincter and/or pelvic floor muscle weakness. This can affect anyone at any age, particularly those who part...

If you need a quick boost, this 15-minute bodyweight workout will help you strengthen core muscles. Enjoy improved mobility with improved spinal and hip stability using a series of rotation, flexion, and extension isometric exercises. You will not need any equipment for this workout. Think of...

Sometimes we have to sit for longer than we would like, in meetings, during traveling, or in periods of rehabilitation. Not only that, some have a difficult time getting down onto the floor to train the core.

In this express workout, you will only need your bodyweight and a chair to get thro...

When you put in the effort, equipment is often not necessary! In this bodyweight workout, we are highlighting the abdominal region with a variety of "crunching" positions and lever length changes. A variety of plank positions will also be peppered in throughout for some static holds and positio...

The cervical spine is often tight and painful when other nearby joints cannot pick up the motions needed by the individual. The neck is the most mobile area of the spine and often picks up unnecessary motions.

In this therapeutic strength routine, we will perform four separate exercise combin...

In this Yoga and Pilates fusion class, practice six different combinations each choreographed for their similarity in joint motion and muscle recruitment. See how the moving eccentric-concentric focus of the chosen Pilates exercises actually enhances our ability to stay strong with increased jo...

Spinal Stabilization is an important part of any exercise routine, as the core acts as a brace to transfer forces from the trunk and spine to the extremities and absorb forces from the extremities to the trunk and spine. We will use bodyweight, a dumbbell, and a TheraBand. Exercises will vary f...

On Day 5 of the mobility series, we will look to strengthen the muscles involved in rotating through the trunk and spine. As we rotate through the spine, you will notice movement coming from the shoulders and hips to accommodate trunk rotation,

We begin by exploring our ability to reach across ...

This 60 minute workout is designed to strengthen muscles that flex, rotate, side-bend, and extend spinal joints in a variety of positions for better overall core strength. The focus is to expose and strengthen muscle imbalances by improving contraction responsiveness. The instability of the the...

What is Tech Neck?
This condition has become a term used to describe chronic neck pain caused by continuously straining the neck muscles while using technology like computers and phones that eventually leads to spinal changes and poor posture. We are completely tied to our phones and screens, of...

Isometric training combined with Therabands and a thigh band to target the trunk and spine, including the obliques, rectus abdominis, transverse abdominis, spinal erectors, and hip rotators. We will hold each isometric for anywhere from 10-30 seconds with a 5-10 second rest in between. Isolated...

If you are looking to build muscle while working your core, this workout incorporates free weights into your mat Pilates routine. Dumbbells can help add a challenge to your limbs and your core so that you get even better results in the time you have available.

As we flow through many of the e...