by Adam Cox | Aug 29, 2018 | Fitness, Posture & Core Conditioning
Movement of The Week – Hip Extension This is a brilliant exercise for reintegrating the hip, lower back and knees into a squat pattern. If you turned this exercise vertically it would effectively be a squat. Great for you if you’re in pain or your squat...
by Adam Cox | Aug 22, 2018 | Fitness, Posture & Core Conditioning
Hip Flexor Stretch | Done Correctly The hip flexor stretch is done poorly so often. Commonly the lumbar spine is the thing that gets stressed not the muscles that are intended. With the hip flexor being such an important muscle posturally, I thought I’d share my...
by Adam Cox | Aug 15, 2018 | Fitness, Posture & Core Conditioning
Hip Ext / Knee Flexion The glutes are often very poorly developed and under active, combine that with a lack of integration with the hamstrings and lumbar spine and it can set up hip issues to name just one. This is one of my favourite glute, hamstring and back...
by Adam Cox | Aug 8, 2018 | Fitness, Posture & Core Conditioning
The Most Important Exercise For Back Pain The horse stance series is probably the most important exercise to do as either a preventative exercise for back pain or to help in the process of rehabilitation. Optimal core function depends on four stabiliser muscles...
by Adam Cox | Aug 1, 2018 | Fitness, Posture & Core Conditioning
The BIG mistake I see people making all the time, including some professionals, is extending from the lower back instead of the upper back when they lay over the roller. Why is this hyper extension in the lower back a problem? 1. Poor results 2. Potential injury to...