Hip Extension (Feet On Ball)
Hip Extension (Feet On Ball) This exercise works the hamstrings, glutes and lower back whilst integrating the core stabiliser muscles. It’s common to find people tight at the knee end of the hamstring but weak at the hip and this exercise addresses that...
A Little Known Connection Between Your Mind and Your Muscles
The surprising fact is that every one of your organs has a muscle and/or joint it communicates to. You see, they share the same nerves so if one gets stressed they can both be under stress. For example liver stress is commonly known to affect the right shoulder. A...
Wall Lean
Wall Lean With the use of mobile devices, seated work places and poorly designed programmes, forward head posture becomes a real problem. It can contribute to many problems from balance and degenerative changes in to the neck through to headaches and jaw joint...
Time Management Trick to Fast Track Wellness Results
If there’s one problem I see more than any other when it comes to encouraging people to make health and lifestyle changes, it’s time. Lack of it that is. I get it though, we’re all short of time, at least that’s what we tell ourselves. But when...
Swiss Ball Pike Push Up
Swiss Ball Pike Push Up The Swiss ball pike push up – if you want shoulder strength, core stability perhaps to build up to handstand work, this is a fantastic exercise. Let’s have a look… Learn how to do it with perfect form in this short...
The Essential Question For Gaining Mental Clarity
As I say all the time, optimal health and physical performance come from a state of optimal balance. That balance point is different for each individual. Now, for me, I’m someone who gets overwhelmed with things quite easily (possibly why I like quite an...
Lunges
Lunges For a fantastic workout for your legs, include lunges in your programme. Plain and simple! They are great for firing up the glutes for those with a lazy backside (which is A LOT of people). Learn how to do it with perfect form in this short...
The Free Tool Healthy People Use Daily
Mindfulness or meditation is a free tool in your holistic lifestyle kit that I can promise you, you’re under utilising. Instead of trying harder to do more exercise, eat better quality food and get better quality sleep (all GREAT things) I think mindfulness is...
Trunk and Hip Extension
Trunk and Hip Extension The trunk and hip extension works the muscles that pull us into extension out of slumped, flexed posture! This is a challenging postural exercise but essential for those with weak lower backs and hunched over upper backs. Learn how to do it...
The Number One Vitamin You Lack That Makes You Tired
I was chatting to Jimmy (our exercise coach and sports therapist here at Movement Lifestyle) this week and he mentioned something that he’d been watching on breakfast news that day about a vegan diet. He dropped the bombshell, “what do you think about a vegan diet?”...