Prone Military Press
Prone Military Press This exercise is one of my favourites for the shoulders. It helps promote excellent function as well as being a good workout. Combining corrective exercise with something a bit more gratifying is a hit in my book, especially when...
Waiters Bow Stretch
Waiters Bow Stretch The waiters bow is a fantastic stretch to re-establish normal pelvic movement and free up the spine. Very often the spine will over flex in people with poor core stability or tight hamstrings and over time this can lead to disc-related issues....
Swiss Ball Warm Up Routine
Swiss Ball Warm Up Routine In five minutes you can completely warm and mobilise the body ready for exercise in a nice gentle way with the swiss ball. Following this routine you’ll cover every area from head to toe with a particular emphasis on the spine. Follow...
Foam Roller Routine (Whole Body)
Foam Roller Routine (Whole Body) Just like anything else in life, your body will change each and every day. Therefore your need for stretching and strengthening will adjust daily also. Using the whole body foam rolling routine is a great way to not only work on the...
7 Ways To Increase Your Wellbeing
7 Ways To Increase Your Wellbeing The vagus nerve is the tenth cranial nerve, but why would you be interested in knowing that:-) Well in short, if you want to optimise your physical, mental and emotional health it’s been shown to be vitally important. Research in 2010...
Evening Relaxation Routine (Follow Along)
Evening Relaxation Routine (Follow Along) Having too many stress hormones running around your body at any time of the day is not good long-term, but least of all at night when you should be preparing your body for a good, deep, restful sleep. Without deep, restful...
How To Repair Your Adrenal Glands (Part 3 of 3)
How To Repair Your Adrenal Glands (Part 3 of 3) Finally in this three part series we’ll look at movement, detoxification and supplementation. If you missed parts one and two you can find them here: Part one –...
Lower Trapezius Dip
Lower Trapezius Dip The lower trapezius is located just between your shoulder blades and is partly responsible for stabilising a healthy shoulder. Through underuse, poor postural habits and faulty loading – perhaps from poor exercise choices – this muscle...
How To Repair Your Adrenal Glands (Part 2 of 3)
How To Repair Your Adrenal Glands (Part 2 of 3) Last week we looked at blood sugar balance and cold water therapy as tools to help in an adrenal replenishment programme. If you missed that, check it out here. This week we’re looking at Sleep and Core Values....
Swiss Ball Prone Bridge
Swiss Ball Prone Bridge The plank is an overused, misunderstood and poorly executed exercise, in my opinion. It creates excessive tension in the six pack muscle (rectus abdominus) and therefore increases the curvature of the upper body. This leads to bad shoulders,...