Good hip mobility is an important part of a healthy body but so is good mobility in any joint. The hips are a major joint in the body. The hips are a stable ball and socket type of joint and have a large amount of muscle surrounding it. It goes without saying that the hips […]
Stability Ball Exercises
Let’s talk about the stability ball! There are great exercises you can do with this inexpensive piece of equipment. How to Use the Stability Ball You can do upper and lower body activities. Which makes it a very versatile tool in the exercise play book. The stability ball is also mostly body weight activities which […]
Scoliosis
Scoliosis is an abnormal curve in the spine. The spine has natural curves in it to help the reduce impact, but those are front to back. The abnormal scoliosis curves are sideways. Types of Scoliosis Curves There are several types of scoliotic curves, and they are named for the different areas of the spine that […]
Bridges
Bridges are a great low impact activity to strengthen the legs . Muscles Worked Bridges mostly work the posterior chain of the body which include the gluteals (Maximus, Medius, and Minimus) and hamstrings. You may even feel the quads working as well. Bridges are also a beginning back extension exercise. When a patient I work […]
Combination Exercises
Combination exercises work multiple body parts at once, usually an upper and lower body exercise. A couple of weeks ago, I did a full body exercises post, you can see that post here. Today’s post is different from that because I am showing 2 separate exercises (one for lower and one for upper body) that […]
Planks
Planks are an amazing exercise to strengthen the core muscles in our bodies. Aside from the usual planks there are many variations of planks to work out your body. Benefits of Planks If you are looking for other exercises to improve your core strength, check out this blog post here. See this article here that […]
Push-Ups
Push-ups are a good upper body and core workout. Just like with the pull ups, different hand positions will help target different muscles and be easier or harder. This post will only include push-ups with different hand positions, but there are other variations out there that will include different leg motions. If you are interested in […]
Pull Ups
Pull ups are a great workout. Most people do not know that there are different hands positions for pull ups to focus on different muscles. The pull up bar we have is attached to our squat rack and is the Rogue Fitness brand. Check out their website for more information about their equipment here. Hand […]
Full Body Band Exercises
Full body band exercises can be a great workout. Using the band is an easy way to work out when just getting started with exercising. While doing research, I found recent studies showing that using resistance bands can have the same strength training effects as using conventional weights. Bands have also been shown to reduce […]
Medicine Ball Exercises
A medicine ball is a weighted ball that can be used for different exercises. It is commonly used in CrossFit workouts but can be used outside of them as well. I will use them with my own HIIT workout or with core exercises (check out my HIIT workout post here) You can get medicine balls […]