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TRX Core, Mobility & Stretch
Day 4 of our 7-Day TRX Challenge. An all-level restorative class focusing on dynamic chest, shoulder and hip-opening moves to counteract the effects of our modern lifestyle.
You’ll need your TRX and a yoga mat.
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Core & Stretch
Wondering what to do after your workout, walk or run? Train your core and then cool yourself down with these total-body stretches.
No equipment required, in fact you don't even need shoes!
The core work is all-levels friendly, with options if you can't flex your spine (ie. osteoporosis), and ...
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Posture Stretches
If you find your head poking forward, your chest and shoulder muscles tight, and your mid-back rounding these stretches for better posture could be the answer to your posture-prayers.
Done daily (with a proper weekly strength workout), you could start to reverse the damage that bad posture is d...
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Foam Rolling & Stretching Routine
If you're looking for a foam rolling workout with some yummy stretches... look no further!
We start with an 11-min total body foam roll, emphasizing the hips and glutes, and then follow it with 11 minutes of stretching.
This is a great routine to do as a recovery workout or after a total body...
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Active Recovery Stretches for Flexibility & Mobility
Improve your flexibility and mobility with this recovery workout for women over 40.
Perform this on an off day from your training or after a shorter workout.
Implementing this type of training into your regular weekly routine will help injury-proof your body, which will allow you to enjoy your...
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Full Body Stretch for Flexibility & Mobility
This 30-minute all-mat-based stretch session with help improve your flexibility & mobility.
This is the perfect stretch for your recovery (off) day, or to add after a workout to help cool you down.
Day 14 of our 25 in 25 Challenge!!
Tools: a foam chip yoga block or pillow
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Lower Body Stretches for Beginners
Lower body stretches for beginners that can be done after a workout, on a recovery day, or when you feel the need to stretch those muscles!
Perfect for beginners and the inflexible.
Day 21 of our 25 in 25 Challenge, and it's a keeper!!
Tools: yoga tie (or use a towel or your bathrobe tie)
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10-Minute Strengthening Workout For the Lower Back
Strengthen your lower back with this 10-minute strengthening workout for the lower back.
This workout is designed to target the deep core muscles, low spine and glutes.
Best done 3-4 times a week, and feel free to add this little gem of a workout after your regular workout, or any time other ...
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8 Exercises & Stretches for Sciatica Lower Back Pain
My top 8 exercises for sciatica and lower back pain relief, for anyone - no matter their age!
Great to do on daily basis, the only tools you need are a pillow and a stretch tie. Help ease your lower back pain with these 8 exercises.
Remember, however, you should seek the advice of a physiother...
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Stretching Exercises for Tight Legs
Day 1: Learn a couple of my favourite ankle and knee mobility drills and why they are important for future workouts. Afterwards, we finish off with some stretches for the quads and hamstrings, while diving deep into the hammies with a special stretch & release technique.
Tools: yoga tie
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Hip Stretches Your Body Really Needs
Day 2 - Open up your hips with this short series targeting the adductors and hip flexors.
Tools: nothing
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Low Back Love
Day 3 - This low back series focuses on the spinal range of motion, spinal rotation, as well as stretching the low back, glutes and piriformis.
Tools: nothing
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Stretches to Relieve Tight Shoulders and Neck
Day 5 - Relax and ease neck and shoulder tension with this easy-to-perform series.
Tools: a pillow to sit on (or a chair if that's more comfortable for you) and a yoga tie
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Lower Body Stretching Routine for Flexibility
Day 6 - Maximize your flexibility with these lower body stretches. Great to do after a lower body workout, a hike or run, or at the end of your day to help yourself unwind.
Tools: access to a wall
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Upper Body Mobility & Flexibility Exercises for Tight Muscles
Improve your shoulder and thoracic spine mobility, while stretching everything in the upper body - from your forearms to your neck, to your spine to your pecs.
Tools: a pillow to sit on, or a chair if that's more comfortable for you.
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Stretches for the Legs
Welcome to Day 1 of our Move Better Challenge!
Today's focus is on our legs. We will start out with mobility drills for the ankles and knees (which will help you squat better), followed by hamstring and quad stretches. I also introduce one of my favourite techniques to stretch the hamstrings - ...
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Hip Stretches & Openers
Day 2 is all about our hips! Starting with some of my favourite mobility drills for the hips, and then finishing off with some deep stretches for your hip flexors.
FYI: tight hip flexors can contribute to low back pain by creating an anterior pull on the pelvis known as an anterior pelvic tilt....
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Mobility & Flexibility for the T-Spine and Pecs
Day 4 is all about your thoracic spine (t-spine) and the opposing muscle group, your pecs.
And... this is probably one of the most important videos in this series too. A majority of shoulder, neck and low back pain is actually caused by a tight t-spine and shortened pecs.
In this series, you'...
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Mobility & Flexibility for the Upper Body
Day 7 is a complete stretch of all of the muscles in your upper body, including your forearms - which don't get enough love for all the work they do for us.
This series is a bit longer than the others as we hit everything from the neck to the pecs to the low spine.
I think you are going to lov...
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Mobility & Flexibility for the Lower Body
Day 6 is a total stretch of all the muscles in your lower body. This series is a little longer than the others but well worth the time spent.
Starting with a breathing exercise and then moving into stretches for the calves, quads, hamstrings, adductors, side of hip, glutes and hip flexors, you ...
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Quick Sweat & Stretch
Day 5 of the 12 Days of Christmas. This quick cardio workout is the perfect sweat session for those days you don't have a lot of time, or if you just want to take it easy for your workout.
Low & high impact options are shown, for a total cardio workout of 15-minutes. Perfect for women over 40, ...
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Partner Stretches for the Inflexible
Allow me to take you and a partner through a series of stretches that will release every muscle in the body.
Starting with traditional partner stretches, where you both will get the stretch at the same time, followed by partner-assisted stretches.
These are some of the same types of stretches I...
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Lower & Upper Back Strengthening and Stretching Exercises
Strengthen, release and relax with this bodyweight-only upper and lower back routine.
Performing some of my favourite back strengthening exercises you will work your low spine, as well as your posture.
This is a great recovery workout, as well as perfect for your active rest days.
Tools: a ma...
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Mobility Workout for Beginners
This is the perfect mobility series to do if you're tight, inflexible and are over the age of 40.
I hit all the major joints and muscles, with extra emphasis on the hips and thoracic spine (t-spine).
When's the best time to do this series?
✅ Before or after a workout
✅ Before bed
✅ In the morni...