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Upper Body Mobility & Stretches
Day 29: Need to work on your shoulder mobility Or, maybe you've been told that you have a tight t-spine? Or, perhaps you feel your neck needs some extra love and care? From shoulders to upper back to your neck we will hit it all in this special mobility & stretch session.
Tools: Access to a wal...
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Rise & Shine
Day 1 - Rise & Shine - Full Body Mobility. A perfect way to start your day, a short and sweet wake-up call for your body after being asleep. This mind-body connection will help you move forward into your day with greater ease and focus.
Equipment: Mat
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Hip Healer
Day 2 - Hip Helper - Did you know that we carry a lot of stress in our hips? This sequence will help you release built-up tension in the hips and have you moving more freely.
Equipment: Mat, Tennis or Lacrosse Ball
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Upper Body Freedom
Day 3 - Upper Body Freedom - Tight shoulders tight neck tight upper back? I’ve got your back! This sequence will highlight some stretches and techniques to help release tightness throughout your upper body. Perfect to compliment a workout or as a mid-day break from working at a desk or driving.
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Posture Enhancer
Day 4 - Posture Enhancer- Spine so Fine! This sequence will help you to open your chest and back while building strength in your core to help support your posture. Moving the spine in all directions helps to keep you youthful and feeling confident.
Equipment: Mat
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Foam Roller
Day 5 - Roller 101- Some of my favourite, yet painful roller release techniques to add to the start or finish of your workout. Breathe through the discomfort and like a deep tissue massage you’ll be feeling refreshed after the temporary pain. Let’s get rolling!
Equipment: Mat, Foam Roller
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Lower Body Love
Day 6 - Lower Body Love - Release your hips and legs with this easy-to-follow sequence. Add it to your weekly routine to help you prevent injury and move more freely.
Equipment: Mat, Yoga Strap, 1 Yoga Block
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Foot Fixer
Day 7- Foot Fixer- Take care of your foundation! We spend a lot of time on our feet and there are many tiny bones, joints, ligaments & muscles in them that support us throughout our daily lives. Give your feet the love they need with these simple release techniques.
Equipment: Mat, Ball, Yoga Bl...
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Sleep Well
Day 8 - Sleep Well - Long day got you feeling burnt out? Wind down with this gentle sequence to help promote relaxation and overall calm to the nervous system.
Equipment: Mat, 2 Yoga Blocks or Rolled up Towels
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Flexibility Stretches for Beginners
Using a wall and a chair you will be guided through a full-body series to help increase your flexibility. This session is perfect for beginners and the inflexible to the inflexible looking for a gentler stretch session - and everyone else in between.
Tools: a chair with a back & access to a wall.
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Pause - Stretch & Release
Day 9 - Pause! Feeling stiff? Lunchtime break? Scan the body, move with the breath and open your back and hips with this short sequence to get the body feeling more alive.
Equipment: Mat
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Body Reset
Day 10 - Body Reset - A blend of yoga, fascia release and deep breathing to bring your body and mind to a more peaceful state. Great to do anytime you are feeling sluggish, tight or off in any way. Come take some time for yourself and enjoy the rest you deserve!
Equipment: Mat, 2 Yoga Blocks
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Sweat & Stretch for Osteo
Workout #4 - 30-Day Osteoporosis Program
A short cardio workout, followed by mobility and stretch session.
Tools: chair, yoga tie
For after-workout stretches if you have Osteo, please follow this: https://overfiftyfitness.vhx.tv/videos/stretches-for-osteoporosis
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Total Body Mobility - Safe for Osteoporosis
Workout #19 - 30-Day Osteoporosis Program
Work your mobility - so you not only feel better, you move better too!
Tools: a chair & mat
For after-workout stretches if you have Osteo, please follow this: https://overfiftyfitness.vhx.tv/videos/stretches-for-osteoporosis
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Low Back Strength Workout
I choose 8 of my favourite low back strengthening exercises for this 15-minute workout. It's the perfect lower back workout for anyone who needs to strengthen the deep core muscles and large muscles at the base of the spine.
I also recommend it if you are coming back from a herniated or slipped...
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Easy Total Body Stretches
This total body stretch routine is perfect for beginners! Add it on after a workout, run, hike or bike ride to work out the tight areas of your legs, hips, spine and shoulders.
Day 5 of the 21-Day Fit & Fierce Challenge.
Tools: 2 yoga blocks & a mat
Cat & cow
T-spine rotation
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Upper Body Stretch - Release Tight Neck, Shoulders, Chest & Back
Release your tight neck, shoulders, pecs (chest) and back with this 15-minute upper body stretch routine. If you suffer from neck, shoulder or back pain, you will love these stretches!
Day 10 of the 21 Day Fit & Fierce Challenge.
Tools: mat
Spine & shoulder stretch
Scorpion
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15-Minute Yummy Leg Stretches
Stretch and release your legs with this relaxing 15-minute stretch session. We will focus on your calves, hamstrings, quadriceps and hip flexors.
This is the perfect stretch session for after a workout, run or bike ride - and it's a great active recovery workout too.
Day 15 of the 21-Day Fit ...
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Hips, Hammies & Glute Stretches
Y.U.M.M.Y. That's the only way to describe this lower body stretch session. Grab a mat and follow along as we unlock the hips, stretch out the glutes and lengthen the hamstrings.
This session also includes some soft relaxing music in the background, and we finish it off with an extended savasan...
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Chair Mobility & Flexibility
Day 5 - 10 Day No Impact Fitness Program. You will really enjoy this all-seated mobility and flexibility session. Hitting all the tight areas in the body (hips, hamstrings and shoulders to name a few) with a special seated savasana at the end.
Tools: a stretch tie & a chair
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Abs & Stretch on the Mat - No Standing
Day 10 - 10-Day No Impact Fitness Program. Train your abs with no planking, no standing and no pressure on the lower body. We start with a Tabata crunch series and complete this tough little ab workout with a nice all-lying down stretch.
Tools: a mat
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10-Minute Strength & Stretch for the Low Back
Day 1 - 14-Day Happy Back Series
If you've ever had back pain, or you simply want to avoid it, this little workout is for you.
Using 4 of my favourite back exercises you will strengthen the posterior chain of the body (as well as learn how to hinge, instead of bend through your low back), work...
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Lengthen & Strengthen the Spine
Day 2 - 14-Day Happy Back Series.
Continuing from Day 1 you will lengthen and strengthen the muscles of the back, with a focus on the erector spinae group (located at the base of the spine).
Tools: mat & yoga blocks
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Release the Hips for the Back
Day 5 - 14-Day Happy Back Series.
For this session, we focus on releasing your hips with some of my favourite poses and stretches. I place a big focus on your hip flexors for this session because we need to extend or stretch out hip flexor muscles regularly to keep them flexible.
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