Mobility/ Active Stretching
All of the recovery style videos that focus on mobility work and active stretching.
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Sunday - 8/24 - Juicy Joints
A mobility series to lubricate all joints, namely the hips and facet joints of the spine.
Props Needed: None
Level: All levels
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Standing Swim
A swimming inspired series to improve posture and increase spinal mobility.
Props Needed: None
Level: Beginner/ All Levels
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Full Body Mobility
Mobilize and lubricate your joints through this mobility series. This is great to do in the beginning of the day to gently wake up your muscles, at the end of the day when you're winding down, or just whenever you're feeling a little stiff.
Props Needed: None
Level: All levels
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2. Seated Desk Stretches
Revitalize and rehydrate your body while reversing the effects of hours of sitting in this 10 minute active stretching series all practiced seated.
Needed: A chair
Level: All levels
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Dynamic Hip Openers
Enjoy this recovery series of dynamic stretches for the lower body and hips, best performed after a workout or shower/sauna when the muscles are already warm.
Props Needed: None
Level: All levels
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Side Lying Hip Mobility
The perfect introduction to hip mobility. Work through all ranges of motion in a safe way and get the glutes burning in the process.
Props Needed: (optional) 1-3lb ankle weights
Level: Beginner/Intermediate
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Thoracic Mobility
Work on improving your thoracic mobility while strengthening essential angles of the trunk including flexion, extension, and rotation.
Props Needed: Pilates ball
Level: All levels
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Feel Good Pilates Flow
A "feel good" full body Pilates flow- great during your late luteal or early menstrual phase or when you just want to mobilize your joints and engage your muscles in a gentle way.
Props Needed: None
Level: All levels
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Standing Mobility
Use this video often to mobilize and improve joint health - before a workout to prime muscles and joints, before an activity or sport, or when you've been sedentary for a while and need to hydrate your tissue without having to complete a full workout.
Props Needed: None
Level: All levels
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Thoracic Mobility With Foam Roller
Unlock restrictions in your mid back with these gentle mobility drills aimed to increase strength and flexibility in your thoracic spine. Great to do before a workout or whenever you've been sedentary and need to mobilize.
Props Needed: Foam Roller
Level: All levels
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Shoulder CARS
CARS = Controlled Articular Rotations - An upper body exercise widely used by physical therapists to improve shoulder mobility by strengthening through a full range of motion. You can use this video to practice or use it as a reference to come back to after a few weeks or months to check your pro...
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Evening Mobility
Gentle stretches to help your body decompress from the day and prepare your body for sleep.
Props Needed: None
Level: All levels
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Morning Mobility
Active stretches to prime your body for daily movement. Do these daily to help build good movement habits, especially on days you aren't motivated to move your body.
Props Needed: None
Level: All levels
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Wall Mobility
The best "warm up" to mobilize and prime your joints and muscles for any sport or activity. This is also a great series after being sedentary when you need to rehydrate your tissue.
Props Needed: A wall
Level: All levels
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Hip & Lower Back Love
A delicious active recovery series to create more space and freedom in the hips and lower back.
Disclaimer: If you have an acute lower back injury or have recently herniated a disk etc, please consult your doctor before exercising.
Props Needed: None
Level: All levels
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Easy Breezy Mat
For days you just want to move and flow but not put too much pressure on the outcome. Expect mobility, active stretching, and light strength work to gently activate muscles without the intention of fatiguing them.
Props Needed: None
Level: All levels
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Posture Mobility
Mobilize the joints of the shoulder girdle to begin waking up important muscles and practicing essential movement patterns.
Props Needed: None
Level: All levels
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Spinal Spirals
Increase the mobility of the thoracic spine by twisting and spiraling the rib cage.
Props Needed: A light or medium weighted long resistance band
Level: All levels