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Form over number of reps always! Listen to your body!
Description: Follow along with this video for a full-body flexibility training
Description: Follow the video to get your wrists ready for weight bearing.
Description: This move starts on your stomach. Keep your chest on the floor while you rotate a foot toward the opposite shoulder opening up your hip.Â
Goal: 15 sec holds x 2 reps each leg.
Description: This move starts in a lunge position. Then you contract your abs to lessen the arch of the lower back and lean forward allowing your hips to open. Focus on not allowing your back to arch as you lean forward.
Goal: 15 second hold x 2 reps each leg
Description: This move starts in a lunge with the back leg bent with knee directly against a wall. From there you will push your lower back towards wall causing a stretch to your hip flexor and quad.
Goal: 15 second holds x 2 reps per side
Description: Bring one foot in front of the other. Keep your legs and trunk straight as you side bend towards your front side. You can hold onto a surface for balance support if you need.
Goal: 15 sec hold x 2 reps each leg.
Description: Begin standing with your back to a wall or door. Move your feet ~3 inches away from the wall then walk them out into your middle split as far as you can go. You will then lower your upper body down to your hands, or even elbows if you can. The wall will help you stay over your feet and not shift your weight backwards.
Goal: 30 sec holds x 3 reps.
Description: Begin by sitting on one of your hands. You will lower your head (ear to shoulder) in the oppposite direction then tilt your nose down towards the floor.
Goal: 15 sec holds x 4 reps each side.
Description: Begin in supine with your core set and foam roller running up/down your spine. Hold weights in both hands (~2 pounds is perfect) with palms up. Make a circle beginning at your head, down to your hips, then around back above your head. Really try to stretch across the front of your shoulders. STOP if you feel any symptoms in your hands and please let Bethany know.
Goal: 10 circles.
Goal: USE STRAP and hold x 2 min each leg
Description: Begin by laying on your back. Grab the inside of both your feet as the video shows then pull your knees toward your armpits. Attempt to straighten your knees as much as you can.Â
Goal: 2 minute hold
Description: Stand with your back to your stall bars or similar surface. Relax your arms down by your side and hold on to the stall bar. Then perform a forward fold while keeping your knees straight.
Goal: 2 minute hold
Description: Follow the video to do a stalder squat. The goal is to be able to hold the position while lifting one leg at a time (then eventually both feet), but to begin you may need to focus on squatting and weight bearing through your arms.
Goal: 3 rounds of 3 reps.
Description: This move starts by standing two feet away from the wall. Perform a wall bridge then walk your hands down the wall as far as you can. Eventually the goal is to get your hands all the way to the floor and back up into standing.
Goal: 3 rounds of 3 reps
Description: Start in planche plank position. Hold 1 leg in the air and hop off the other foot trying to hover.
Goal: 3 rounds of 10 reps each side
Description: Start with hands above your head and in a forward bent position with hollowbody spine. Perform walking lunges with knees bent at 90 degree angles.
Goal: 3 rounds of 5 reps each leg
Description: Perform a handstand wall walk up as far as you can. Engage your core maximally while you stack your hips over your shoulders. Then bring one leg off the wall. Then switch legs.
Goal: 3 rounds of 2 handstands (hold as long as you can)
Description: This move starts by standing with your feet slightly separated. Keep your knees straight, do a body roll until your hands touch the floor. Walk your hands out to a tall plank position. Use your core to pull yourself back up into a standing position while trying to keep your knees straight the whole time.
Goal: 1 round of 10 reps
Description: Start in an L position. As you slide your heels toward you lift your butt off the ground. Elevate your feet from the ground to hit a bent knee V stand hold. Maintain your core as you kick your legs out in front of you avoiding tipping your torso back. You can hit your heels to the ground but maintain elevation throughout your body. Then repeat without letting your butt drop.
Goal: 3 rounds of 8 reps
Description: Begin with your arms out infront of you to assist with counterbalancing. Balance on one leg with your other leg held out in front of you. Slowly lower yourself via pistol squat to a raised surface of appropriate height (edge of bed, couch arm, couch seat). No falls or flops so make sure the raised surface is the right height for you.
Goal: 3 rounds of 8 reps.
Description: Start standing with feet wider than your shoulders. Then squat as deep as you can. You will then shift towards one side then the other fully extending your leg out without lifting your hips between sides.
Goal: 3 rounds of 5 reps each direction
Description: Get into your frog stand with your feet near the wall so that as you balance your feet are assisting you. Maintain a forward lean with hips stacked over your hands and shoulders.
Goal: 3 rounds of 2 frog stands for as long as you can hold it.
Description: Begin in a pike with one leg suspended in the air. Kick your suspended leg up while hopping off your planted foot while you shift your weight into your hands. Land with the foot that was originally planted.
Goal: 3 rounds of 5 kick ups each leg.
Description: Place one hand over the other with your hands in the center of your body. Perform a push up dropping your chest between your hands.
Goal: 3 rounds of 10 reps
Description: Begin in a pike position. Rotate your body and shoulders to come into a table top position. Focus on keeping your hips up throughout and do not let your bottom drop. Rotate back into a pike position.
Goal: 3 rounds of 5 reps each direction
Description: Your bottom knee can be on the floor. It does not have to elevated as the video shows. Start by kneeling on your knees next to a supportive surface like a doorway, railing, or pole. Start with hands as far apart as possible with both thumbs facing down. Keep your arms straight and core tight as you raise and lower your top leg as high as you can.
Goal: 3 rounds of 8 reps each side
Description: Begin with your feet on an elevated surface with your body in a pike position. Perform a push up assuring only your elbows/shoulders are moving but you are keeping the angle at your hips the same.
Goal: 3 rounds of 10 push ups.
Description: Rest a leg on a surface between knee and hip height (higher is harder). Make sure your entire ankle-knee is supported. Perform a lunge with your stance leg to open up your raised hip.
Goal: 3 rounds of 10 reps each leg
Description: Begin on your stomach and contract into a superman. Roll to your back then up into a V. Lower back down and roll back to superman.
Goal: 3 rounds of 5 reps each direction.
Description: Begin in a lunge with your arms up by your ears. Perform a needle kick using your balance and glutes (no momentum) then return to the lunge.
Goal: 3 rounds of 8 reps each leg.