This class was all about improving ankle resiliency in inversion and eversion; the motions people typically "roll" their ankles into causing injury. But the severity of rolling your ankle can be greatly reduced by prior exposure and adaptation to the position. And what's more, even if you have injured your ankle in this position before, exposing it after the fact can help improve movement and reduce stiffness in those areas.
Equipment:
Kettlebell
Pair of trainers
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I Got 90/90 Problems.... (31st July)
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#freetheDIP (4th August)
For many things, it's important to be able to get our arms behind us: tennis, swimming, jiu jitsu, golf, strength training, putting a seatbelt on, itching our back etc... But we spend a lot of time with arms in front of us (on a computer or driving for example), so sometimes we lose the capacity ...
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The hip-knee movement (7th August)
In this class we work through hip and knee flexion and extension with a focus on connecting with the tissue and bringing greater awareness to the muscles involved in these joint motions so that they can transition over to the gait cycle well.
Equipment:
yoga block x 2
wall
elevated surface
cushion
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