You need your hamstrings to lengthen in order to be able to do a lot of things such as touching your toes, picking things up (children or barbells), sitting comfortably on the floor etc. But we also need to have strong enough hip flexors to pull us in to that lengthened position. Often, "tight" hip flexors don't need to be stretched, they just need to be stronger. We got you for all of this in this class!
Equipment: 2 x yoga block or similar
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Are you sitting comfortably?
This class was all about creating better "resting" options', particularly on the floor. Why? Because we need to have more options for rest; to be seated comfortably. So that we can easily move between rest and non-rest states; a key component of being a "good human" and reducing the chronic stres...
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HRH King-ternal Rotation
In this session we work through a focused session to both expand and better control Shoulder Internal Rotation with an opportunity to begin to incorporate external load for those who are slightly more advanced in this area.
Equipment needed:
2 x Yoga Blocks (or stack of books/pillows)
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Proud to knee Irish
Our St. Patrick's Day themed class called "proud to knee irish"; no prizes for guessing what the focus of this class is!!!
We hit some knee rotation to start; be patient with this guys as you don't always feel a whole lot happening in the beginning but is soooo important to help those medial, la...
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