by Tim Harwood | Jul 24, 2023 | Exercises, Lower body
This stretch is a way to open out the front of the shin, which can be an area that can be quite tight as many of us hold our ankles at ninety degrees when we’re walking. If you can’t kneel comfortably with the foot out flat in yoga, this might be a useful...
by Tim Harwood | Jul 24, 2023 | Exercises, Lower body
This stretch is a way to open out the front of the shin, which can be an area that can be quite tight as many of us hold our ankles at ninety degrees when we’re walking. If you can’t kneel comfortably with the foot out flat in yoga, this might be a useful...
by Tim Harwood | Jul 24, 2023 | Exercises, Lower body, Upper back
The bridge pose, known as Setu bandhasana in sanskrit, is a fairly common pose in yoga, pilates and as a physio given exercise. It can be done in a number of ways, but the way that I use it is to maximise the feeling of mobility within the spine. Also taking your...
by Tim Harwood | Jul 24, 2023 | Exercises, Lower body
These stepping movements are aimed at helping to increase, or just maintain, ankle mobility. They are using the structure of the bones themselves to help keep things well organised. This is particularly true if your ankle mobility feels like it is blocked at the...
by Tim Harwood | Jul 10, 2023 | Exercises, Lower body
This movement is really quite simple, but somehow really quite powerful in soothing a grumpy psoas. This can be the muscle that gets tight over a day being sat down in a chair, so it can be really nice to do just as you settle down to sleep. Equipment None, except...
by Tim Harwood | Apr 8, 2022 | Exercises, Lower body, Upper back
This is a great series of movements that take your spine through a series of small movements that exaggerate the spinal movements we need for easy walking. There are two sections. Equipment None needed. Motion 1: Bending forwards Steps Stand upright and take a...
