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
These are a series of exercises that can be done at your desk. I jokingly say they can be done during a meeting (or Teams call) where you’re not actively involved in the meeting but are required to be present. You can look attentive, but you’re actually...
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 | Jul 13, 2022 | Breathing Exercises, Exercises, Yoga
This is a breathing technique that I learnt on my yoga teacher training. It is said to cool the body and so should only be practiced during hot weather. As I write this in July 2022, we are experiencing a heatwave (temperatures over 27C and rising) and I am finding...
