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 | Apr 19, 2022 | Exercises, Upper back
This is one of my favourite spinal mobility movements to do as it really feels like it gets the bit of the spine between my shoulder blades moving. It is also quite a quick motion to do, and the check at the end is as much to confirm it has done what I want it to do....
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...
by Tim Harwood | Oct 12, 2018 | Exercises, Upper back
So, I thought I would share one of the “exercises” that I recommend to virtually all the people I treat for neck and upper back aches. This is the chest opener and I like to think that it helps to unravel the curled up posture we adopt through modern...