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Classical Stretch Back Pain Relief and Prevention with Miranda Esmonde-White

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Classical Stretch Back Pain Relief and Prevention with Miranda Esmonde-White includes three workouts for the back.   The DVD Menu : Introduction to the Workouts 14 Minute Upper Body Pain Relief 14 Minute Lower Body Pain Relief 30 Minute Back Prevention Workout   14 Minute Upper Body Pain Relief This workout actually clocks in at 10 and 1/2 minutes. It features shoulder rolls, one arm shoulder circles, shoulder blast, Upper back stretch, diagonal pulls, forward fold arm rotation to name a few. Workout uses a chair. 14 Minute Lower Body Pain Relief Clocking just under 14 minutes, Miranda starts this workout seated stretching and rounding the back. After the chair series, there is a standing series in which you use the chair to continue stretching and rounding.  This is followed by a lying series where the IT Band is the focused. Miranda includes back arches, leg lifts and child pose to further the stretching and loosening of the back. 30 Min Back Pain Prevention Workou...

STS 2.0 Foam Rolling Upper Body + Foam Rolling Lower Body

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STS 2.0 Foam Rolling Upper Body + Foam Rolling Lower Body Not really a workout. More like, Cathe is just showing us the way we can use the foam roller. She does introduce exercises and gives tips on how to use the foam roller and what to do during a particular exercise, but she tells you, she wants you to come back and concentrate on the muscle groups that are tight for your particular body. Everyone is different she says. Foam Rolling Upper Body is approximately 20 minutes in length. In the upper body session, Cathe uses the foam roller as a prop or tool to assist with stretching in many of the exercises. Only the back and lat rolls are used to roll out tightness in the muscle.   Cathe introduces the following exercises: Chest Expansion Back Roll Lat Roll Side Reaching Side Bend Thoracic Rotation Side tilted saddle stretch Posture Muscles /Arms Prayer stretch upward arc Thoracic Open Book Foam Rolling Lower Body is approximately 14 minutes in length.  In the lower body...

May Monthly Workout Rotation

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  May 2024 Workout Rotation    Morning Workouts Sunday - Treadmill Monday - Cathe PHA Tuesday - Jessica Smith Interval Wednesday - JS Barre or Cathe PHA Thursday - Jessica Smith M.I.S.S Friday - JS Barre or Cathe PHA Saturday - Pool Type I have also schedule Yoga and Zumba workouts for the evenings.  I may or may not get to those. Evening Workouts Sunday - Tamilee stretch Monday - Bodi Yoga Retreat Tuesday - Bodi Yoga Retreat Wednesday - Zumba or Bodi Yoga Retreat Thursday - Zumba or Bodi Yoga Retreat Friday - Evening Rest Saturday - Active Rest