Back Stretch-Cat/Cow & Child’s Pose
Two gentle, easy-to-do stretches for low back tightness or discomfort! Cat and cow can be done anywhere as long as being on your hands and knees for a few minutes…
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Back Stretch – Twists
Let’s do the twist to relieve back pain! Back twists are a great back stretch* and can be very relaxing (especially these ones as you are on your back the…
Joint Health: Arm Exercise Scapular Stabilization-Hug a Tree
Get the most out of your arm exercises and protect you shoulder joints with some arm and shoulder blade isolation! Shoulder mobility and stability are extremely important for our everyday…
Loaded Spine Farmer’s Walk
Improve your bone health with this easy exercise! CAUTION: Your greatest risk of injury is while picking up weights and setting them down, not during the walking portion of this…
Joint Health – Standing Marches with Hip and Leg Isolation
Make your hips feel good through isolation! We all tend to let gravity win and compress our joints in the process. This creates more wear and tear on our hips…
Bone Health: Easy Jumping
Jumping is good for your bones and nothing to be scared of if done correctly!* As we get older, we become more afraid of jumping. However, when done carefully and…
Single Straight Leg Lifts on Stomach
Make walking easier, especially for your hip joints, with this great glute exercise! This exercise is great for strengthening your low glutes, hamstrings and low core! When done correctly, it…
Glute leg lift on the diagonal
Bonus: Work your core stabilization in this excellent glute exercise! This is a movement of the head of the femur around in the hip joint. If you wiggle and move…
Bridges with Feet on a Bench or Chair
Work those glutes and hamstings with a little extra umph! These variations, with your feet on a wall or chair, add a little extra challenge to your bridges! You can…
Single Leg Dead Lift
Keep your thoughts positive as you try this challenging balance, hamstring and glute exercise! Do not get discouraged or frustrated with this challenging single leg exercise! Balancing exercises can be…