I can’t believe it. I searched back through 3 years of email tips and I haven’t written one about stretching your glutes! The glutes – short for gluteal muscles – are the muscles in and around your bum. They are
Stretching the glutes
Strengthen the groin (inner thighs)
By now, you should know that strengthening is just as important as stretching. Weak muscles can contribute to misalignment and injury or pain. Last week we focused on stretching the inner things or adductors. And we learned that these muscles
Stretching the inner thighs or groin
The last few weeks I’ve focused on the muscles at the front of the thighs, but what about the muscles in your inner thighs. These muscles are responsible generally for adducting or pulling/squeezing your legs together. That’s why they get
Position the pelvis to get the best stretch
Did you try the stretches for the thighs last week? Which one worked for you? You would have noticed that I suggested squeezing your buttocks in each stretch. But why does that affect the muscles in the front of your
Release the hips by stretching the thighs
Here are five different ways to stretch your quadriceps or thigh muscles. I’ve included tips for micro movements that can help deepen the stretch.
Yoga for trampers mini classes – Yoga Video 4 – relaxing stretches for hips
Home practice video week 4 (15 minutes): brief gentle yoga practice that focuses on hip stretches – covering inner thighs, hip flexors and hip extensors What are the hip ‘muscles’? When I start my classes, I always ask if
Yoga for trampers mini classes – Yoga Video 3 – relaxing stretches for the shoulders
Home practice video week 3 (12 minutes): brief yoga practice that focuses on stretching and opening the shoulders, chest and back Shoulder position In the last few months, I’ve done a series of weekly tips focused on shoulder stretches. A
Yoga for trampers mini classes – Yoga Video 2 – core strength
This brief yoga practice video focuses on core and upper body strength by using a block (but you don’t need a block).
Yoga for trampers mini classes – Video 1 – balance and hip release
Home practice video 1 (15 minutes): brief yoga practice that includes a focus on balance and hips Why we balance? Nearly every yoga class I teach, will have some sort of one leg balance. Balancing on one leg helps build
Stretching the side of the body
Ever feel tight along the sides of your body between your hips and the bottom of your rib cage? This muscle group can get tight when we have asymmetries in our hips, shoulders or back, or when we move while