Beginners and Mixed Ability

Beginners and Mixed Ability

A selection of lessons at beginner and mixed ability level, some shorter, some longer, to enjoy in your own time!

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Beginners and Mixed Ability
  • Exercise of the Week 25 - Shoulders and Posture

    This is the last in a series of three exercises focusing on the upper arms and back. Here we are working the shoulders to keep them down, enabling the spine to lengthen. This is particularly good exercise if you suffer from shoulder tension.

  • Exercise of the Week 24 - Triceps and Posture

    This is the second exercise of a series of three focusing on the upper arms and back. Here we are targetting the tricepts and using the arms to help straighten up the upper spine for a taller, more confident posture!

  • Exercise of the Week 23 - Press Up on Bench

    This is the first in the series of three short exercises to work the upper arms, chest and upper back. Here we are revisiting the press ups using an elevated surface like a bench to make it slightly easier and focus on good technique. This exercise will help build up your upper body strength quit...

  • Exercise of the Week 22 - Stretch your spine

    This is the last in a series of simple and quick exercises to do whilst sitting at your desk. This is a particularly great postural exercise which will work your whole back.

  • Exercise of the Week 21 - Exercise on the chair: Move your back

    This is the second in a series of three simple and quick exercises you can (and should!) do whilst sitting as often as possible. This exercise combines the planes of movements introduced in last week's video for a more fluid, intuitive movement.

  • Exercise of the Week 20 - Exercise on the chair: Basic spinal movements

    This is one of three simple and quick exercises you can do at any time whilst sitting on your chair. This first video in the series helps you identify neutral spine when sitting and gets you moving your spine in lots of directions.

  • 30' - Thighs and Waist

    This Mixed Ability 30' lesson is all about your waist and thighs! Make sure to have your overball handy.

  • 60' - Beginners/Mixed Ability class 02/04/22

    This is the recording of the zoom Beginners/Mixed Ability class taught on 2nd April 2022. For this class you will need a ball and a band.

  • Exercise of the Week 19 - Arms Circles

    This week we are moving our focus to our shoulders. This exercise will help you strengthen your shoulders whilst you work them through a big range of movement. As an added bonus, you'll get to move and release your back as well!

  • Exercise of the Week 18 - Side-lying Hip Work

    We're staying lying on the side to work the hips some more!

  • Exercise of the Week 17 - Oysters

    This week's exercise is another great one for working your glutes, this time in side-lying!

  • Exercise of the Week 16 - Squats on One Leg

    Following up from last week's exercise, we are now practicing squatting on one leg. This is challenge the stability of your leg and your balance. It's an important exercise to practice every day!

  • Exercise of the Week 15 - Squats on Two Legs

    This week's focus is on squatting, one of the most functional exercises out there that will work your glutes and strengthen your back.

  • 35' - General Mixed Ability class

    This is the recording of the second half of the Mixed Ability class taught on zoom on 12th March 2022. It was supposed to be a full hour but realised half way through that I hadn't connected my recording equipment correctly! Anyway - the remaining 35' of the class ended up working very well as on...

  • Exercise of the Week 14 - The Plank

    This week's all about the Plank, how to do it properly in a way that works your shoulders as much as your abdomen and also makes it more functional.

  • Exercise of the Week 13 - Glute work Four point kneeling

    This week's exercise is a bum burner! Working in a four point kneeling position helps you work your hips through a greater range of motion but also works the stability of your shoulderblades and trunk.

  • Exercise of the Week 11 - The Dart

    The Dart is one of the best postural exercises out there as it works the whole back line of the body: the muscles of the spine and the shoulder blades.

  • Exercise of the Week 12 - Table Top

    Table Top is a great exercise to move the shoulders and hips through a big range of movement. It also works the stability of your trunk and shoulders which is important for more advanced exercises such as the Plank.

  • Exercise of the Week 10 - Single Leg Press

    This week's exercise carries on with the theme of extension this time bringing it down to your hips, helping you to activate your glutes!

  • Exercise of the Week 9 - Diamond Press Variations

    This week's exercise builds on the Diamond Press introduced previously. I am now getting your spine to move through different planes of movement by adding lateral flexion and rotation to your extension!

  • Exercise of the Week 8 - Diamond Press

    This week I'm introducing you to the postural muscles of the back!

  • Exercise of the Week 7 - Cat into Highkneeling

    This week's exercise is a progression on the standard Cat as we introdue hip extension (ie glute work!) in this basic movement.

  • 25' - Abs and Inside Thighs

    This mixed ability workout dedicated to working your abs and inside thighs. An overball is needed for this workout!

  • Exercise of the Week 6 - Hip Hinge

    This week's exercise is the Hip Hinge, which is all about helping you to sit up taller and tackle low back pain.