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Stretch of the Week: Standing Shin Stretch

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Hello! Welcome to November鈥檚 weekly stretch. This month we will be focusing on our shins. For those of you that have ever experienced shin splints, this month is for you! Our shin and calf muscles connect down into our feet, so these stretches will also help to keep your feet healthy!

The first week is a standing shin stretch. You will need a wall for assistance. The only contraindication is if your ankle is injured, please don’t do the stretch.

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Stretch of the Week: Forward Fold and Chest Opener

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The final stretch in our mini sequence of chair stretching is a forward fold AND a chest opener. I love two for ones! 馃檪

The only contraindication for this stretch would be if you have a shoulder injury. I will give you a modification for the shoulder opening part or just don’t perform that part of the stretch.

You will need a chair for this stretch. If it’s a rolling chair please make sure the wheels are locked or you will fall off the chair.

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Stretch of the Week: Seated Twist

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Week three of October brings us to a seated twist with a chair. Try to use a chair that does not swivel, otherwise this stretch will be hard to accomplish.

You will also need a book or yoga block or something similar in density and size.

The only contraindication for this twist is if you have severe sacral issues. (more…)

Stretch of the Week: Reverse Plank

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Did you enjoy last weeks stretch? I hope so! Please feel free to leave comments down below. I love hearing from you and if you have suggestions for future months please voice them! I want to provide stretches and movements that will help you all, so please don’t hesitate to communicate with me 馃檪

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Stretch of the Week: Lateral Neck Stretch

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For the month of June we will address our cervical vertebrae! There will be five weeks in June so I will be giving you some self massage techniques for the neck too, yay!聽As always if you have injuries please be cautious and only do what feels good. If you have stiffness in the neck these will be great ones for you!聽 (more…)

Stretch of the Week: Lunge Twist

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The last week of March聽and the聽first week of April brings us to the final twist of the month. This is a stretch we did聽in聽December, but with a twist, the lunge twist! Feel free to take a look back through our archive and check out the low/high lunge there. Or any of the other stretches posted since the beginning!聽 (more…)

Stretch of the Week: Supine Twist

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It’s the fourth week of March and we are still going strong with the twist stretches! This week is a supine twist, a twist done while on your back. If you can not get all the way to the floor, you can do this one on the bed! It’s actually a great one to do first thing when you wake up, or last thing you do before you go to sleep, so the bed is a perfect spot:)聽 (more…)

Stretch of the Week: Sage Twist

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The third week of twists has brought us to a stretch we call Sage Twist in yoga. It’s unique because we turn our head in the opposite direction of our bodies. This gives us a stretch in our neck as well. Bonus! This stretch is done on the floor but if that is not accessible to you, you can sit in a chair and repeat week one of March, the easy seated twist, with turning the head over the opposite shoulder. (more…)

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