As many of you know, Jack and I are on a 10 week road trip around the country called Jacks Journey USA, we have now logged over 3,100 miles in less than 3 weeks so needless to say, we have done a lot of sitting. The body is not designed to sit for hours on end. It causes the hip flexors in the upper front of the legs to get tight which in turns pulls on the pelvis which in turn causes the back and hips to get tight and the butt muscles to get weak. Everything is connected! There
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This week’s Move It Monday exercise can be done ANYWHERE with a curb or a step! We think you can find plenty of those on your dog walk! This week we’re doing heel raises off a raised platform – by doing this you are getting a larger range of motion, working even more of your muscles around your ankle. If you have any pain you should do these from a flat surface. This will help build strength from the feet up – you’re working your feet, ankles, calves, and building up your balance! Keep a nice strong core throughout! Here’s how to
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Time to work the booty and legs! Lunges are a GREAT way to tone the lower body and the multi-directional lunge hits your leg muscles in many ways! The best way to do this exercise is to stop on your dog walk and do about 10 on one leg. This is a great time to work on Fido’s dog obedience. Fido can be in a sit or down while you do one leg and then move along on your walk and stop and do 10 more on the other leg putting Fido in a sit or a down again. Keep
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Time for your Move It Monday! This week we are working on balance and hip flexor strength with the Airplane Pose! You may have done these before if you have done yoga. Several muscles work to stabilize you in this position including your hip flexors, glutes, hamstrings, quadriceps (standing leg), and shoulder and back muscles. It’s really a total body workout! Here’s how to do it: 1. Start by balancing on one leg, keeping it straight. A slight bend in the knee is ok 2. Lift the other leg behind you, making sure that leg stays straight 3. Lower the
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A few months ago we challenged you to add planks to your workout – now it’s time to add in some side planks! These isometric holds are great to work on your core stability, arm strength, and balance. We do these all the time in our Leash Your Fitness classes! These can be done from your forearm or hand, just make sure that the part touching the ground is directly under your shoulder (see photo) Try holding for 15-30 seconds on each side to start out, and progress from there You can even add a weighted ball or water bottle to make it
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