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Single Leg Balance With Hip Lock And Core Activation In the video below you will see one of Principle Four Osteopathy client performing a single leg balance with hip lock (grounded leg is locked and therefore the glutes are engaged to create tension around the hip and...

Single Leg Isometric Hip Stability And Band Abduction In the video below you will see one of Principle Four Osteopathy client demonstrating single leg balance with band hip abduction with the non grounded leg.  The aim of this exercise is to challenge both hips.  The...

Band Assisted Squat and Cossack Squat In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy performing a band assisted squat and cossack squat.  The use of the band helps with balance and stability and allows for exploration of greater...

Skin The Cat Regression Drill In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy performing a regressed version of skin the cat.  This exercise is a regressed version as it is performed low to the ground and allows Heath to touch the...

Shoulder and Thoracic Spine Mobility and Isometric Holds In the images and videos below you will see one of Principle Four Osteopathy clients performing a number of stretching/mobility drills and isometric strength exercises.  These are some simple strategies one...

Medicine Ball Chin Up With Knee Tuck In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams performing a medicine ball chin up (loaded chin up) with a knee tuck at the top phase of the chin up.  This is a great exercise for challenging both the back (chin up +...

VIPr lateral lunge with opposite hadn loaded pick up/place down In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy performing a VIPr lateral lunge with opposite hand place down/pick up.  This is a nice variation on the traditional...

Anterior to Horizontal Dumbbell Raise Exercise In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy demonstrating an anterior dumbbell raise (to 90 degrees) followed up with a horizontal dumbbell movement (from 0 degrees to 90 degrees)...

Prone Lying Cable Straight Arm Pull Down - Great For Loading The Lats This is a great variation on the straight arm pull down where one is required to maintain a stable torso and move the arm (straight) through flexion to the side of the body to engage the lats.  The...

Wall Mountain Climbers https://www.instagram.com/p/BiDDPxPltL1/?hl=en&taken-by=osteoheathprinciple4osteopathy In the video above you will see osteopath Heath Williams performing a mountain climber with the feet placed up on the wall.  This differs to the...

Calisthenics Session With Ninja Warrior Caine Tsang This week I was lucky enough to get to spend some time with Ninja Warrior and Virgin Active Personal Trainer Caine Tsang.  Caine took us through some mobility warm up drills as well as working on the cossack squat,...