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Single Leg Glute Isometric Exercise - An Osteopaths Perspective In the image below you will see one of Principle Four Osteopathy clients performing a single leg glute isometric exercise.  This involves the individual standing near the wall with the outer leg locked...

Dumbbell Ys and Ts - An Osteopaths Perspective In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy performing the dumbbell Ys and Ts exercise (these exercises are great for training the shoulder girdle muscles i.e. rhomboids, traps,...

Wall Supported Single Leg RDL - An Osteopaths Perspective In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams performing a wall supported single leg RDL.  The non training leg (rear leg) is placed against the wall and the individual hinges towards the ground with...

Wall Supported Dumbbell External Rotation @ 90 Degrees - An Osteopaths Perspective In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy performing a wall supported dumbbell external rotation exercise.  The wall has been used to assist...

Bent Over Dumbbell Row to Fly In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy demosntrating a bent over dumbbell row to fly.  This is could be seen as a progression on the incline chest supported row to fly due to the need to...

Dynamic Leg Raise The hanging leg raise is a common exercise usually performed within the gym environment to train the core.  This usually involves hanging from straps at the elbows or hanging from the bar overhead.  In the video below  you will see a similar exercise...

Isometric Hamstring / Posterior Chain Exercise - An Osteopaths Perspective In the image below you will see one of Principle Four Osteopathy clients demonstrating a bilateral hamstring / posterior chain and single leg isometric hold.  I first came across this after...

Asymmetrical Barbell Deadlift - An Osteopaths Perspective The deadlift is one of my favourite exercises as it trains the whole body and has a great deal of carry over to what many of us do on a daily basis i.e. lifting loads up off the ground and then placing them...

Dynamic Hamstring Stretch With Hand Reach - An Osteopaths Perspective In the video below you will see one of Principle Four Osteopathy clients demonstrating an anterior step or lunge (partial bent knee) with an anterior hand reach to mid shin height (hands either side...

Stretching Out The Calf Muscle - An Osteopaths Perspective In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy demonstrating a calf stretch that uses hip movement (side to side) to help facilitate a greater stretch through the calf...

The Cat Cow Exercise Is A Great Gentle Spine Mobility Exercise - An Osteopaths Perspective In the image below you will see one of Principle Four Osteopathy clients demonstrating the two end points of the cat cow exercise.  The cat cow exercise involves the individual...