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Bodyweight push up fun
The push up is probably the number 1 go to upper body exercise at the moment across the world. All thanks to COVID19. Everyone is now having to train from home and unless you are one of the lucky ones, and by lucky ones I mean, someone who has a fully equipped home...
Creating safer and healthier workplaces
https://www.instagram.com/p/B6EQallgoMz/ At Corporate Work Health Australia we help you provide a safer workplace with a healthier workforce through a range of onsite service offerings. Our expertise lies in the space of office workstation ergonomics and manual...
Vertical pull integrating pronation to supination
Now many of us will have to wait until COVID19 is under control and we can head back to the gym to try this exercise out unless you have a high anchor point and thera band or power band that you can use to replicate this same movement. In the video below osteopath...
Upper body horizontal pull exercises for your covid19 home workout program
With covid19 restricting most of us to working out at home, I have decided to put together a series of short videos (posted from my Instagram account) for those who might have some bands and other equipment available. Feel free to try these out next time you work....
Single arm bent over row with band resistance
If you are training at home like everyone else at the moment and perhaps don't have a home gym that is as well equipped as your actual gym, then make sure you grab your bands and add them to your routine to maximise the work during your sessions. In the video below...
Home workout ideas using bands and dumbbells
With everyone in "home workout mode" at the moment, I thought I would put together a series of blog posts that demonstrate a number of different home workout ideas for everyone. In the video below you will see the following exercises demonstrated: 1. Split stance...
Push Up Combination Exercise
Below is another great exercise for those who are time poor and looking to incorporate push, pull and arc movements of the shoulder girdle. In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy demonstrating the following: Push...
Improve your trunk stiffness whilst squatting
In the video below you will see one of Principle Four Osteopathy clients holding a load (5 or 10kg) above their head and slightly anterior to their head i.e. 140-160 degrees whilst performing a squat. Holding the load in this position whilst squatting increases the...
Clubbell shoulder focused combination
In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy demonstrating a clubbell shoulder focused combination exercise that looks to incorporate the following movements of the upper limb: AbductionFlexionHorizontal flexionCircumduction...
Squat with high pull
If you are looking for an exercise to get the heart rate up whilst integrating the whole body, the squat with high pull is a great one to incorporate. In the videos below I have demonstrated two variations on this (sumo squat with high pull and conventional stance...
Back pain and training
At Principle Four Osteopathy we will regularly get clients presenting to the clinic who love training (general strength training, crossfit, powerlifting), but occasionally experience acute low back pain episodes, repeated back pain episodes and in some cases chronic...
Home office workstation desk set up tips
Principle Four Osteopathy and Corporate Work Health Australia osteopath Heath Williams has put together a series of short educational videos to assist you in setting up your home office work area and be more comfortable. https://www.instagram.com/p/B90EJJwn6cZ/...