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Lateral Lunge to Cone Touch – An Osteopaths Perspective
Lateral Lunge to Cone Touch - An Osteopaths Perspective In the video below you will see one of Principle Four Osteopathy clients performing a lateral lunge to lateral cone touch touch. The lateral lunge was added to this individuals program as they return from a knee...
Split Squat Kettlebell Press – An Osteopaths Perspective
Split Squat Kettlebell Press - An Osteopaths Perspective In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy demonstrating a split squat (bulgarian split squat) kettlelbell press. This exercise combines single leg (lunge position)...
Isometric Hamstring / Posterior Chain Exercise – An Osteopaths Perspective
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
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
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...
True Stretch Hamstring Mobiliser – An Osteopaths Perspective
True Stretch Hamstring Mobiliser - An Osteopaths Perspective In the video below you will see one of Principle Four Osteopathy clients demonstrating a true stretch hamstring stretch. The true stretch is the functional stretching cage that was developed by Gary Gray to...
Balance Training – An Osteopaths Perspective
Balance Training - An Osteopaths Perspective In the video below you will see one of Principle Four Osteopathy clients performing a wall supported single leg balance with opposite leg raised to 90 degrees alternating step/walk forwards. This exercise was selected to...
Shoulder Warm Up Dumbbell Complex – An Osteopaths Perspective
Shoulder Warm Up Dumbbell Complex - An Osteopaths Perspective In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy demonstrating a simple shoulder dumbbell warm up that incorporates anterior to lateral raise with both a neutral and...
Single Arm Kettlebell Squat – An Osteopaths Perspective
Single Arm Kettlebell Squat - An Osteopaths Perspective In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy performing a single arm kettlebell squat. In this video he is squatting with a 40kg dumbbell which is a lot of load for him. ...
Dumbbell Reverse Lunge to Single Leg Deadlift – An Osteopaths Perspective
Dumbbell Reverse Lunge to Single Leg Deadlift - An Osteopaths Perspective In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy performing a dumbbell reverse lunge followed up with a single leg deadlift. This is a great exercise...
Single Arm Kettlebell Row – An Osteopaths Perspective
Single Arm Kettelbell Row - An Osteopaths Perspective In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy demonstrating a single arm kettlebell row whilst using the opposing hand to stabilise against the bar (a wall could also be...
Some Exercises To Try Out If All You Have Is A Wall To Use
Some Exercises To Try Out If All You Have Is A Wall To Use Sometimes you need to get a little creative when it comes to training when travelling for work on holiday. In the video below are two examples of some exercises whereby I have modified some more traditional...