ANGIE KNUDSON
  • About Me
  • Credentials & Client Testimonials
  • Personal Training
  • Writing Portfolio & Blog
  • Running Plans & Coaching
  • About Me
  • Credentials & Client Testimonials
  • Personal Training
  • Writing Portfolio & Blog
  • Running Plans & Coaching
Personal Trainer
Yoga & Barre Teacher
​Run Coach
​Writer

Just a Few Things I Try to Do to Make My Body Happy

10/6/2019

0 Comments

 
HI!
Well, I've come to this conclusion:
When you're looking for a recipe online, and the blogger goes on and on about stories about the recipes, and you're thinking "Just give me the damn recipe alreaady"--I don't want to be that person.
So here you go:
I do any handful of these things on days when I don't have to "work" in my field (of fitness) or I do them on rest/recover days. I like to move around before even leaving the house, but hey--you do you--these moves can be done anytime.
#1: Loosey-Goosey Standing Twist (just let your arms go and guide your body into it, soft knees and hips).  
[Side note: No head? no problem. Even a headless horseperson could do a standing twist].

#2 (Not Pictured): Standing Side Stretch, Shoulder Rolls, "Push-Pull Motion with Arms...Nothing crazy here, pretty self-explanatory
#3 Standing Forward Fold w/ KNEES BENT!! (In ALL CAPS BC THAT IS IMPORTANT TO ME, and I am a big fan). Option to reach around overhead (pictured) and open the chest/shoulders a bit more
Picture
#4: Are we on 4? It doesn't matter. Just easier to do some things after/before other things. THIS IS  A FORWARD FOLD TWIST. Super good for hamstrings, torso, back, chest....note that I have a deep bend in one knee and one arm anchors onto the opposite leg. 
Picture
Picture
#5 (ABOVE): This  is the cow portion of a cat-cow. Do this as well.

#6: Fun Stuff! Lying on a yoga block and breathing, extending one (or both) leg(s) out, supported bridge pose. Open your hip flexors, open your chest--all that good stuff. 
#7: Okay, below we have (in no particular order): Standing side leg swings, alternating figure four ankle/foot taps (try to reach the inside of the foot with the opposite hand while standing nice and tall). This leads you into a Figure 4 stretch (optional dance-on-ice arms) and CAN take you into a Figure 4 Twist--YUMMY. 
#8: Knee circles (AKA "Wiggle worm")
Picture
#9: Chaturanga, to Updog Combo (then downdog)
I hold my chatty a little bit for some strength benefits. Also,  I go NO LOWER than 90 degrees to protect the shoulder. 

#10: From Down Dog, Walk feet back to Hands, try to connect EACH PART OF THE FOOT as you walk up. Awesome for opening the hamstrings. 
Picture
0 Comments

Your comment will be posted after it is approved.


Leave a Reply.

    Author

    Angie Knudson runs in her free time and makes people exercise for a living. 

    Archives

    December 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    November 2020
    October 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    April 2020
    October 2019
    November 2018
    April 2018
    February 2017
    January 2017

    Categories

    All
    Cats
    Marathon Stories
    Run Coach
    Run Tips
    Yoga Tips

    RSS Feed


  • About Me
  • Credentials & Client Testimonials
  • Personal Training
  • Writing Portfolio & Blog
  • Running Plans & Coaching