The world certainly has changed. During times of lockdown, this online space has become our sanctuary of sorts. We’ve needed to connect, to nurture our social and emotional needs, to feel heard, to gain inklings of “understanding” in this incredibly strange time in history, to express ourselves, learn a new skill and keep up to date with a world that has come to a halt on the outside yet is moving overtime online.
There have been generous offerings from many who have shared their knowledge and gifts online during this time of confusion, isolation and disconnection. I would like to share with you a 30 minute routine which contains my favourite and most practised bodyweight exercises.
I like to move in many different and diverse ways, but if I were to dial it down to the two body positions that win my time, they would be surfing and sitting (driving, working online, eating, talking). This leads to stiffness in my neck, upper back, shoulders, hips and weakness in my glutes, hamstrings and postural muscles of the neck and spine. The exercises I regularly practice in my own training are therefore chosen to offset the asymmetrical assault that surfing has on the body, the deficiencies in movement that occur with chronic sitting and the inevitable postural issues that come with modern life.
I hope you enjoy this 30 minute routine which includes a warm-up and cool-down. This is an intermediate to advanced bodyweight session which targets hip extensor (glute and hamstring) strength, abdominal strength as well as end-range shoulder strength (shoulder flexion, external rotation, abduction, shoulder extension, shoulder internal rotation).
Feel free to send me your feedback in the YouTube comments section. – Michelle.