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MovNat Follow Along Mobility Practice: Week 1

Welcome to this eight-week video series brought to you exclusively by Whole Life Challenge in partnership with MovNat. Each week, coach Danny Clark will teach you new movements designed to increase your mobility. These practices are optional and are simply one of the many ways you can accomplish your ten daily minutes of mobility.

MovNat stands for “moving naturally.” Therefore, what we’ll be doing over the coming weeks is developing our mobility through a variety of movements the human body was designed to perform.…

My Personal Morning Mobility Routine: 2 Follow-Along Videos

By Andy Petranek

Today I’m going to talk you through my own personal morning mobility sequence. I have a short version and a long version, depending on how my body feels and how much time I have available. These are designed to get your body moving well, give your energy and circulation a bump, and keep all the joints in your body supple, mobile, and happy.…

2 Simple Exercises to Alleviate Upper Back Tension

By Maryann Berry

Are you dealing with chronic upper back tension? Here are two exercises to help you that are easy to do at home. Doing these will ease that upper back tension and correct the chronic position of a rounded upper back and shoulders.

Static Back Reverse Presses

Instructions:

Lie on your back with your legs up over a block or chair so your hips and knees are at ninety degrees.

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Relieve Neck and Shoulder Tension with 1 Simple Exercise

By Maryann Berry

This exercise — known as “static wall” — can help reduce tension and pain in the upper back, neck, and shoulders. Often pain and tension in these areas can be attributed to poor posture where the upper back rounds forward and the muscles of the hips and legs become tight from sitting.

This exercise works by allowing your upper back to straighten out against the flat surface of the floor while stretching and strengthening muscles of the hips and legs.…

The Quick and Easy Way to Alleviate Low Back Pain

By Maryann Berry

Practicing this position — called “static back” — allows gravity to work with us to begin to achieve symmetry within our bodies. When our bodies are off balance, we experience pain and limited range of motion. Static back allows the muscles of the low back to relax, and with the hips and knees at ninety degrees, the pelvis is able to settle into a more symmetrical position against the floor.…

5 Types of Yoga That Make You Strong, Flexible, and Stress Free

By Becca Borawski Jenkins

Yoga has been around for centuries. For many, it is a both a physical exercise and a spiritual practice. In the United States, it has become such a popular fitness activity that there are even yoga competitions.

But accepting that becoming a yoga athlete may be taking it a bit too far, there are several important reasons why everyone might benefit from including yoga as part of their overall fitness routine.…

MovNat 10-Minute Mobility Practice: Week 8

By Danny Clark

Welcome to this eight-week video series brought to you exclusively by Whole Life Challenge in partnership with MovNat. Each week, coach Danny Clark will teach you new movements designed to increase your mobility. These practices are optional and are simply one of the many ways you can accomplish your ten daily minutes of mobility.