Your lower body supports your weight under the force of gravity. Putting your legs up the wall reverses this workload by decompressing your hips, knees, and ankles, supporting circulation, releasing your low back, lengthening your hamstrings, and calming the nervous system. Do this after a training session, a long day of work, or before bed.
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Lower Leg Refresh
The lower leg is engineered to be incredibly durable with some of the strongest (calves and achilles) and most intricate (feet) anatomy in your body. Maintaining the health of your lower legs can mean the difference between walking or not. Use this video to release and refresh from your knees to...
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Maximize Glute Max
Glute max is our biggest, but often laziest hip muscle forcing other muscle groups to pick up the slack. Re-organize and re-train your glutes to be responsive and strong with this highly targeted ass activation class. No more lazy buns!
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Outer Hip Flow
This class aims to tune up your hips with focused work for the muscles that stabilize the low back, hips, knees, and ankles. Start by isolating glute med with some floor work and then bring that awareness with you as you flow through lunges and standing balancing postures.
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