Did you know, if your lats are chronically tight they can pull your pelvis into an anterior tilt, which will put your hamstrings under tension? 🤔💡🤯 ... The lats are often tight in dancers, due to their role in holding the frame and arms. If you suffer from persistent low back ache, or struggle with tight hamstrings that just don’t want to stretch, try working on your lats for a couple of weeks instead and feel the difference. 🩰 💫 🙌🏼 ... Due to the fact that the lats c

This week I’ve been working on eccentric loading for the posterior chain (calves and hamstrings featured here). 👌🏻 Eccentric training is pretty simple - it just involves focusing on the part of the rep that puts the muscle under load while it lengthens 🔛 In my opinion it’s one of the most powerful tools in the training armoury, as it can can: ✨Increase both flexibility AND strength at the same time ✨Build strength more efficiently than concentric training ✨Protect

Slowly but surely progressing towards my front splits ☺️ While I still have a way to go with getting that back leg straight, I never dreamt I would get this far. As someone who was not born with naturally open hips, never did the splits as a child, and has run a lot of miles over the years, I’ve really had to work for this. Just a few years ago I couldn’t touch my toes! And to me, that’s the beauty of it. If you just keep chipping away, slowly but surely the thing that you th

Alex and I began training together in November last year, and have been primarily working on a circuits format. Alex was familiar with the technique involved in many gym-based exercises before we started, and after she asked me to ‘get evil’ with her (love it!!) we agreed that circuits would be the best session format to meet her needs. Just a few of the great things about working on a circuits format are; that the stations can be varied every week to keep things fresh; the s

Swimsuit season may be almost over, but that’s no excuse for letting your derriere just languish back there..! Here are a few of my favourite moves to keep your entire posterior chain nice and strong - all you need is a kettlebell and a Swiss ball. Be safe out there kids! If you are new to these moves, or are not confident with your technique make sure you start off with a light weight and a trainer to spot you. Once you’re good to go, work up to 2 sets of 8-10 reps of each m