Chair Exercises
2 Seasons
If you have difficulty doing exercises lying down, these exercises have been adapted so can be practised whilst sitting in a chair
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04:36Episode 1
Seated Scan Before - 4 mins
Episode 1
Brings internal awareness to your conscious part of the brain to get a sense of how your body feels
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02:36Episode 2
Seated Scan After - 2 mins
Episode 2
Internal awareness to your conscious part of the brain to get a sense of how your body feels after releasing tension
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06:59Episode 3
Seated Arch & Flatten - 7 mins
Episode 3
Reminds the brain the coordination of the front and back of the body - when one side shortens the other side lengthens.
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04:19Episode 4
Seated Arch & Curl - 4 mins
Episode 4
Release and gain control of abdominals, chest and lower back.
Helps to relieve kyphosis (rounded posture), forward head posture, neck pain, shoulder pain, back pain, and shallow breathing.
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05:37Episode 5
Seated Back Lift - 5 mins
Episode 5
Release involuntary muscle tension in back and shoulders
Helps alleviate back, shoulder and neck tightness and pain, headaches, disc problems, sciatica and piriformis syndrome, hyperlordosis, scoliosis
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04:11Episode 6
Seated Bending Side to Side - 4 mins
Episode 6
Works with muscles that laterally flex the spine and tilt the pelvis (hike hips up)
Helps scoliosis, functional leg length discrepancy, sciatica, back tightness and pain, disc problems, shoulder tightness and pain, frozen shoulder, bursitis in shoulder or hip, thoracic outlet syndrome, tennis el...
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03:02Episode 7
Seated Hip Raises - 3 mins
Episode 7
Works with muscles that laterally flex the spine and tilt the pelvis (hike hips up)
Helps scoliosis, functional leg length discrepancy, sciatica, back tightness and pain, disc problems, shoulder tightness and pain, frozen shoulder, bursitis in shoulder or hip, thoracic outlet syndrome, tennis el...
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04:19Episode 8
Seated Iliopsoas Release - 4 mins
Episode 8
A very important core muscle and a demanding movement for the Iliopsoas
To do this you must already be comfortable with the Arch & Flatten, Back Lift and Arch & Curl.
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09:16Episode 9
Seated Hip Rotator Release - 9 mins
Episode 9
Release tightness in hips.
Improves alignment of the pelvis, hip knees and ankles, helping conditions - tightness in hips, knees and ankles, sciatica and piriformis syndrome, pelvic rotation, bunions, misalignment of legs (knock knees, bowleg, toe-outing)
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05:26Episode 10
Seated Foot Release - 5 mins
Episode 10
Release and regain control of feet, ankles, calves & shins
Relieves foot cramps, plantar fasciitis, Achilles tendinitis, tibias anterior tendinitis and ankle problems
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11:12Episode 11
Seated Flower - Neck & Shoulders - 11 mins
Episode 11
Re-establish control of muscles in the front and coordination with the back.
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Seated Arch & Flatten - Bending Side to Side - 18 mins
Episode 12
Works with muscles that laterally flex the spine and tilt the pelvis (hike hips up)
Helps scoliosis, functional leg length discrepancy, sciatica, back tightness and pain, disc problems, shoulder tightness and pain, frozen shoulder, bursitis in shoulder or hip, thoracic outlet syndrome, tennis el...
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09:37Episode 13
Seated Ribs & Back Rotation - 9 mins
Episode 13
Releases tension in lower & middle back, neck and shoulders