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The Sepember Five Exercises

About the Five: Each month I offer five exercises to improve your strength, balance, flexibility, and mobility. My hope is that you will go through these on your own or with me three times a week. Some moves (like this month’s swimming) you could do every day.

  • Squat / Sidekick
  • Swimming
  • Plank Row
  • Corkscrew
  • Camel

These photos are meant to jog your memory about the exercises we have done together. Please use your best judgment as to how suitable these are for you right now.

Squat Side Kick

Swimming

Plank Row

Corkscrew

Camel

These photos are meant to remind you of work we have done together. Please see your medical professional prior to beginning a new exercise program. 

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July Five Exercises For Upper Body Strength, Core Strength, And Hip Mobility

Your July Five are here! The photos below are meant to jog your memory about moves we have done together. Click here for detailed instructions. See if you can do one minute of these every day this week.

This month I have extra special guest fitness models Kelsey, Ella and Josie. The weather has been so nice we headed down to the waterfront for these photos.

kelsey's girls 7.16

These girls like to do Pilates at home with their mamma. Look how good they are at the bear crawl!

Bear Crawl:

If you are older than seven this move may prove more difficult than it appears. Start on hands and knees, lift your knees off the ground and try moving forward, back and side to side.

 

Kelsey's girls bear crawl 7.16

 

Bird Dog:

Here’s mamma and Josie doing bird dog, our stabilization move.

Kelsey's girls bird dog 2 7.16 7.16

 

The pedestrians and cyclists have become more interesting to Ella…

Kelsey's girls bird dog 1 7.16 7.16

 

Medicine Ball Push Up:

And now the ladies demonstrate both a straight leg and a knees down version of the med ball push up.

Kelsey's girls med ball push up 7.16

Kelsey's girls med ball push up 2 7.16

Look at this sweet face!

Kelsey's girls med ball push up 3 7.16

 

Criss Cross:

This elbow to knee move works your obliques.

Kelsey's girls bear criss cross 7.16

Pigeon:

I didn’t get a great shot of the ladies doing pigeon so here is Suzanne demonstrating this version, using a block to allow her hips to relax.

Pigeon

 

Anne McCranie is a Portland (Sellwood), Oregon based personal trainer and licensed massage therapist. She offers weekly classes and one on one personal training. Call her for your complimentary consultation. (503) 705-4762