Strong Legs

Instructor:
Breena Maggio
Description:
You may know you need to improve your hip extension and you may be working on that. But how strong are your hip flexors? Can you lift your leg?
Equipment Needed:
Stool (or chair seat), Foam Roller, Half Dome, Strap, Red Squishy Ball, Pool Noodle (or rolled mat or towel)
* Warning: May cause soreness

Instructor:
Breena Maggio
Description:
How strong are your legs? Not “how much weight can you lift or push” but “can your legs move YOU?” Let’s see…
Equipment Needed:
Bolster, Half Dome, Strap, Monster Band, 2 Blankets (maybe other bolsters depending on your hip and knee mobility)
Note: We had a foam roller out that we didn’t end up using. An awesome exercise you can use it for is to do the “splits” on the roller: Front calf on the roller, back knee on floor. Square up your pelvis towards the roller. Gradually roll the roller away from you- repositioning it towards the ankle as necessary- as you go deeper into the “splits” (might not look anything like the splits) to get a great stretch in the hamstrings of the front leg and hip flexors of the back leg, and a bonus rolling on the calf on the roller. So good.

Instructor:
Tim Harris
Description:
This class will take place mostly on the floor, and we’ll be working the muscles around the thigh, both to lengthen and strengthen. You’ll be checking in with quads, hamstrings, inner thigh, and lateral hips.
Equipment Needed:
Half Dome, Strap, Block

Instructor:
Breena Maggio
Description:
Let’s go thru a multitude of variations on the Figure 4, from floor to seated/bolstered to standing. Groovy hip opening and lateral hip strength work.
Equipment Needed:
Bolster, 1/2 Dome, maybe a block, blanket, chair, counter