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It's time to put this amazing piece of equipment for recovery to good use. Benefits of foam rolling include: improved recovery, better flexibility & mobility, decrease risk of injury, great for warm-up and cool down and decrease muscle soreness.
A tea towel is an ordinary kitchen cloth, used mostly for the drying of dishes. It wouldn’t be the first item in most people’s gym bags, but a tea towel can be the perfect kit required for this 15 minute upper body workout.
Start in a standard press-up position, but place your hands together under your chest with the thumbs and index fingers touching so that they form a diamond shape. Keeping your elbows tucked in to your sides, lower slowly until your chest is just above the ground and then push back up.
How many can you do in 1 minute?
Bring Sally Up is a squat challenge. This challenge is only a few minutes long but will always leave you struggling to walk.
How do you do Bring Sally Up?
First, play the song “Flowers” by Moby. When the song says bring Sally down, you go to the bottom of a squat and hold until you hear “bring Sally up” then you stand. Repeat to the completion of the song. Can you complete the Sally Challenge?
Here is a simple but effective 5 minute Core Workout that can be done whilst you're watching TV.
A tea towel can add a sliding surface to your favourite moves and help minimise impact, and works the body in all planes of movement. Enjoy this 10 minute workout.
If you're in need of a 10-minute full body stretch, then this video is for you. One of the secrets of success with flexibility is having a routine. It doesn’t need to be long or complicated, either. Doing just a few minutes of basic stretches on most days of the week will help prevent the loss of flexibility while keeping your body performing optimally.
A few quick pointers:
1. Studies show that a great time to stretch is after a cardio workout, when your muscles are warm from the increased blood flow.
2. You should feel a gentle stretch, not pain (hold every stretch for 20 seconds).
3. Remember to breathe throughout the stretch.
5 Minutes of basic stretching you can do during your break at your desk at work or at home.
Hannah hosts weekly live workouts every Friday during term time. Don't worry if you can't make her live session, the workout is also available on You Tube for you to complete.
Why not try Hannah's Live sessions or try a 30 minute workout and see how you get on!
Find out more about the Live Workout Timetable