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3 Point Prone Stability Challenge + Ball Juggling Exercise
3 Point Prone Stability Challenge + Ball Juggling Exercise In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy Melbourne CBD clinic demonstrating a 3 point prone stability hold (holding a high plank position with one hand and 2 legs)...
Push Up Exercise Variations Using Trunk Rotation
Push Up Exercise Variations Using Trunk Rotation In the videos below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy demonstrating a number of push up exercise variations that involve trunk rotation. This requires one to coordinate the movement and...
Crow Stand Variations – Playing With Bodyweight Exercises
Crow Stand Variations - Playing With Bodyweight Exercises In the image and video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy demonstrating a crow stand and modified version using dumbbells (affording a neutral wrist position for those who...
Foam Roller Prone Scapular W to Y Strength Exercise
Foam Roller Prone Scapular W to Y Strength Exercise In the video below you will see one of Principle Four Osteopathy clients at the Melbourne Docklands clinic performing a prone scapular retraction W to Y exercise whilst lying on a foam roller and using light...
Balance Beam Static Lunge
Balance Beam Static Lunge In the image below you will see osteopath Heath Williams standing on a beam in a split stance and then in the image on the right in the bottom phase of a lunge. This is a great balance exercise that looks at challenging balance and control...
Wall Supported Adductor Mobilisation
Wall Supported Adductor Mobilisation In the video below you will see one of Principle Four Osteopathy clients performing a dynamic mobility exercise for the adductor/hip region. They have pushed their foot up against the wall to add stability to the movement so that...
Balance Beam Birddog Exercise
Balance Beam Birddog Exercise In the image below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy demonstrating a balance beam birddog. The birddog is a great exercise in its own right as it requires the individual to maintain a balance trunk...
Kneeling Stance Balance Exercises
Kneeling Stance Balance Exercises In the image and video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams demonstrating a static balance beam kneeling stance and a kneeling stance with trunk rotation. In the first image (static balance beam kneeling stance) this requires...
Balance Beam Dynamic Lunge
Balance Beam Dynamic Lunge In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams demonstrating a balance beam dynamic lunge. This is a variation on the anterior lunge as it adds in the added challenge of having to lunge onto a small surface area (1.8m long, 9cm...
Balance Beam Walking – What’s Your Balance Like?
Balance Beam Walking - What's Your Balance Like? In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy demonstrating a heel to toe walk forwards and backwards on a 1.8 metre long 9cm wide piece of wood. What is so great about this...
Push Up To Low Static Hold With Frontal Plane FreeForm Board Slide
Push Up To Low Static Hold With Frontal Plane FreeForm Board Slide In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy demonstrating a push up to low static hold with frontal plane freeform board slide. This exercise combines both...
Low Static Push Up Hold With FreeForm Board Knee Tuck
Low Static Push Up Hold With FreeForm Board Knee Tuck In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy performing a low static push up hold with freeform board knee tuck at his Melbourne docklands osteopathy clinic (Pilates on...